Tag: <span>Corruption</span>

POETRY

THIS IS NOT AN IRONY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 20, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9760" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Is Not An Irony][/caption]We want mental-slavery not freedom We want injustice not justice But I tell you the truth This is not an Irony...

POETRY

IF WE MUST DIE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 20, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9758" align="aligncenter" width="381"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [If We Must Die][/caption]If we must die Let us die fighting Not in our snoring If we must retreat Let us retreat into our...

POETRY

OUR TWO-FACED MESSIAH

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9673" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Two-Faced Messiah][/caption]He came as the holy messiah His lips were coated in sugar His voice was a metaphor of honeycombs But we now know...

POETRY

I PLEDGE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 11, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9602" align="aligncenter" width="356"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Pledge][/caption]I pledge to poetry My glorious country To straighten the truth Never to bend it To call a spade, a spade Not a spade,...

POETRY

OH! MY SWEET NIGHTINGALE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 10, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9604" align="aligncenter" width="387"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Oh My Sweet Nightingale][/caption] Sitting here alone, confined to my troubles Breaded by my worries that pierce through my marrows I long for an escape...

POETRY

LOST

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 9, 2014July 16, 2017

A group of misguided folksTread steadily down time's slopesChanting in their misguided mindsA song for misguided soulsAnd chirping tunes, they rescind Incredibly, they succeeded most of the JourneyLeaders trading blames,...

POETRY

2015: A SHARP BEND

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 9, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9593" align="aligncenter" width="375"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [2015 A Sharp Bend][/caption] For Nigerians 2015 is a date with fate Across the nation, it is on every tongue On the tabloids, it...

POETRY

I PLEDGE TO NIGERIA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 4, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9528" align="aligncenter" width="375"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Pledge To Nigeria][/caption]"I pledge to Nigeria my country To be faithful, loyal and honest” Did we write this? Since our glorious inception These words,...

POETRY

POLITICAL CRUSADE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 3, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9501" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Political Crusade][/caption]An all-night crusade that soon turned An all-night political campaign The governor came that night wearing a green robe On it, his party’s name...

POETRY

WE DESERVE BETTER

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9431" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Deserve Better][/caption]Our feet sink in muddy lanes And trek bush paths As we walk daily to school They gave us under-trees as class-rooms Glorified...

Tag: Corruption

THIS IS NOT AN IRONY

IF WE MUST DIE

OUR TWO-FACED MESSIAH

I PLEDGE

OH! MY SWEET NIGHTINGALE

LOST

2015: A SHARP BEND

I PLEDGE TO NIGERIA

POLITICAL CRUSADE

WE DESERVE BETTER

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