TRUST NONE, EVEN ME! by Moses Oluwatobi Adebayo
Be you and trust none; Nor that eats thy flesh, drinks from thy blood; Beloved, trust none; e'en me, albeit ain't paranoid; But whilst thou must trust, only trust upon...
AGONIES OF THE POOR: by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
Feed us not with lies anymore For our stomach are filled with empty promises. Our protruded bellies are not evidence of good living But of imbalance diet. How long shall...
NIGERIA, THE JOURNEY SO FAR: by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
Here I come again wise one To sit at your feet And hear those tales about my country, My ears always itch to hear. Tell me how those Oyibos sailed...
BLACK ANTS: Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
A quest in every land Accepting slavery without protest, You peep into the dinner table of your land; Inhabiting many a forest. The sun grazes you so black while in...
ABUJA ACCORD: Awa Chigozie Jerome
Beneath the roofs of vultures The hapless smell of blood roams the air summoning talons to pierce the space In search of blood buried beneath To exhume and consume The...
THE FUTURE I SEE: Mesioye Affable Johnson
In the shell of wandered wonder Did freedom grumble for a caring mother, To give sons meal on this starved land With heritage for the unborn to unwind Wind of...
I GREW AROUND THIS TABLE: by Oppong Clifford Benjamin
Our dining table round It brings us around and bound Seats not far from the center reach Six beautiful chairs, one for each A table cloth to cover and adorn...
I KNOW WHY BIRDIES SITS ON ROOF: by Sir Toby Moses
Albeit, Zephyrs silently blow east and west! Every walls stand as tho`ey conceives nowt; Birdies in that kind, fly retires gently on roofs! Mayhaps,Ye knowest not why they doth so? But...
A CHORISTER OR A CHAOS-STER? by Aderogba Adekunle
A chorister? Or rather a chaos-ster? I see, you are known a chorister, But pride clothes you in latest vogue Chameleon skinned, you rogue! A chorister or a chaos-ster? Your cock-a-hoop...
FALLEN ANGEL: Olajide Taiwo Teniola
I saw some angels on black Their once pure raiment now becloud With ashes from the burnt earth Fallen from grace, prone to death Ye fallen angels! The world thou...