Look at our daughters They now show no ill in laying with men old as their fathers Look at our sons Nothing is holding them back from scamming the green people with their bad brain and laptops Look at our mothers, fathers, the young men and alike; women, They now have no time for their… Continue reading BLAME IT ON THE MONEY by Emmiasky Ojex
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TO LOVE A GIRL… by Olufunmilola Olubunmi Adeniran
It’s an impossible thing to tell a boy not to love a girl Impossible to train his stuttering lips to speak or still the ticking of his heart when a dam breaks within him and his blood rages like an untamed river Impossible to say the least to slow the beating of his heart or… Continue reading TO LOVE A GIRL… by Olufunmilola Olubunmi Adeniran
EPIDERMIS by Efe Ogufere
Beneath your skin, Dark and lovely connubial vials Hold ancient songs buried in liquid deep A serenade in the Serengeti A sunrise on distant hills Shedding light on black and white A myriad of hopes drown in murky waters As my soul holds yours against the tides We are the color on our skin, they… Continue reading EPIDERMIS by Efe Ogufere
POET OF THE WEEK: RULES OF THE GAME by Alozor Michael Ikechukwu
One at a time is the step of life Take a leap when you get to a pit Else, down the pit you’ll dive When you resurface your bearing is lost. Slow and steady is the race of life Never look back ‘cos it’s lost and gone When you meet setbacks, make a dive Bypass… Continue reading POET OF THE WEEK: RULES OF THE GAME by Alozor Michael Ikechukwu
FOOLISH ME! by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
I toil night and day leaving no room for rest; For I thought to myself, ‘Rest is for those whom idleness have impressed’. So I turned an owl at night and a jaguar during the day But who gets to enjoy the toils? When hours of labour take its toils? Foolish me! I have fancy… Continue reading FOOLISH ME! by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
NO POETRY by Efe Ogufere
No Poetry could… Describe the beads of sweat, That form rivulets on Lamy’s back like dew. Explain how joy overflows In tears from eyes that have held sadness. Fathom how a beating heart Fragile in its beat holds promise of tomorrow. Describe how the waking sun Rises from the east and paints the fields crimson… Continue reading NO POETRY by Efe Ogufere
WHAT SONG COULD WE SING by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
At fifty six, What song could we sing? When wheats are so few, And bowls hardly get their dues? What song could we sing? When feet are feeble, And hands sag, While the mouths gape for a fill? After five of ten and six, What song could we sing? Of a land once known as… Continue reading WHAT SONG COULD WE SING by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
A SONG OF DESPAIR by Efe Ogufere
Echo remains where… Hearts used to beat Laughter filled the air Songs had wings Skies had rainbows Rivers held fish Mountains stood proud Trees danced a tune Winds blew the flute Dawn stayed too long Dusk was a myth Kisses held fire Eyes mirrored desire Dreamers found sleep Wayfarers had maps Bosom was full Lips… Continue reading A SONG OF DESPAIR by Efe Ogufere
POETRY AND SIMPLICITY
What is you take on poetry and simplicity? Should poetry be simple or should high sounding words, complexities be introduced? “Some people think the poem’s beauty is in the cloaking and the use of large words. I think it’s in the weaving of meanings into meanings such that the reader MUST see something at first… Continue reading POETRY AND SIMPLICITY
LOVE SHOULD BE EASY by Ikenna Nwosu
Love should be easy I’ve read the tales I’ve heard the songs If love be easy If it be missing you with every stroke of the clock Then I love thee truly If it be the butterflies Invading my stomach Then I love thee crazy If it be the spark of electricity At the touch… Continue reading LOVE SHOULD BE EASY by Ikenna Nwosu