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POETRY

THE POETIVIST’S PLEDGE

Alozor Michael IkechukwuAugust 19, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7029" align="aligncenter" width="363"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Poetivist's Pledge][/caption]My pen is my sword My paper my shield Always I shall write Light to shed On the hard-to-express Forever I shall...

POETRY

I

Staff WriterAugust 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6863" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I][/caption] I am not hungry I am hunger The glowing ember of Depravation and nothingness I am not illiterate I am illiteracy The child of the...

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RAIN IS COMING

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6870" align="aligncenter" width="431"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rain Is Coming][/caption]Rain is coming See the clouds gathering From ends to ends. Yesterday’s was little I hear it will be worse. The waters are...

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VOX POPULI, VOX DEI

Oppong Clifford BenjaminAugust 14, 2013August 26, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6877" align="aligncenter" width="470"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Vox Populi, Vox Dei][/caption]"I won You lost You cheated The election was rigged'' They charged our peaceful atmosphere with nonsensicalities To adjudicate, let's go to...

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HER STORY

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauAugust 12, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6862" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Her Story][/caption]Drowning in the streams of constant thoughts She sat alone, together with her thoughts On a slab near a lit dark street, in the...

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WHISPER

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6880" align="aligncenter" width="367"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Whisper][/caption]They are whispering news of a better future Hoping it will be better news for our future We are excited to hear the outcome So...

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BEWARE, MANY HAVE GONE

Alozor Michael IkechukwuAugust 10, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6759" align="aligncenter" width="379"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Many Have Gone][/caption]Scores of living dead, mad men Sitting on a dead man's chair All dead themselves Of his passions and fears Haven died mad...

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THE SOLDIER’S BROKEN HEART

Staff WriterAugust 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6765" align="aligncenter" width="384"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Soldier's Broken Heart][/caption]My Dear Amore, "Some of you will not live to tell of how we won or lost this battle..." Those where part...

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NO!

Staff WriterAugust 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6760" align="aligncenter" width="362"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [No!][/caption]Why should I bother? Why cry for me brother? Why getting worried father? Why not let them gather? I am just a young teen Not...

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THE ABSENT PRESENCE

Staff WriterAugust 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6763" align="aligncenter" width="353"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Absent Presence][/caption]I have seen her once, at the feast of hearts; Her skin silky pale, honestly indescribable surely not of this world, even light...

Tag: Nigeria

THE POETIVIST’S PLEDGE

I

RAIN IS COMING

VOX POPULI, VOX DEI

HER STORY

WHISPER

BEWARE, MANY HAVE GONE

THE SOLDIER’S BROKEN HEART

NO!

THE ABSENT PRESENCE

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