Tag: <span>Revenge</span>

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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ACCURSED‏ (for kidnappers of Kanene Okonjo)

Staff WriterDecember 14, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2375" align="aligncenter" width="350"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Accursed][/caption]Woe to the womb that harbored you And the pair of breasts you sucked too! Cursed be the night that you were born And all...

POETRY

HAVE YOU EVER

Staff WriterDecember 6, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2169" align="aligncenter" width="349"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Have You Ever][/caption]Have you ever watched a heavy stomach Being ripped apart for its foetus Have you ever hid in a piggery To evade marauders...

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I KISSED THE HAND THAT KILLED ME (of unconditional love)

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1754" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] I kissed the hand that killed me. I washed the feet that kicked me. With my hair I dried your legs... Sweet ointments, I spread...

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I’M NOT A HEART (of a loveless heart)

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1743" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry (I'm Not A Heart!)[/caption] I am not a heart; Palpitation’s a choice I gave up. I am just a rock; By precipitation made tough. The...

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THIS WICKED FLOOD

Staff WriterNovember 3, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1580" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This Wicked Flood[/caption] Must we at the temple’s hill Hear the preacher’s talk “You must each other kill And even their children you must stalk!” Shan’t...

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FORCED MARTYRDOM (by Chikatito Jones)

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1504" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Forced Martyrdom[/caption] The sap and milk of our land: Vibrant young men And nubile young women Poured out in the dust By cruel human hands… …On...

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SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

Staff WriterOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1339" align="aligncenter" width="300"] So Now You Call Me Names![/caption] So now you call me names And reckon me among the lame, That our people cannot tame? So now you...

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RAPIST (on rape by Jack Vince)

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1206" align="aligncenter" width="230"] Rapist![/caption] Rapist! If only you are civil, Your love advance wont be evil! Her consent can make it pleasure, Why make it under pressure? meet the...

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WO(MAN)NED (by Estrella Gada)

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1189" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Wo(MAN)ned[/caption] Untilled land is what I am A Virgin land stretching far beyond the borders; Thorns have found their home in me, Roots dig deep into...

Tag: Revenge

SILENT TEARDROPS

ACCURSED‏ (for kidnappers of Kanene Okonjo)

HAVE YOU EVER

I KISSED THE HAND THAT KILLED ME (of unconditional love)

I’M NOT A HEART (of a loveless heart)

THIS WICKED FLOOD

FORCED MARTYRDOM (by Chikatito Jones)

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

RAPIST (on rape by Jack Vince)

WO(MAN)NED (by Estrella Gada)

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