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...
COUNTABLE STARS by Ebuka Wiz Godwin
I tried counting the stars, several nights I stayed up One, two, three, four I lost count, didn't know which I had counted or not May be they disappear, may...
LAST NIGHT I BECAME YOURS by Uduak Ukpong
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LAST NIGHT… by Uduak Ukpong
Last night I saw heaven in you Like whispers, you breathe words into me Telling me how precious I am “You are special” You called my name You called me...
THIS GODDESS’ PLIGHT by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
While they played she like a nun in her mother's den learned with difficulty To make a home and to keep it learned under crude tutoring From the cradle to...
THE VOICE AGAINST DIVORCE by Osifeko Abisoye Dave
I am the voice of the masses, weeping in silence As modernism robs my body of completeness Spilling the blood of babes yet unformed Incurring wrath from avenues yet undiscovered...
BONDAGED BRIDE by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
Today we unveil our new bride, The groom's kinsmen think she's antithetical to pride And there she hides! Gravitating towards 'angelic encounters', she rides; Closer to the groom, Holding a...
TWO BECOME ONE by Goodness Ayoola
Rhythms crawl up the lines of strings Strings like springs of comfort in pitter-patter rhythms Hearts beat in bits, saintly shatters by the struck of love Love creeps in a...
Nigerian Poetry – CHAINED! by Uduak Otongaran
Don't chain me down with your words Don't hold me down! You tear me into shreds Like a threadbare rag When you bark orders at me I shrink And withdraw...
TWO LIPS ON LOVE’S UDDERS by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
— for Mrs Kukogho-to-be we may drift apart like boats in troubled seas when emotions’ hands hijack our rudders and, briefly, our journeys may cease… till our lips meet on...