TWIST, TURN, SWEAT by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Twist, turn, sweat... Whisper, out of breath – Tsunami follows flesh-quake: Not for love, just pleasure’s sake. Say you love me, speak your lies; Within that lie, pleasure lies Whisper,...
FUTILITY OF LOVE by Joseph Raji
I gave you the sun You said it was too bright; I gave you the moon You said it was too cool. I sent you the cloud You said it...
LETTER TO UNKNOWN ANGEL by Lebile Melt Tosin
dear angel, you are somewhere listening to birds singing or walking along a narrow castle you are somewhere dancing around a crazy beach holding the hand of another man you...
OUR LOVE JUST DIED: by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
The love we yielded Was mightier than the United Ocean, We realized her origin And felt there was no end. Emotional furnace Veiled our heart. When we were perplexed It...
WHY DOES LOVE STEAL OUR TONGUES (a true story in verse): by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
he was a little boy reaching for manhood she, little girl arching for womanhood his was mixed tale of tears and hope hers, a life upwards Life’s slope two stories...
ANOTHER DESERT: by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
There were times when life gave me a hug Colleagues and confidants, all under my chants, Girls in college melting at my sight, Even the sun had come visiting at...
VALECTION: by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
Will you sit back at home or make use of your Visa? Will you probably join them singing Rihanna’s “Under my Umbrella”? Will it be a time to groove with...
FABLE DEVOTEES 1 (WHO WE ARE): by Benson David
The fable devotees (That) is who we are. Today we worship in pairs, As the mating birds. Custodians of the martyr's lot We are. True or untrue, we seek not....
A WISP OF MEMORY: by Peter Jokoh
Fun filled days of my yesterpast How I wished it would forever last Thunders didn't rumble when we met But something more than natural we did felt Back then when...
OMIDAN: by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
Hey Heart drummer My heart gambled a beat As you strolled down that twisted path Of isolation, I gazed at your legs as tiny diamonds Danced about them. Now my...