BEAUT by Saidu Mark Jatau
It was afternoon. The sun was scorching. The wind had taking a long walk. Sweat came visiting And like rain she drops. Our throats cried for thirst, But yet we...
I WOULD BE UNFAITHFUL TO MY PEN by Ijadunola Temitope Lawrence
If my ink condemns injustice Seen in private and public offices While my actions and inactions Enthrone it with orotund ovations, I would be unfaithful to my pen If the...
WOUNDED SOUL by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
Let these lines be broken. Sob. Let them be meaningless. Stop. For they flow from the depth Of a wounded soul flopped. Why scrubbed thou me Against a stone so...
LETTER TO BFF by Bamas Sinach VicToria
Dear BFF, When he knows zilch about sports and football – Nothing about movies, music, books, or current affairs (To make matter worse, he is not even an SU, Which...
O GIRL, DO I KKNOW YOU? by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
sweet, pretty, awesome girl walking on a road, one hunky, whistling guy struts by on same road, KIS cat-walked behind them, lugging laptop load. She walked close to him, bumper...
A SONNET FOR MY LOST SISTERS by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
Are they so soon forgotten? Just like a rootless tree on a bare rock. Are they so soon forgotten? Chibok fruits plucked and packed. like fish stock. Bring back our...
WHAT IF WE ALL WENT BLIND? by Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
Human minds inquire more Why? Beauty all adore In our world where no truth is faced, My eyes diffuses a quickening ray When dead bodies are raised Without cloth in...
DREAMS by Eseohe Pearl Ebhota
I had a dream I woke up to screams In a far-away realm Strange creatures of my imagination Danced to the rhythm of my drum This dream which was Numb...
WHY WON’T I WORRY? By El Sane Ken Silencer
Do not worry, to me, you are saying When the dead died without waking And the alive is living without hope What will it be to hold ever strong you...
AWELE, BE MY CLAY by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
Awele! If your heart is a broken calabash, Let me be the potter to gather your remains. If your heart is a withered flower, Let me be the water that...