AMALGAMATION OF PAINS by Bada Yusuf Amoo
Green and white detribalised our existence Our grumblings are more private than public Alas! Our ears have been listened to dialogues Will writers present a collective opinion? While the nation's...
THE RIGHTFUL DENIZEN
[caption id="attachment_5718" align="aligncenter" width="341"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Rightful Denizen][/caption]When allies degenerate into foes, then The heart evicts her denizen When the voice becomes a litany The swaying leaves lose their rhythm...
I NO FIT SHOUT
[caption id="attachment_3938" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I No Fit Shout][/caption]“Na wen u break cook egg U go sabi say some dey carry double yoke” Na im be the best answer I...
WOE TO THE KEEPER
[caption id="attachment_3843" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Woe To The Keeper][/caption]What cake do we have to eat When even the last of it is thrown to dogs We are crying for it...
THIS TOO WILL SOON PASS 1
[caption id="attachment_3677" align="aligncenter" width="413"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Too Will Pass][/caption]Our votes we gave you, But, in return, pain you gave us. Hold on, we know time is ticking… This too will...
IF WE WERE ALL PARANOIACS
[caption id="attachment_3484" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [If We Were All Paranoiacs][/caption]If only we were all paranoiacs Fighting Boko Haram would not be a crime Dissolving cabals would not be task If...
CIVILIAN TO POLICE
[caption id="attachment_3128" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Civilian To Police][/caption]Hey, unpretigious friend! You clad in dark uniformed attire, Glued to your gluttonous body like a bird to its feather! As you parade...
GREEN LANDS
[caption id="attachment_3032" align="aligncenter" width="404"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Green Lands][/caption] I’ve watched the sun rise and set, morns and eves Its orange display would hold me captive Blissful breeze emanating from surrounding trees...
MEN IN BLACK
[caption id="attachment_2971" align="aligncenter" width="412"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Men In Black][/caption]“Park! Park! Park! Wey your particulars?” They bark. Bark! Bark! Harassing us, like a Rottweiler, They spring out from the dark, Pouncing on...
THE ANTHEM
[caption id="attachment_2923" align="aligncenter" width="398"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Anthem][/caption]The anthem reverberates in our head, That we are the leaders of tomorrow. So young and naive, like morons, We waited for the day...