You see them mad, They are always murmuring; talking to a ghost, unseen, with voiceless voices, unheard with much in serious seriousness- they move like heaven, so far, is their target to reach and they left so late. In your mind, you see them mad, But they are not really mad. Those in the shoes,… Continue reading THE LOST by El Sane Ken Silencer
Tag: Sad
A SAD ONE by Hannatu Adamu
Why I wandered into the wood I’ll never know There, I cried all the tears I could Till my eyes lost their glow I like to think me safe From all the hazards of life Yet after every step I take At the slightest nudge, I scurry to dive The rains are nigh And every… Continue reading A SAD ONE by Hannatu Adamu
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
I AM DRUNK by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Tonight, I am solemnly drunk My mouth reeks with offending rifts – They called it alcohol, I call it drink. My head spins, Angels and demons warred in my stomach (or were they dancing?) They danced or warred so violently That my mouth spewed bile. I laughed, Ah! The rich laughter of a wealthy pauper.… Continue reading I AM DRUNK by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
A SONG OF COLOR by Efe Ogufere
I am the black, The humus deep within the earth, The life and succor to a dying seed The hope of a thousand souls that draw breath Melanin in tears trickle into the earth, At the same spot where our humanity bled Is that resentment you wear on your eyelids, For a coat of epidermis… Continue reading A SONG OF COLOR by Efe Ogufere
I THOUGHT I WAS A POET by Ikirigo Sokari Jeremiah
I thought I was a poet, richly endowed as one can be As daily I keep dropping my lines, free for all here to see Believing am the best, but little did I know I was but a toddler, like Jimmy Jat and co. I thought I can birth words, make them sound so nice… Continue reading I THOUGHT I WAS A POET by Ikirigo Sokari Jeremiah
MY LADY, MY MISTRESS by Adeosun Pelumi
Oh! How my sodden heart leaped when I saw her, She is mine and I would fight war III to keep her so But when the ambiance of her presence fades with her departure Ah! Woe! Who is she to think me a minion For I, who have dined with David, Have no master, No!… Continue reading MY LADY, MY MISTRESS by Adeosun Pelumi
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
GUILLOTINE LIPS: Prime Chikweru
You riddled me with mouth bullets This is more fatal than a back stab! At your approach, my stomach is restless Your poisoned breath leaves me breathless You make me more famous than an eclipse, Blackening my light with your cold dark world A black mamba you are, I am only your prey, a koala… Continue reading GUILLOTINE LIPS: Prime Chikweru
IF TEARS CAN DO ANYTHING: Kay Ugwuzor
If it helps to cry Then cry And like the heavens, pour rain From the clouds in your eye Soak your heart In baskets full With dauntless tears Turn your pillows To hard stones of sorrows Then pass the nights Without wink or sleep Turn out the lights Curl up and weep Let the Gods… Continue reading IF TEARS CAN DO ANYTHING: Kay Ugwuzor