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...
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...
THINGS FALL APART (For Chinua Achebe)
When poetry flows like the rivers of rukwa Who would not respect the presence of CHINUA Written in the 1960’s late History still repeats on till date For what purpose...
CITY OF POVERTY
In the city of poverty The rich reign supreme They isolate themselves On the Island of arrogance The city of poverty Great city I love to hate There, living with...
I RISE AND PRAY
I rise and pray for green-white-green To be free from flaws, from top to bottom To unite in progress and not in regret To flag on the credible as public...
FREEDOM IN NIGER KINGDOM
is this Independence or shackled pretence? is there really freedom in this Niger Kingdom? are we not yet slaves dying, falling into graves dug by the hands of those who...
IN AWE WE STAND
In awe we stood like helpless armies We failed to plant our pleas On this fertile soil, on its ridged glories Agony paints our lips with smiles Massages our bleeding...
MY COUNTRY HAS OIL
My country has oil! A British company struck it. Now, the Germans will sell more rigs, The Chinese will get more road tenders, The Americans will feign disinterest… Then probably...
POLITICIAN
You may be a politician who sells promises But never delivers the goods Using your country, for your benefit You are a leech sucking Life blood Deserving nothing but the...