A WORD FOR THE FUTURE
In this our idle generation of whiners We have so many boastless doers Sheltering saplings in our forest Daily, their leaves they invest I see Olumide Olulu Holloway Lights word-candles...
BUNI YADI
BUNI YADI: i. Ill winds blowing From the house of imp Has shared the fire To castles in your estate. Landmark of fortresses May be forgotten before Souls sanctioned reaches...
42 QUATRAINS FOR PRESIDENT GOODLUCK AT 57
1 No words! Just a hug, Then a slap 'Fore I walk... ~ Eze Francis 2. I don't know why I love him this much, Is it because he has...
WHY MAMA, WHY?
Why mama, why? Shall we fail to speak With the talkative rod? Shall we cease to paint With our single-mouthed brush? Why mama, why? You drop your cheek On your...
SONGS OF THE BLIND
At sunrise, we see black. At sunset, we see black. Everyday is black. Our dreams are black. Our visions are black. We dwell in isolation Help us! Hold our hands...
LIKE UNCLE AMAECHI
so, you think you have no hope that bad? you want to wear a rope! around your neck? before you "end it all" you must know giants were once not...
LAMENTATIONS FOR AMINAT
Dedicated to the abducted Chibok School Girls Aminat, O Aminat! When you came Our life danced With drums and claps Sorrow and grief were absent Joy was our friend Our...
ORI: Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
I have wandered amidst unsettled smokes, Helpless flames have puzzled my identity. I have forfeited that path,fashioned; Which leads to eternal fortune. Many Missed Major Marks Enticed by shadows of...
LIVING FOSSIL
In our eyes, you're a white garment Laced with a green robe At your feet, our heart tingles We thought, you are why The birds sings; Their kingdom's bully Akoni,...
NOT THE WEARS
It’s not about putting on a green top Coupled with a white tie. Then, a pair of trouser or skirt with green and white strip And a shinning white shoe...