doctored or un-doctored, black or white, he is only human for though the sun kings today, tomorrow shall be the moon’s. lies or truths; we deserve some white words so we can appease our souls and boycott the many laughters of the human race; pistol dukes. we are all lunatics on the ‘open field’ sometimes… Continue reading TWO-FACED “IGP” by Victor Igiri
Tag: Politics of Nigeria
WHAT A COUNTRY! by Nnamdi Amasiatu
What a country? After many years of perpetual suffering We breathed sighs of relief The eras of the vicious men are gone The eras of rampant looting of the nation’s coffer are gone We were free at last Who could signal our hope for the future? A hope for a better tomorrow We were all… Continue reading WHAT A COUNTRY! by Nnamdi Amasiatu
CHANGE OR CHAINS? by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
What did you hear When they mounted the stage of yesterday To declare their promises on air? Was it change or chains? Maybe the lies of yesteryears Have deposited wax into our ears and hindered our hearing that we couldn’t differentiate change from chains. Please let this accent be understood. Did we hear “we are… Continue reading CHANGE OR CHAINS? by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
WHITE COLLARS
I see sanctimonious whites spread through our greens proud arrogant mice eating to death, our means means to life, means to food I see, white collars on our farmlands and bow-ties on our hoes’ eyes Pens have become cutlasses! Office benches are being warmed up by dusty farm asses! Our farmers now plough keyboards and… Continue reading WHITE COLLARS
WAVES OF FATE…
Parched in this oily trap, with our fates dangling on a swinging rope, We hummed the songs of the fear in our hearts and submitted our case Upon the table of injustice We stand on this trial ground to sign our fears for death Cleaning our faces with rags of poverty as economic strangulation Hangs… Continue reading WAVES OF FATE…