THAT HOLE
[caption id="attachment_1369" align="aligncenter" width="270"] That Hole[/caption] That hole inside, Dug by the shovels of the mind... That dark brightness Where the eyes cannot see... That emptiness, yet filled With fears...
TEARS FOR THE DEAD
[caption id="attachment_1361" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tears For The Dead[/caption]My face is wet and I know not yet whether it is rain or tearsMy heart beats with spasmodic feats.Is it anticipation or...
CRY OF A FATHERLESS SON (still on Aluu by Princess Okolie)
[caption id="attachment_1344" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cry Of The Fatherless[/caption] Now on my way home to my Father. I cried out for help, dear mother. Although the door to your heart was...
IF YOU SHALL BE FREE
[caption id="attachment_1349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] If You Shall Be Free[/caption] Let your yes be yes And you’ll live many years. Not just the number of your days But the sureness of...
SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)
[caption id="attachment_1339" align="aligncenter" width="300"] So Now You Call Me Names![/caption] So now you call me names And reckon me among the lame, That our people cannot tame? So now you...
THE EXCHEQUERS (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)
[caption id="attachment_1323" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Exchequers[/caption] I know those fellows, Those ones looking but corporate, With sagging cheeks, fat filled lips And bellies like pregnant cows. They approach the building...
HUNGER (a poetic farce by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)
[caption id="attachment_1328" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hunger[/caption] See, he lies in wait: To strike for victory, To make little children cry And old men grumble like pigs. He torments Without mercy And...
TRUST IN THE LORD
[caption id="attachment_1307" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Trust In The Lord[/caption] Shall creation query the deeds of God Shall man doubt the truth of His word? Did He not place his word above...
STENCH IN THE NOSE OF GOD
[caption id="attachment_1301" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Stench In The Nose Of God[/caption] The murder of mother earth; shedding of blood Is but a breathing stench in the nose of God! Man against...
POLITRICKS
[caption id="attachment_1298" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Poli(TRICKS)[/caption] They come again to spit their words, Our self-crowned Lords. What have we not heard? Are we not the gullible herd? Their words flow like...