SALAAM ALAYQUM by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
Salam holds a glittering sword in his right And a well sharpened matchete in his left He cries for war in the nooks of every crannies Roaring on our streets...
ALMAJIRI: THE HAUSA MALE by Theophilus ‘Femi Alawonde
The very day that Audu was born, his father said, 'I will not raise a son!' So the day he became five years, he was sent out admist his sisters'...
FANATIC EXPLOSION by Joshua Omena
As the day sets The world is moving fast The evening race starts Tired feet and clustered streets Men as ants in traffic trails Running to their homely holes The...
911 by Lebile Melt Tosin
Uwar na (Mama), I've always dream of a future My heart longs for a glorious tomorrow When all my dream would come For you to be proud of me uwar...
YOU FIGHT FOR G(g)OD?: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Because a man’s not of your creed, You strike him down without remorse, And there you stand to watch him bleed, His eyes pleading in muted Morse! Is there a...
LAMENTATIONS FOR AMINAT
Dedicated to the abducted Chibok School Girls Aminat, O Aminat! When you came Our life danced With drums and claps Sorrow and grief were absent Joy was our friend Our...
HOW LONG SHALL WE WAIT…
[caption id="attachment_11643" align="aligncenter" width="342"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [HOW LONG SHALL WE WAIT...][/caption]How long should we hope for change Since days of yore all they preach is change Should I talk of the...
ANTI-BOOK RAMS
[caption id="attachment_11563" align="aligncenter" width="309"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [ANTI-BOOK RAMS][/caption]They come in shady shadows With blind bombs and ghostly guns Leaving us to the mercy Of indelible, gory memories That paint red our...
#BringBackOurGirls: SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER
[caption id="attachment_11485" align="aligncenter" width="303"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER][/caption]Market women keep bargaining in my head every second, I breathe hate In death camp, no warmth Must my blood be propitiation? Am I...
MESSENGERS OF DEATH
[caption id="attachment_11487" align="aligncenter" width="304"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [MESSENGERS OF DEATH][/caption]Demons in human form Death messengers in uniform Positioned in the deadliest forms Armed with heavy bombs and guns Unleashing terror on us...