A KOBO FOR YOUR THOUGHTS by Hannatu Adamu
I’ve often wondered Looking at you What goes on in your pretty little head I’ve often caught you Singing to yourself Why are your songs only for you? I’ve thought...
BON VOYAGE by Hannatu Adamu
Come, my child, did I hear you right? Come, sit tight, you give me a fright Your father, as you well know, left me out in the cold And right...
THE PAUPER’S SHOULDER by Hannatu Adamu
‘Tis the beginning; ‘tis the end I am a child; a pauper But the whole world is on my shoulder As I awake at dawn Having had little sleep, I...
A SAD ONE by Hannatu Adamu
Why I wandered into the wood I’ll never know There, I cried all the tears I could Till my eyes lost their glow I like to think me safe From...
BROTHER by Hannatu Adamu
Have you forgotten so soon, That we were once one, Living as would a family, Having the same hands Wearing the same face, And most importantly, The same skin colour?...
PRISON S-21 (The Aljazeera Perspective) by Hannatu Adamu
About 17 thousand of us were taken Only seven of us survived The torture I was only a local mechanic But I was asked about my connections with the CIA...
ARTLESSNESS by Hannatu Adamu
And it was one of the silliest stories ever told From beginning to end, it made no sense It could be that trouble is already a-brewing With or without pride...
LULLABY by Hannatu Adamu
When you come of age, if you come of age There may come a time in your life When you wonder at your existence And conclude that if you could...
ON SUCH A NIGHT by Hannatu Adamu
On such a night, When it seems a zillion stars Glitter about Decorating the sky When the moon seems at its best And it seems hopeless to ever Reveal all...
SILENT STORM by Hannatu Adamu
You can almost see it coming But often, you can only feel it It is evident in the pleading eyes The withered skin and the unkempt hair The bare feet;...