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POETRY

BLACK AND BLUE

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11578" align="aligncenter" width="364"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [BLACK AND BLUE][/caption]First punch August visitor, never expected Oh baby I’m sorry he gushed There will be no more she thought Second punch He said...

POETRY

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN?

Staff WriterJune 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11169" align="aligncenter" width="332"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Could Have Known][/caption] Who could have known? That darkness could hide beneath light She was a hypocrite to moods and feelings Its painful moods...

POETRY

OMO OLOSAN 1

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauFebruary 15, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10119" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Omo Olosan][/caption]One evening I sat amidst the gossiping winds Reading the dailies Sweet voices come calling From a distance, 'Oyin ladun osan' (The orange’s sweetness...

POETRY

CONJUGAL RAPE

Staff WriterDecember 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9420" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Conjugal Rape][/caption]Get down to the bed And let me make you red After all I've paid the dowry It's time to pay yours Off with...

POETRY

IS DAD GOD?

Staff WriterDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9208" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Is Dad God?][/caption]He rules us – a fiery beast Supreme! Unquestionable fist He says he knows what’s best for all Through winter, summer, spring and...

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A BROKEN REED

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9008" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Broken Reed][/caption]“Your eyes twinkles Your hair scents You are my earth You are my moon You are my sun” He will say again “I...

POETRY

BROKEN (a triolet)

Staff WriterNovember 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8868" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebok.com/WRRPoetry [Broken][/caption]She took death pills while counting her curses. A brutal husband and a barren womb... Her disconsolate heart, grave grief, nurses. She took death pills....

POETRY

IN PAIN

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8779" align="aligncenter" width="396"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In Pain][/caption]Merry, they shatter my cherry The same cherry I had denied The prince I love and cherish! "Let's wait till our wedding night" Now...

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RARE LOVE

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8668" align="aligncenter" width="387"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rare Love][/caption] Her love Is blessed from above Her word Decries my shabby mood Her presence Changes my monotonous mood She built me a palace...

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WHO SAYS?

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8669" align="aligncenter" width="415"] Who Says[/caption] For real she got the fruit It's no doubt he had it from her But for sure he took a bite Of himself and...

Tag: verseup

BLACK AND BLUE

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN?

OMO OLOSAN 1

CONJUGAL RAPE

IS DAD GOD?

A BROKEN REED

BROKEN (a triolet)

IN PAIN

RARE LOVE

WHO SAYS?

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