How can the flower blossom when the Garden ebbs in cancer? Who will notice our tears in dark rains to restore? …and whose hands will saviour who dines unsublime? Today is libyans, a tale we tell of Escapees; but to wither a leper in this Ancestry or war- through a sojourner, which has survived your… Continue reading GREEN LIBYAN by Victor Igiri
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REDEMPTION by Chinemerem Ikeogu
A solemn pledge A vow to break every hedge To smash the fetters that have restrained our progress To loosen the shackles that have made us grow less To halt the deliberate actions that have hurt our image To discontinue the dereliction that has kept millions in bondage To uproot the weed of selfishness that… Continue reading REDEMPTION by Chinemerem Ikeogu
ENDANGERED SPECIE by Emeyazia Iwediokpulu Chukwudi
The darker your skin The more suspicious you become I remember vividly while germinating They said the Devil is black. As if that isn’t satisfactory They came up with… Black-Panther,Black-Box,Black-Maria, Black-Market,Black-Chya,Black-Widow, Black-Friday and Black-Sunday. Is it a crime to be Black? If you’ve issues with my Colour Then go and ask Heaven, There is a… Continue reading ENDANGERED SPECIE by Emeyazia Iwediokpulu Chukwudi
ARISE O COMPATRIOT by Ojo Adewale Iyanda
Arise o compatriot Arise o compatriot Fate has been engrave On the sand Rain can wash the path Wind may change all Change is inevitable Can speak without voice Change in need Not one in a broom Are we dirt? is that an Abraham Lincoln? persistence and tenacity Conclusion on the run Games not yet… Continue reading ARISE O COMPATRIOT by Ojo Adewale Iyanda
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 servants I rise and pray for dear diversified tongues To seal and cascade in the ivory of oneness That nation can be born and bloom… Continue reading I RISE AND PRAY
WAVE YOUR BANNER
Though all men are created equally Some stood differently And fought For democracy’s sake they died So I salute them I salute the flag Green of the produce of our land The white of our unity And peace that we share Wave your flag Nigerians In whose name they fought Blood for blood, what they… Continue reading WAVE YOUR BANNER
THE GHOSTS
The ghosts are not only the cabals threatening to slice the fabric of their nation, The ghosts are also those who drink wine in a foreign land when their home is on flame. The ghosts are not only those listening to the paen of worms below Those who rejoice over the demise of their crown… Continue reading THE GHOSTS
YOU ARE LIFE AND DEATH TO ME
In this blank world, no other love I see Nigeria, my dear, my own, You alone, none else, I owe My strength, my best, even my least, All! I am ready to offer with zest. Equality – I’ll uphold to the core This ethnic race, I’ll run no more Lest I exhaust my youthful strength… Continue reading YOU ARE LIFE AND DEATH TO ME
ARE WE LIBERATED
The rulers’ hearts lack humanity Forecasting the future, they tell stories That leave us hoping for better days But the promises fail and we are all denied While they gather for merry making Many try to fight, but are held down By those who seat in the offices Even the strong men are silenced …… Continue reading ARE WE LIBERATED
BRAIN DRAIN
He sat on a pile of books, Lucubrated wrinkles cracked his looks, Geometry’s jugular, he clutched in a vice grip, And a crowd of tongues sprung from his lips, Yet frayed linen embraced his lean frame, As he squeezed little bread from his great name. Patriotism died, he fled the Motherland, Now strangers drink the… Continue reading BRAIN DRAIN