BLEEDING HEARTS by Cletus Nnaemeka
Where do we go from here? Being ONE is what we preach. But we still live in fear. Harmony is what we teach. But nothing is being fair. Nigeria! Nigeria!!...
WHAT DO YOU SEE by Jerry Joel
I see brothers building borders and breaking brotherly bonds. Leaders instigating conflicts while looting public funds. Battle chants brewing from a distance. Is war inevitable? or are there plans, To...
DEFEATED WARRIORS by Ololade Akinlabi
Chanting the victorious war songs from afar our warriors are back home all covered with the blood of neighbour enemies they never disappoint us. Their victorious medals stand not the best...
MY PAINS by Kenneth Mamman Alli
I hear cries everywhere At night I sleep not In the day restless I be I see the homes of me families Turn to shreds Blood suckers everywhere On our...
LEST WE NEED A WAR by Christopher Titus
Those in dire need of a war May be but only a few Those in need of a war May be but the lest prepared All we want is war!...
VISION IMPAIRED by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
The damage is done, The eyes has lost its sight and The visions, all withered and wasted Like an untended flower left to rot. The world had become a footstool;...
RELIGION OR FANATICISM? by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
1. The restraint That prevented cannibalism The one who spoke against it Who gave the unwritten law “Man shall not eat man” 2. Religion, The silent instructor, Who restrained the...
ZOMBIE STREETS IV by Samuel Ayoade
Very soon, vultures will gather here To pick up living cadavers that make cadences of deep snore. They'd smile at the crimson coloured caffeine dripping from the dark side of...
Nigerian Poetry – CHAINED! by Uduak Otongaran
Don't chain me down with your words Don't hold me down! You tear me into shreds Like a threadbare rag When you bark orders at me I shrink And withdraw...
EPISODES OF IGNORANCE by Moses Chibueze Opara
I. ASSULINA, the lady I so much trust Broke my heart and went on a strike Because I refused to take Her list for the shopping budget I gave her...