Tag: <span>Corruption</span>

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MR. LECTURER by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulFebruary 21, 2014August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10174" align="aligncenter" width="387"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mr. Lecturer][/caption]Young girl, you failed my course Better time next year Surely it's no curse That too will be a carry over You failed to...

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WE HAVE A CHOICE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 18, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10179" align="aligncenter" width="428"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Have A Choice][/caption]With their 'political' fangs, they bit and drip us dry, All they left, was pain pangs, They extract our sweats And left...

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DWELLERS OF GRAVES ON OUR STREET!

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 10, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10035" align="aligncenter" width="398"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dwellers Of Graves On Our Street][/caption]Awo, what find you here amongst the living? Giwa, no more pens for you to write? Ehn, ehn! Have songs...

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NO LONGER AT EASE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 10, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10037" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [No Longer At Ease][/caption]No longer at ease What we see today May not be there tomorrow The values of yesterday Have virtually faded away Nature...

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ARE WE FOOLS?

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 6, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9983" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Are We Fools?][/caption]What is it we hear Through the ranting of the talking drums? What is it we decipher Through the melodious tunes of the...

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THE RETIREE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 4, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9949" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Retiree][/caption]My father's virility was yanked off the vein of his youth, and spread as manure on the soil of our land! From his wrinkled...

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MESSAGE TO THE GOD FATHERS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9821" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Message To The Godfathers][/caption]Our father tongue Bothers me, For one thing It's a weak expression Of beauty! One would ask If a god is ever...

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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 24, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9782" align="aligncenter" width="378"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Where Do We Go From Here][/caption]Savage wanderers Journeying from hut-less homes to nowhere Seeking destiny maledicted by greed Oh, we remember that ancient song... That...

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WE NEED A MARADONA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 24, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9781" align="aligncenter" width="374"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Need A Maradona][/caption]We need a Maradona A player with defensive tackle Not one with over-polluted fresh air We need a Maradona Who will score...

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EMISSARIES OF PENURY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 21, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9772" align="aligncenter" width="356"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Emmissaries Of Poverty][/caption] Who are these emissaries of penury? They are the corrupt masters of our economy who sit with their heads abroad and anuses...

Tag: Corruption

MR. LECTURER by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

WE HAVE A CHOICE

DWELLERS OF GRAVES ON OUR STREET!

NO LONGER AT EASE

ARE WE FOOLS?

THE RETIREE

MESSAGE TO THE GOD FATHERS

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

WE NEED A MARADONA

EMISSARIES OF PENURY

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘BREATHE’ [ISSUE 5, VOL. 1 | JUN, 2025]

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