CARRION FOR THE GODS 1: THE SACRIFICE by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, The voice of the silent gods. Papa is still without, digging trenches And mama fried akara balls At the village outskirt. The insistent pounding of the drum Caused my...
ABORTION by Cletus Nnaemeka
Swimming within its little world Surviving on the receiving end of a precious cord. Making motion and probably not mentioning a word. Living everyday to maturity. Step by step developing...
WHAT GOD AND I SAW by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
(for Ondo and other cities) i. i saw man die on the same street he was born yesterday i saw a man killed by the same hands he shook yesterday...
LIFE AND DEATH by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
When I have traveled far into the world's deserts, When I have seen what is meant for the eye and heard what is meant for the ear, When my bones...
DEAD MAN’S WISH by El Sane Ken Silencer
Could I believe in life after death I could have risen days after my death Could I strong-lived my probity I could've been buried after death wi'out pity There could've...
UNEXPECT’D STIGMA by El Sane Ken Silencer
The moon was full but the light unseen to the eyes that wait'd 'twas all darkness... Sun was bright when minds concur'd to wait with hope and in unison... They...
ZOMBIE STREETS IV by Samuel Ayoade
Very soon, vultures will gather here To pick up living cadavers that make cadences of deep snore. They'd smile at the crimson coloured caffeine dripping from the dark side of...
NOT ONLY THE BRAVE SURVIVE by Nnawuihe Wisdom Chisom
I'll tell you of many sacred voices About life's inclinations on the maps Of many's wants and needs, The laments and cursing of the pains That makes their eyes the...
THE SIGHING MOON by Mesioye Affable Johnson
The sighing moon With stories untold left at the base of our lips, Drenched by tales that turned hunger to breakfast, We laid our chopped fate on nightmares that flips...
THE RITUALS by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
The Rituals It was a silent night, The sun retiring along With the day consumed by fatigue. I presumed the gentle wind got tired of its travail against the now...