God, If thou be at all Be a blade Cut through it This cape of injustice Sober indifference Let it flow Blood- Trickle into the earth Threaten to form a rivulet To A mother’s tears, Crystal and iridescent A drop in an ocean of sand Watch it grow Diseased seeds- Of terror and unrest Dry,… Continue reading RED RIVER by Efe Ogufere
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AVENGERS: AN EYE FOR AN EYE
I look at the man screaming at my feet, my prisoner, grinning as he groans. You might wonder why he groans. He is simply in pain. I have just chopped off his legs. His hands will be next. Before the chopping, I purged the evil out of him with my late mother’s pestle. He is… Continue reading AVENGERS: AN EYE FOR AN EYE
POET OF THE WEEK: RULES OF THE GAME by Alozor Michael Ikechukwu
One at a time is the step of life Take a leap when you get to a pit Else, down the pit you’ll dive When you resurface your bearing is lost. Slow and steady is the race of life Never look back ‘cos it’s lost and gone When you meet setbacks, make a dive Bypass… Continue reading POET OF THE WEEK: RULES OF THE GAME by Alozor Michael Ikechukwu
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 creeping down her spine? His mother is loving and warm, Who then is this cold and spiteful being with eyes that mirror mine? She adorns… Continue reading A REPORTER FROM ZAIRE by Efe Ogufere
RECLUSE REPUBLIC by Efe Ogufere
The world doesn’t get bigger than this If the introverts are most dangerous Why then is the evil so loud and clear And good, a ghost of a fading whisper? I’d tell you, offer a penny for my thoughts Words are like blanks and noise is pointless Man plays God and his thoughts are clay… Continue reading RECLUSE REPUBLIC by Efe Ogufere
EPISODES OF IGNORANCE by Moses Chibueze Opara
I. ASSULINA, the lady I so much trust Broke my heart and went on a strike Because I refused to take Her list for the shopping budget I gave her some, “manage this for now” “No”, she said, “if it’s not complete, I won’t come back” That has been giving me sleepless nights Will I… Continue reading EPISODES OF IGNORANCE by Moses Chibueze Opara
HAPPENINGS: Aremu Adams Adebisi
Wailings of children, Faces of sadness, Mournings of siblings, Bitings of regrets; For land is bloody In endless bombings. ‘Had I wishes’, ‘Had I knowns’. Laments of fathers, Dirges of mothers, Sorrows of brothers, Rapings of sisters; For land is bloody In endless bombings. ‘Had I wishes’ ‘ Had I knowns’. Rallies of leaders, Convincing… Continue reading HAPPENINGS: Aremu Adams Adebisi
A RIDE OF DARKNESS by Adeosun Pelumi
Ill fated dusk; When the moon shines above And the glittery stars twinkled to life, The dark and its minions rode. And with tendrils of dread Planted in each men he passed, He claimed for himself the night, Unopposed, but hated still. The dark rode on, In gentle haste and Encloaked in nightmares, To the… Continue reading A RIDE OF DARKNESS by Adeosun Pelumi
LAUGHING ON A FART
the seed must die for the plant! smiles grow on bitter trees petals flourish among thorns rainbow appears in bitter tears friendly laughter grows on a fart love germinates in a field of hate life is planted where Death roams dig for gold in muddy mud crack for milk in naughty nut bitter leaf can… Continue reading LAUGHING ON A FART
KATAKATA (ii)
Behold desolate parishes Survivors of quarrying quests If the bell tolls for vespers Who shall seek to congregate, Where to worship is to die? Written by: Richard Inya