PROMISES by Joshua Levites
Promise me gold, Pledge priceless treasures untold. Swear you'll give me the world; The Sun, Moon and the stars i will Lord. Vow you will make me rich Food, Cloth...
THE CHARGES AGAINST ME by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
They sent me to prison They say I cover the sins of the righteous and reveal the truth of the liars; but am just a small boy called Silas putting...
WE SMELL LIES, WE SELL TRUTH by Oloyede Joshua Adekunle
Family favours favouritism Mothers' favourites,sons Fathers'apple eyes,daughters We smell lies Lies' tie tied around our cords Teachers teaching cheat Cheat cheating teachers Corruption crisis Broken walls falling We smell lies...
WHITE LIE by Paul Word
I hid under this robe of pretence And watched you slit me in tense, The dagger sunk in five feet deep I stood, watching my heart weep. Lies wrapped in...
THIS TIME
[caption id="attachment_10537" align="aligncenter" width="398"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Time][/caption] On bended knees with teary eyes Here I am again I know I've been here before But the outcome is still the same...
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER STAY
[caption id="attachment_9207" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I'll Do Anything TO Make Her Stay][/caption]“What did you eat?” ''I ate rice'' I'll say Though it's garri that fills my inner pit ...I'll do...
INTELLIGENT DECEPTION
[caption id="attachment_7440" align="aligncenter" width="316"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Intelligent Deception[/caption] He lies everywhere lurking for opportunities Where he could conveniently give out his services His tongue spotted red all over with many lies...
THEY SAID
[caption id="attachment_7146" align="aligncenter" width="398"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [They Said][/caption]‘They say, they said’ That is what you said And like a hungry fish I took in your coated crap Tell me no more...
THE PLANK IN MY EYES
[caption id="attachment_5471" align="aligncenter" width="323"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Plank In My Eyes][/caption]The politician's filthy lucreHis contractor decoy's profiteeringPowered by the technocrat's crooked intelligenceStirs up my bileBut what of the plank in my...
HOUSE OF LIES
[caption id="attachment_5269" align="aligncenter" width="364"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [House Of Lies][/caption]Was it not last August With their sugary and honey tongues They came to us peddling lies We bought their falsehood! “My people...