CHANGE OR CHAINS? by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
What did you hear When they mounted the stage of yesterday To declare their promises on air? Was it change or chains? Maybe the lies of yesteryears Have deposited wax...
WORD CHEF by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
I took it upon myself today to be a Word Chef. Yes! A Word Chef. So I took a bold walk into the Word bank And purchased the freshest of...
BROKEN VISION by Bankoke Kolawole
The chants they chant for justice, for equity, Their daily iniquity makes me seek till I fall sick Like little water into mighty baskets, the end is indeed the casket....
SILENT DAYS by Tochi Onuoha
These days are void of the peals of laughter ringing out from the vocal orifices of playing children the sun embracing their naked,sweaty anatomies and the calling voices of their...
DRIPS AND DROPS by Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwua
As the vehicle of adventure drives me farther away from your kisses and hugs, the rift between us grows wider. Hearts apart, like pockets of stars litter the dark sky...
MOOD OF PRAYER by Cletus Nnaemeka
Reminiscing Could remember those days We prayed in wonderful ways What a wonderful thing! That voice.."let's pray", "girls get your hair ties" "everyone, close your eyes". It was actually time...
VANITY by Saidu Mark Jatau
They amassed wealth and goods, Refusing to share with those that have no food, And pride themselves in opulence, such fools! Now come and see them in their graves, With...
I OF THE STORM by Efe Ogufere
Send me the hurricane, Lend me your rain. If there is nothing left to gain, Do i mortgage this pain? We capture these moments in kodak To lend a smile...
THE BATTLE WITHIN by Joseph Omojuwa
If I cry gently or if I smile, whoever thinks the smile on my face Is benign,must be careful,be careful of the end of days There, is a stain, a...
POET OF THE WEEK: “ANYTHING CAN INSPIRE POETRY”— ADEDAYO ADEYEMI AGARAU
Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau a holder of the National Diploma of Nutrition and Dietetics of Federal Polytechnic, Ede is a social entrepreneur whose verses stick thorns in corrupt minds. Adedayo is the...