MADNESS IN MUSIC (THE PIANIST) by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
The Pianist, A docile predator, With soothing claws, On his prey; coloured like good and evil. Far from the realm of sanity, He thumbs with maddening strain, The very citadel of...
LAST NIGHT I BECAME YOURS by Uduak Ukpong
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LAST NIGHT… by Uduak Ukpong
Last night I saw heaven in you Like whispers, you breathe words into me Telling me how precious I am “You are special” You called my name You called me...
I SEE A CHANGED MAN… by Olajuwon Joseph Olumide
O'er the years that I weeded vices through my lips with satire Like I'm no flesh, acclaiming myself - a hallowed messiah; A sage prophet that I feigned, a braggart...
THE RITUALS by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
The Rituals It was a silent night, The sun retiring along With the day consumed by fatigue. I presumed the gentle wind got tired of its travail against the now...
YOU IN ME by Saidu Mark Jatau
I am that pulse in you running each time you stop thinking. rushing like the avalanche Bringing down mass of snow, iced and cold. I am that punch you must...
HARVEST OF SORROWS by George Shakewords
Ani, in the nakedness of the night I stand before you, Deserted, even by my own shadow I am a man of many tribulations. Trapped in the thick Web of...
FAITH’S FATE by Ogechukwu Emmanuel
Maybe, one day, the rains will stop, And the storms will cease. Until then, dear boy, Wait for it. Maybe, one day, the darkness will go, Pulling off the earth...
THE MUTINY OF THE DEAD by Adeosun Pelumi
The wilted branch of the willow tree Drooped, touching her headstone with its tender fingers, The browning grasses and the primroses stood like A thousand soldiers, ever watchful and protective...
TRUTH BE KNOWN by Oladayo Okelola
Hidden like the stars in the sky Just like heaven been wrapped with clouds All captured by a name called morning Keeps striving;now a broken chain Dancing to it victory...