THE FOLLY OF EVERYTHING: RISE TODAY by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
The fire in her eyes seared my soul coal-black, Heaves of despair slouched her small, scrawny back, Engraved on her spirit was a weary lonely lack. For the first time,...
VALECTION: by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
Will you sit back at home or make use of your Visa? Will you probably join them singing Rihanna’s “Under my Umbrella”? Will it be a time to groove with...
RAPE ON VALENTINE’S DAY
[caption id="attachment_10357" align="aligncenter" width="408"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rape On Valentine's Day][/caption] There was a shout of tears down the street under the street where love perched... There was regret and gloom abject...
I WISH
[caption id="attachment_10260" align="aligncenter" width="362"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Wish][/caption]She is all i think about at night Till I fall off dreaming I was her knight I wake everyday to the plight Having...
MAY IT BE
[caption id="attachment_10239" align="aligncenter" width="458"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [May It Be][/caption] May it be that when this bloody combat ends, We sit outside that same veranda, where we chewed kolanuts of ruin and...
OMOTUGHELE
[caption id="attachment_10097" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Omotughele][/caption]Omotughele Damsel from Ughele My Urhobo queen With beauty unparalleled Precious like gold Shining like a diamond You stand out in the village My gratitude...
I ONCE LOVED A LADY
[caption id="attachment_10096" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Once Loved A Lady][/caption]I once loved a lady Who loved me back On Christmas day On New year day On Valentine's day On Independence...
VAL-ue-EN-d-TIME’s DAY
[caption id="attachment_10100" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [VAL-ue-EN-d-TIME's DAY][/caption]And On that lovers day Many shall choose home to stay And avoid bills to pay And On that lovers night The dark of...
SCARS
[caption id="attachment_10098" align="aligncenter" width="383"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Scars][/caption]Years ago, someone told me “Take caution when it comes to love Because people create illusions In their ways, they hardly fail While yet alive,...
SHE IS NOT PERFECT
[caption id="attachment_10099" align="aligncenter" width="330"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [She Is Not Perfect][/caption]She is not perfect But her eyes stole the colours of rainbow They lights up my skies on happy days Parabolic beauty...