WWW (WORLD WITHOUT WOMAN) by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
World without woman: A day without the sky, A sky without the clouds, A dice without numbers. Flies on the rottenness of man; Hovering Silence in leaked cans, A Street...
AKONI’BIRIN by Efe Ogufere
She grips with broken lips In the full glare of blackened eyes Clumsy gait of sheltered pain Celebrated as amazing grace She is Oya deep beneath For the sake of...
THE HEART OF A ROSE by Maxwell Onyemaechi Opia-Enwemuche
Like an angel sent forth from the skies Your beauty radiates even from thy precious eyes How can I define this heart of yours? My heart beats randomly in chaos....
THE ‘JOBLESS’ HOUSEWIFE STORY by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
Yea, you’re right and I’m wrong. What do I know about a busy day? I’m but a ‘house’ wife, I stay put where I belong. After a day long, I’ve...
TENIOLA by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
The beads around her waist; Tastes of sweetness on tongues, Sitting majestically on a throne, A throne of two seats. . Eyes saw and went sore, Hand wished and always...
BLACKBOARDS by Ojembe Victor
I dreamt they drew on us Taking turn with chalks We stood rigid like blackboards Slaves with no selfhood Our skin too black For their albino eyes Their crystal blue...
UNRIPE MOTHERS by Akodu Oluwaseun Shedrack
Mothers! the ones we had in those days They were mothers of reference and reverence The ones we knew then are Nation-building mothers... The ones we had then were Ransom-payer...
THE WOMAN by Saidu Mark Jatau
If I was a girl, Would I agree to be schooled only to graduate and be wooed, worked and have pay, and be chained by a ring in the name...
MascaraDE by Yugo Gabriel Egboluche
Thought you once took pride in blemish scars – that so revealed your victory in natures wrestle Thought you had your ash of silvery sparkle – for eyelids to tickle...
THE AFRICAN WOMAN by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
Epitome of virtue I see, Building a house of fortune icy, Foundation of moderacy and modesty. Even without amnesty, The African woman remains loyal. Her blackness lightens the darkness, For...