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
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EVEN THE HEAVENS CRIED by Stanley Egeonu
Do you know even the heavens cried When your heart was hurt and pained When you fought, lost and again tried, Your garment torn and blood stained? Do you know He supplied grace As he watched you climb and strive Yes, when you almost quit the race He did give you the needed drive When… Continue reading EVEN THE HEAVENS CRIED by Stanley Egeonu
WHAT FUTILITY MEANS by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
How futile our preparations look! We study hard; all those big books, and yet when results are released, we are always far from being pleased: While preparing for my last Exam, I decided not to cram. I read as if I couldn’t pray; read in the night and day. And I prayed as if I… Continue reading WHAT FUTILITY MEANS by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
LIFE IS A CROOK by Agbaakin O. Jeremiah
Life is a crook and though you pour him drinks and fill his bed with feathers and whores. It’s the uneven face of the sky it’s cloudy in Pompei as fog sneezes over the city; she bleeds rain there. But our crops thirst and the squirrel’s nails blunt From digging holes yearlong here the sky… Continue reading LIFE IS A CROOK by Agbaakin O. Jeremiah
DEFEATED WARRIORS by Ololade Akinlabi
Chanting the victorious war songs from afar our warriors are back home all covered with the blood of neighbour enemies they never disappoint us. Their victorious medals stand not the best of time our household is crippled foundation built upon gasps cracks run through the mind of our fence peace, now a story in the Genesis.… Continue reading DEFEATED WARRIORS by Ololade Akinlabi
IT’S YOUR FISH by Oluwaseun Peters Tiwistar
Fallen flower .. A hundred feet trod Nourishing with a million water Wouldn’t let the colors come bold Scratched bud .. Harsh weather slapped Subjection to a thousand cuddle Wouldn’t rescue the unknown leaf Its your fish! Straighten or bend it, before it leach Elegant sun .. Shining through the thick Once fought in dusk… Continue reading IT’S YOUR FISH by Oluwaseun Peters Tiwistar
THE CURSED OLD MAN: by Oppong Clifford Benjamin
It was eighty four days without fish The old man had always made a wish to catch even a catfish and make a dish But the sea had cursed him and the apparent wind made swish The sun died in his boat that night and he murmured a song to his delight He had returned… Continue reading THE CURSED OLD MAN: by Oppong Clifford Benjamin
GUILTY: Prince Kuti Adetoye Olayinka
I have pointed, The accusing finger At the mouth of The mute mirror. Yes,I have thrown Cursing stony stones Into the silent marketplace Seeking out the heads of the guilty. I have shot Guilt arrows Into weeping skies Seeking who to pay for my mistakes. I have found none… The mirror pointed back at me,… Continue reading GUILTY: Prince Kuti Adetoye Olayinka
MY SALTY PEARLS
I have wanted this More than The barren hag Craved The feel of sucking lips On the nipples of her wilted, Virgin breasts. Wanting, My nerves have rippled Like the irked pond Protesting The forceful entry Of Mr. Frog Spearing its waters. Have I not prayed Even as sin Dilutes my tottering faith; But water… Continue reading MY SALTY PEARLS
THIS LIFE
This world is ever full of Crisis Crisis that affect different Races Young and old, all suffer from Vices Our way of life it Changes Violence fills our life’s short Pages We are life’s miserable Stooges We all run through in different Stages I’ve been to many places And I always realize That there… Continue reading THIS LIFE