ALMAJIRI: THE HAUSA MALE by Theophilus ‘Femi Alawonde
The very day that Audu was born, his father said, 'I will not raise a son!' So the day he became five years, he was sent out admist his sisters'...
ALMAJIRI’S LOGO by Abdulbasit Abubakar Adamu
Palms outstretched That's the Almajiri's logo Like a bird in dismay You see him here and there Looking for alms or a fair food to feed on and clothes to...
SOLDIERS OF THE STREET by Ebuka Wiz Godwin
These barracks don’t favor civilians It’s for the un-blooded We don’t remember our mortality off-hand So we face guns and bombs empty handed The armory is our heart And the...
THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD
[caption id="attachment_9210" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Song Of Street Child][/caption]Condemned to life in the streets Forced to stand on my feet I make my home in urban slums And find...
A GIFT FOR THE STREET
[caption id="attachment_6232" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Gift For The Street][/caption]I am a gift for the tough part of the street. I am the words of a beggar, the pleas on...
THEY ARE STREET BOYS
[caption id="attachment_5168" align="aligncenter" width="359"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [They Are Street Boys][/caption]I'm from a city Where we live dirty Each one of us sighs Screams and cries With our fears, doubts Weak and weary...
OMO GHETTO
[caption id="attachment_5167" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Omo Ghetto][/caption]Rivalry noise made on jam-packed street Of pot-holes and water filling feat Welcomes you to the database of quarreling lives, The Ghetto, where true...