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UNITY, NOT UNIONISM (a poem in Yoruba and English)

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4367" align="aligncenter" width="384"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unity, Not Unionism][/caption]If you asked Ṣàngó to bless Okoro He would ask with rage of fire in his mouth Who is Okoro? If you asked...

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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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MEN IN BLACK

Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2971" align="aligncenter" width="412"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Men In Black][/caption]“Park! Park! Park! Wey your particulars?” They bark. Bark! Bark! Harassing us, like a Rottweiler, They spring out from the dark, Pouncing on...

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RED EYED SOLDIER

Staff WriterDecember 22, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2645" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Red Eyed Soldier][/caption]I saw a soldier by the church steps Behind the pile that now smokes. His torn tunic showed bloody biceps, His eyed...

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BLEEDING SOUL (For sexually abused children)

Staff WriterNovember 28, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1983" align="aligncenter" width="341"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Bleeding Soul][/caption]Little She, The sun left her sky so fast And her moon vanished under groans Of lustful beasts and hungry wolves That eclipsed day,...

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BOKO BOYS

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1976" align="aligncenter" width="354"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Boko Boys][/caption]Like lightening they strike, Armed with arsenals And cities streets they seize In wild thuggery! Countless bodies, lifeless They leave behind On their bloody...

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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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RUMORS (by Moses Opara)

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1494" align="aligncenter" width="254"] Rumors[/caption] All around here and there, Rumors are travelling on wings And sirens are ringing In many a heart! All faces are wrinkled And poised in...

Tag: violence

UNITY, NOT UNIONISM (a poem in Yoruba and English)

SILENT TEARDROPS

MEN IN BLACK

RED EYED SOLDIER

BLEEDING SOUL (For sexually abused children)

BOKO BOYS

FORCED MARTYRDOM (by Chikatito Jones)

RUMORS (by Moses Opara)

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘PARRHESIA’ [ISSUE 4, VOL. 1 | JUN, 2024]

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