Poems
We have got a collection of thought-provoking poems authored by poets from different backgrounds.
NIGERIA ASLEEP by Aremu Abiodun
NIGERIA ASLEEP In the morning, the waves are friendly, the pulse from the breathe of mother Nigeria is embracing, with the welcoming harp of our beautiful anthem, of the morning shines with pure patriots, have you not gone to sleep? my dear Nation! A bump into our...
THE BEST I EVER HAVE by Tijani Oluwamayowa
THE BEST I EVER HAVE I should call you the best I ever had But that wouldn’t just be false, it will also be hard It wouldn’t just be mean it will also not be me You never become my past – no, you won’t pass by me My days are few but the best were with you My nights...
THAT TIME OF THE YEAR by Emmanuel Ibekwe
THAT TIME OF THE YEAR Here it comes again The day of Cupid`s ardent disciples Ears swayed by sweet words Eyes swayed by curvaceousness Here it comes again The few days before that day Flimsy excuses, Unseen calls And we get a break up text Here it comes again On the D...
THE BEAUTY OF SOLITUDE by Chuks Obi
Beauty of Solitude Was it not yesterday That I came into this world Innocent and inspired Filled with expectations Of a beautiful world Visible in my dreams Was it not yesterday That I discovered I am unique Talented and blessed A leader of tomorrow To leave the world...
THE YIN YANG by Kunle Adebajo
THE YIN YANG! White is wise and wonderful Red cannot be compared Black is bold and beautiful For Yellow, a lot have yearned Short is sure not the same as shallow And tall does not make one above faults Fat is merely full of fair overflow And slim is simply sleek by...
DO THE GODS FALL IN LOVE? THE CITY PASIFA by Fisayo Obilaja
DO THE GODS FALL IN LOVE? THE CITY PASIFA In the ancient times of the gods, There existed a city, The little city of PASIFA, It was neither on earth, neither was it in heaven nor on the ocean bed, It was in a place that hid vast mysteries. In a place where the stars...
TORTURE by Emmanuel Ibekwe
TORTURE If wishes were horses I still would prefer a Lamborghini I would feel better if it`s not public buses At least beggars cannot get a ride in it. They say suffering is no ornament No one would feel proud with it on their neck...
LIFE ADDICT by Jonathan Oladeji
Life Addict Am just craving, I mean my hands shaking, Twitching for some..... Just a: Drag, fix, high! Just one more time, That sick hunger, Foul thoughts, and fading sights. Resolute and wretched, My high resolution image, A crook and wretch, The bottle and booze,...
THE NIGHT TREASURE by Fisayo Obilaja
THE NIGHT TREASURE It was all dark and silent, In a city filled with violence, Crime was at the heart of every home, There I was, at the city's south gate, Panting and silently ranting with annoyance 'Cause there was none to rade! 'Flickle-shikle' I heard, sound of...
TODAY IS YESTERDAY’S TOMORROW by Francis Omode
TODAY IS YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW The Wise says: TODAY is yesterday's tomorrow This week is last week's next week This month is last month's next month This year is last year's new year Alas, Time waits for no man Tomorrow comes every TODAY I live. The Lazy says: Tomorrow...
THE TYRANNY OF MAMA DERO
THE TYRANNY OF MÀMA DÉRÓ The Àkùko gàgàrà bears her gossips from town to town Gossips of me being nothing but a greedy clown The rat at home tells it to the farm rat and to the squirrel Even the Irúnmolè informs the ancestors of our quarrel This woman that I married...
RITUALS by Tola Ijalusi
RITUALS The rain comes, clouds heavy here but rainbow is missing. Merger of shoddy elites occupants of floors in assemblies of nation's houses sited on national rock. Postmen of economic issues servicing to occurrence scarcity of resources, for whom we...
