Tag: <span>Society</span>

POETRY

GIANT OF AFRICA

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3481" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Giant Of Africa][/caption]Giant of Africa! A replica America The seat of great men With kleptomaniac hands Giant of Africa! A gargantuan political weed Where corruption...

POETRY

DEAR TATTLER

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3478" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dear Tattler][/caption]Let me be don't twist my lung Lest you make me spit on you Fill you up with watery tongue Chase the demon out...

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...

POETRY

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...

POETRY

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...

POETRY

A MEMO TO MALARIA

Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3431" align="aligncenter" width="391"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Memo To Malaria][/caption]If you ever find your way back there, Anopheles (I hope you will; you must deliver this memo to Malaria) Tell...

POETRY

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

PROCRASTINATION

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3433" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Procrastination][/caption]I want to write a poem; A poem so great and stirring; A poem of great rhyme and rhythm; So clever and profound! Should it...

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...

POETRY

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...

Tag: Society

GIANT OF AFRICA

DEAR TATTLER

I NEED A BLACK JESUS

IF WE WERE ALL PARANOIACS

SOBERED POLICE

A MEMO TO MALARIA

WHO IS THE PRISONER

PROCRASTINATION

SILENT TEARDROPS

THE GREATEST CONQUEST

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