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
Tag: Destruction
THUNDERBOLT
The world is a burning pyre Trees once seen as shrines consumed by the raging fire It is the mighty Iroko, raised his head a shade too high incurred the wrath of thunder A high priest falls in the fire The flames reach high, licks his beards, singes his blood stained wrapper Behold the demons… Continue reading THUNDERBOLT
VOICES OF AFRICA
Voices on the mount Nyiragongo of Congo. Voices maimed in the genocide of Rwanda. Voices observing the guerrillas of Uganda. Voices silenced in the apartheid of South Africa. Voices navigating the nebulous Nile of Egypt. Voices of tan women raped in the Chadian war. Voices bathing in the cascading falls of Zambia. Voices swimming in… Continue reading VOICES OF AFRICA
THE WORLD HAS GONE RABID
The words of the poet breathe A hare roars An ape dances in a palanquin His advice was to look On in silence but I cannot do so I need to speak of how rabid Our world has become! Man is not man We make Sasabonsam Shudder at our exploits Our hearts are hollow Our… Continue reading THE WORLD HAS GONE RABID
WHEN EARTH SPEAKS
I’ve seen it all came alive from the very first break of light and words Said this oak to his descendants borne from a single root I’ve seen the purest of hearts and the best from the race of men As his eyes grew dim and tired barks and withered leaves fall off I’ve floated… Continue reading WHEN EARTH SPEAKS
THE EARTH IS ANGRY WITH US
The volcanoes are on it again! Selling ‘hell’ on earth If we survive the rain the sea will come The land no longer has rights to their manure: naked harvest has widowed the soil and kept crops at bay Beyond the feet of men tired earth unseat us Our huts now settled on heaved ground… Continue reading THE EARTH IS ANGRY WITH US
THE PATRIOT
They won’t be fishing in scanty pond, making it, “a do or die bond” if this greasy lands, was a mere mound. They are the patriots that took your fortunes and hid them beneath desert dunes. They now gallivant with its beautiful plumes. Their swords still bear blood, So does the decorated scabbard, those chairmen… Continue reading THE PATRIOT
WISER THAN SOLOMON
We are wise Wiser than Solomon So we cooked plenty lies To make it all look common First we plucked animals teeth Then we dug up steel Leaving weak the ground beneath We then turned to the trees Our ground is now without shelter Crusted, battered and weak Yet we continue to dig deeper Soon… Continue reading WISER THAN SOLOMON
MANY MILES TO PEACE
Is there a land of no violence? A constant stillness; from far you hear its silence. A land of quiet beauty, No flaws in its society or sobriety. Is there a land of no greed? Revamped with love, tranquility exceeds; A land far from chaos, No segregation of tribe, all pious. A land where guns… Continue reading MANY MILES TO PEACE
(H)EART(H) OF DARKNESS
What a wonderful world! A beautiful composite of opposites: Behold nature in her beauty And man in his foolery Ravaging everywhere like a colossus; His heart, dangerously obnoxious Who can understand the pit? Heart of darkness! Earth of blessedness! What a wonderful world! Written by: Oladipo Gbenro Eyitayo Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson