Tag: <span>Death</span>

POETRY

IN THE COURSE OF THE SOUL REAPER’S VOYAGE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba

Thaalith Abubakar GimbaMarch 3, 2017July 16, 2017

No one recognizes him, Maybe his disguise eludes all. Slowly his ship, circumnavigates. Across the land of the living. Easily he locates his prey. Wielding his spiky fishing rod, That...

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IS THERE LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu

Oluwaseun Shedrack AkoduMarch 3, 2017July 22, 2017

Is there life beyond the grave Will there be a soul beyond this dust For the soul under the cave Your cost to whose care and crave. The fiery fates...

HOW SHOULD WE KEEP FROM SINGING by Oluwaseyi Olatunji

OLUWASEYI OLATUNJIMarch 2, 2017August 3, 2020

Tribute to late Adekunle Fajuyi How should we keep from singing! The praise of our hero past He, for us did the dying, That on us, fingers may not cast....

SHORT STORIES

THE DAY I ‘KILLED’ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND (a true story)

Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonMarch 1, 2017September 3, 2017

When my phone rang and Sadiya’s name appeared on its screen, my heart skipped a beat? Had she changed her mind? I waited for the third ring before I picked...

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DEATH by Ololade Akinlabi

Ololade AkinlabiMarch 1, 2017July 22, 2017

We need not to write your stories in pen cause in your hands lie the ink to terminate life No one sees the end of your story Who dares to?...

POETRY

SPARE ME DEATH by Akinwale Peace

Akinwale PeaceFebruary 25, 2017July 16, 2017

Spare me my death, let my soul rest for thy hands hath feigned haven while your eye burn as hot hell, Spare me death, let me feel haven. Tell...

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WHAT DO WE DO by Esther Oyebode

ESTHER OYEBODEFebruary 25, 2017August 12, 2017

When death takes us yonder, and we see that it was not as we dreamt; when life’s breath still made us tweak, what would we do? When we find out...

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END OF DISCUSSION by Samuel Amazing Ayoade

Samuel Amazing AyoadeJanuary 9, 2017August 21, 2017

(Of a seven-year-old boy allegedly burnt to death by angry mob in Lagos-Nigeria in November, 2016; for allegedly stealing 'Garri'... Of Homosexuality, Of Poverty, Of Recession, Of Corruption) Heavy feet...

POETRY

THE WORLD IS DEAD El Sane Ken Silencer

El Sane Ken SilencerNovember 13, 2016August 21, 2017

I was asleep, when I heard the whoops that sane's awake but when I woke I found sane dead And I cried... 'The world is dead.' Now a ghost Wandering,...

SHORT STORIES

AM I A WITCH? (part 1)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 19, 2016September 26, 2017

It is very important for me to know the answer to the question “Am I a witch?”. Many people have accused me of a craft I only see in films...

Tag: Death

IN THE COURSE OF THE SOUL REAPER’S VOYAGE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba

IS THERE LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu

HOW SHOULD WE KEEP FROM SINGING by Oluwaseyi Olatunji

THE DAY I ‘KILLED’ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND (a true story)

DEATH by Ololade Akinlabi

SPARE ME DEATH by Akinwale Peace

WHAT DO WE DO by Esther Oyebode

END OF DISCUSSION by Samuel Amazing Ayoade

THE WORLD IS DEAD El Sane Ken Silencer

AM I A WITCH? (part 1)

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