PSYCHIC DISCORD (a poem by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba)
ILet us give ourselves a modest name;And spread the knowledge of virtue.Not shelter under the canopy of fame;When the world needs people of advanced IQ. IINay, dear brother! He would...
SPANNING YESTERYEARS (a poem by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba)
Despite their slightly flawed chemistry, steadfast, perfected the art of love. The lovebirds shamed disciples of devil, in their duet spanning yesteryears above.
IF by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
If I am the indispensable dust, I'd throw up any lifeless flesh That gets interred inside me. If I am the unwavering wind, I'd cease my daily escapades, Probably retire...
BENEATH MY DREARY PAST by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
I brawl, through space and time Of my amorphous mind, Against my own demons; My formidable alter egos. I took not absolute dominion, Over the realm of my mind. Apparently...
MINNA by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
Known with antique native history, Seldom ranking among the perfunctory. A hospitable home of avid writers, Perusing books with fat chapters. Custodian of all facets of literature, Notably blessed for...
AS I LAY DYING by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
As parts of my body wither, My bones are eager to desiccate. My eyes rove hither and thither, As though I felt the urge to defecate. I heard death grants...
THE BLIND MAN’S VENGEFUL CURSE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
By the serene heavens, And the clamorous earth That birthed uncanny nature. I compel in advance, The flickering lightning, To Blind your sight, Strike your rustic tongue, Maim your itchy...
REMINISCENCE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
In Memory of Christopher Okigbo Do you recall Unspeakable episodes Of many drooling memories This nation nested in her bosom How this country murdered The fraternity of people bound by...
IN THE COURSE OF THE SOUL REAPER’S VOYAGE by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
No one recognizes him, Maybe his disguise eludes all. Slowly his ship, circumnavigates. Across the land of the living. Easily he locates his prey. Wielding his spiky fishing rod, That...
I SHALL WRITE A LOVE STORY ONE DAY by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba
I shall write a love story one day. A story that sees no light of doomsday. The type which begins with Galileo, And ends with the adventures of Romeo. I...