Tag: <span>Blank Verse</span>

POETRY

HOWLING CUR

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3482" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Howling Cur][/caption]I am roused once more from a peaceful slumber, Like clockwork, at this hour of Nether invasion; I am jerked into the deserts of...

POETRY

I NEED A BLACK JESUS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3483" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Need A Black Jesus][/caption]I need a black Jesus Someone like me Who speaks my language And knows what I feel Not the blond...

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IF WE WERE ALL PARANOIACS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3484" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [If We Were All Paranoiacs][/caption]If only we were all paranoiacs Fighting Boko Haram would not be a crime Dissolving cabals would not be task If...

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RAINDROP

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauJanuary 29, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3439" align="aligncenter" width="349"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rain Drop][/caption]Cascading tears of heaven Unto earth is given Breaking her clogs Pleasing the gods With more edibles Upon their tables... This same blessing Of...

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SOBERED POLICE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3435" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sobered Police][/caption]Civilians, oh civilians! What are the deeds I have done That you lash me with your tongues? How did I earn this; to be...

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WHO IS THE PRISONER

Lebile Melt TosinJanuary 28, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3438" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Is The Prisoner][/caption]You never knew if I’m guilty Yet you visited my wall to spit fire And fed me at will Even when I...

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SILENT TEARDROPS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3434" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Silent Teardrops][/caption]Awoken by a kick on the door Frightened by my mother's screams… Barely awake They grab me Force me down Rip my panties His...

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THE GREATEST CONQUEST

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3436" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Greatest Conquest][/caption]When you defeated dearth Trampled upon lack and scarcity Tamed destitution and danger Did you conquer self? When you overcame illiteracy Filled your...

POETRY

WE DWELL IN A LAND

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3419" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Dwell In A Land][/caption]We dwell in a land Where the cruel do not desist from their cruelty Human conscience is sold for a piece...

POETRY

I JUST MUST LIVE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3340" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Just Must Live][/caption]I seek a lift of words To paint my lovely cross Our plight is gross And life has chosen a flux We...

Tag: Blank Verse

HOWLING CUR

I NEED A BLACK JESUS

IF WE WERE ALL PARANOIACS

RAINDROP

SOBERED POLICE

WHO IS THE PRISONER

SILENT TEARDROPS

THE GREATEST CONQUEST

WE DWELL IN A LAND

I JUST MUST LIVE

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