IRAWO by Kolawole Samuel Adebayo
Irawo, The star of dawn; The first light that pierces through the veil of darkness; where are you? Irawo, The golden crown on the Sun's head; The soft wind that...
TO THE GREAT COMRADES by Ayeyemi Taofeek
Forerunners on the field of struggle Birthing freedom willingly or smuggled. Their comradeships ain't infantry nor half done Their comradeships ain't fake nor still born. They're dogged and unflinchingly gallant,...
DRINK (an acrostic) by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
Drunk drunkard, drink to your disaster Remember there rests no rest in the regal It only leads the literate to lunacy. So, Never break into the bar for a bottle...
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;...
YAY! I SAW AND I SEE by by Joseph Omojuwa
Behold, I saw and I see, I saw men retreated to separate lines across the great border, behind the gigantic water that hath no Walls, behind the very river that...
A ROOM WITH A CREAKING DOOR by Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau
(For Pa Salami) What do you see in your sleep? Layout of your very room barfed with dusts, Sickening smell and a metropolis of cobwebs, Then a voice standing like...
FANATIC EXPLOSION by Joshua Omena
As the day sets The world is moving fast The evening race starts Tired feet and clustered streets Men as ants in traffic trails Running to their homely holes The...
ABIKU by Abdulsalam Jamiu B
You abiku ! Why do you come and go? Go! And bother no more my soul. Your ghost was here, Before I could pen your image, You blow off my...
SOLDIERS OF THE STREET by Ebuka Wiz Godwin
These barracks don’t favor civilians It’s for the un-blooded We don’t remember our mortality off-hand So we face guns and bombs empty handed The armory is our heart And the...
CARRION FOR THE GODS 1: THE SACRIFICE by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, The voice of the silent gods. Papa is still without, digging trenches And mama fried akara balls At the village outskirt. The insistent pounding of the drum Caused my...