MOSQUITOES by Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
Arise, Lifeless body: And feed me more As the day goes greedy To steal from your shore; With lists of its need, And food to feed. Mosquito, Leave me alone:...
YOUR MOTHER’S LOVE by Bamas Sinach VicToria
[caption id="attachment_7814" align="aligncenter" width="368"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Your Mother's Love][/caption] Gasping for breath... temperature rising... heart thumping Thud! Thud! Faster thud!! Thud!! Thud!!! Conflicting emotions... hazy figures... moving shadows Is that the sky?...
I HEARD…
[caption id="attachment_9984" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Heard...][/caption]I heard, it is called Aids but it's doesn't help I heard, it is the assistant of death I heard, it has no cure...
AFRICAN GRASSES
[caption id="attachment_9886" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Africa's Grasses][/caption]Herbs that heal Grasses in the savannah Africa is blessed with your miracles And confident in your intimacy When ailments grip me with cold...
I HEARD…
[caption id="attachment_9820" align="aligncenter" width="440"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Heard...[/caption]I heard, it is called Aids but it's doesn't help I heard, it is the assistant of death I heard, it has no cure...
BLACK BREAST by Dumejes Momalife
[caption id="attachment_8930" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Black Breast][/caption]Shame on you black breasts Black breasts that pour red gloss on the lips Your lips look like the fowl’s anus Like a goat’s...
HEALING (a religious doggerel)
[caption id="attachment_8852" align="aligncenter" width="345"] www.faceboook.com/WRRPoetry [Healing][/caption]Inconpicious wonders wrapped in supernatural ways Shaking words, pour out thunder for redemption Restoration of health, restoration of sight Understandable deed in unbelievable manner Healing!...
DEATH IN HIS POUCH
[caption id="attachment_8274" align="aligncenter" width="423"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Death In His Pouch][/caption]He came as promised… with death in his pouch There is death in the land! Indeed death is here At first...
KNIFE, SCISSORS AND RAZOR
[caption id="attachment_8009" align="aligncenter" width="379"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Knife, Scissors and Razor][/caption]Knives, scissors, razors Fingernails and suturing materials All stood at attention Awaiting instructions From a host of midwives There she was, pinned...
ELEGY TO DOTAGE
[caption id="attachment_7829" align="aligncenter" width="466"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Elegy To Dotage][/caption]Age is drizzling dew; earth retires, and frailty is set. Poor soul, make your bed; empty your chamber pot: no longer shall the...