THIS WICKED FLOOD
[caption id="attachment_1580" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This Wicked Flood[/caption] Must we at the temple’s hill Hear the preacher’s talk “You must each other kill And even their children you must stalk!” Shan’t...
UNGODLY ANTHEM (by Jon Manuels Enekele)
[caption id="attachment_1544" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ungodly Anthem[/caption] And we found ourselves neck deep, buried in this hole, this enclave we dug by ourselves. Fanaticism took the wheel while we lost our...
FORCED MARTYRDOM (by Chikatito Jones)
[caption id="attachment_1504" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Forced Martyrdom[/caption] The sap and milk of our land: Vibrant young men And nubile young women Poured out in the dust By cruel human hands… …On...
POETS AT WAR (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="333"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Poets At War...][/caption]This is not just another fine day, For poets to be lyrically gay! Shall we not with pens our anger vent, Since our...
THE TRUTH (by Miranda Ogboru)
[caption id="attachment_1426" align="aligncenter" width="224"] The Truth[/caption] Let go of your erroneous concepts And heed these words! Like the Northern star, The Truth is always constant, Absolute, unwavering, wholesome, unending! The...
HEAL OUR LAND (by Moses Opara)
[caption id="attachment_1395" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Heal Our Land[/caption] On wheels of broken legs, our land now crawls A million times backward in abject corruption, in ignorance! Hoodlums of ignorance, sharing our...
ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)
[caption id="attachment_1379" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Orphans Of War[/caption] Our lives, You tore like a paper sheet. Our parents, You murdered in a heartbeat. We hoped To take our dreams higher. Along...
TEARS FOR THE DEAD
[caption id="attachment_1361" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tears For The Dead[/caption]My face is wet and I know not yet whether it is rain or tearsMy heart beats with spasmodic feats.Is it anticipation or...
CRY OF A FATHERLESS SON (still on Aluu by Princess Okolie)
[caption id="attachment_1344" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cry Of The Fatherless[/caption] Now on my way home to my Father. I cried out for help, dear mother. Although the door to your heart was...
IF YOU SHALL BE FREE
[caption id="attachment_1349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] If You Shall Be Free[/caption] Let your yes be yes And you’ll live many years. Not just the number of your days But the sureness of...