DON’T MIND THEM by Uchenna Egbo
And so I received a wave while I was advancing for a shake; So Akimbo I stood with my head moving side by side Away they walked and in thoughts...
A REPORTER FROM ZAIRE by Efe Ogufere
Her palms are sweaty… His are dry and firm, how can he be so calm? She is all he ever wanted in a woman…he often quipped. Why the foreboding feeling...
DEATH by Cletus Nnaemeka
No one is bold when it's you in the corridor! Terror grips the household when it's you at the door! Sorrow lives with the household when you've someone on the...
A GIFT OF LOVE by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
They say you show love by giving They mean you show love by giving – things But, Rebecca, tonight, the sky is clear The sun is out and the moon...
MY JEWEL by Nnamdi Amasiatu
My jewel, my jewel Twinkling with rays of bright light Like rubies on mountain top Flicking without shadows My jewel, my jewel Kind fate awoke the love in us Kindling...
ROSY-TOONS by Yugo Gabriel Egboluche
You send me into a trance riding on wheels as chariots never doubting I be the prince reeling charms meant for patriots when rosy winds allowed a prance; and wallets...
BLACKBOARDS by Ojembe Victor
I dreamt they drew on us Taking turn with chalks We stood rigid like blackboards Slaves with no selfhood Our skin too black For their albino eyes Their crystal blue...
BLEEDING HEARTS by Cletus Nnaemeka
Where do we go from here? Being ONE is what we preach. But we still live in fear. Harmony is what we teach. But nothing is being fair. Nigeria! Nigeria!!...
CLANDESTINE LOVERS by Prince Nwachukwu
He stares endlessly at her with winks She tries to resume his stares at her He discovers her eyes have been steadily at him Then they smile as their sights...
THE CHARGES AGAINST ME by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
They sent me to prison They say I cover the sins of the righteous and reveal the truth of the liars; but am just a small boy called Silas putting...