Tag: <span>Blank Verse</span>

POETRY

HOWLING CUR

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3482" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Howling Cur][/caption]I am roused once more from a peaceful slumber, Like clockwork, at this hour of Nether invasion; I am jerked into the deserts of...

POETRY

I NEED A BLACK JESUS

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3483" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Need A Black Jesus][/caption]I need a black Jesus Someone like me Who speaks my language And knows what I feel Not the blond...

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IF WE WERE ALL PARANOIACS

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3484" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [If We Were All Paranoiacs][/caption]If only we were all paranoiacs Fighting Boko Haram would not be a crime Dissolving cabals would not be task If...

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RAINDROP

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauJanuary 29, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3439" align="aligncenter" width="349"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rain Drop][/caption]Cascading tears of heaven Unto earth is given Breaking her clogs Pleasing the gods With more edibles Upon their tables... This same blessing Of...

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SOBERED POLICE

Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3435" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sobered Police][/caption]Civilians, oh civilians! What are the deeds I have done That you lash me with your tongues? How did I earn this; to be...

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WHO IS THE PRISONER

Lebile Melt TosinJanuary 28, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3438" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Is The Prisoner][/caption]You never knew if I’m guilty Yet you visited my wall to spit fire And fed me at will Even when I...

POETRY

SILENT TEARDROPS

Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3434" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Silent Teardrops][/caption]Awoken by a kick on the door Frightened by my mother's screams… Barely awake They grab me Force me down Rip my panties His...

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THE GREATEST CONQUEST

Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3436" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Greatest Conquest][/caption]When you defeated dearth Trampled upon lack and scarcity Tamed destitution and danger Did you conquer self? When you overcame illiteracy Filled your...

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WE DWELL IN A LAND

Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3419" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Dwell In A Land][/caption]We dwell in a land Where the cruel do not desist from their cruelty Human conscience is sold for a piece...

POETRY

I JUST MUST LIVE

Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3340" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Just Must Live][/caption]I seek a lift of words To paint my lovely cross Our plight is gross And life has chosen a flux We...

Tag: Blank Verse

HOWLING CUR

I NEED A BLACK JESUS

IF WE WERE ALL PARANOIACS

RAINDROP

SOBERED POLICE

WHO IS THE PRISONER

SILENT TEARDROPS

THE GREATEST CONQUEST

WE DWELL IN A LAND

I JUST MUST LIVE

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