Poems
We have got a collection of thought-provoking poems authored by poets from different backgrounds.
PHARISEES
PHARISEES Once upon a time were Certain men who pored Over scrolls and much fanfare To attain the history of the Lord These were men with intelligence Who walked the streets head high Others bowed to look through their lens Into the promise of the Most High But the...
THAT ONE PERSON
THAT ONE PERSON Came into your life unnoticed, when it seems people do not recognize your existence, when you feel odd among your peers. Tried to straighten your life style that seems not to be meaningful, Just because nothing can really define the kind of life you...
EVA
EVA This day At this flourishing bay You remember? Around that September This spot On this soil I sought You've remembered? Around that September Ah-ah Eva! At the bank of this river Said you loved my cool Said I loved yours too That fetcher boy Whom you exchanged...
THIS POLL
THIS POLL This clamour for fame and power, Firm and strong like a rigid tower, Dredging higher even lower, Like the stench of a fury fowler. Can this be an ambition or slain esteem, Craving for power and rule to redeem, Oh! a wretch reaching to cleanse a spleen,...
A HEART OF WORSHIP
A heart of worship I see holy hands, Numerous as the seashore sand, Responding to a worship band, Yet expecting miracles from a magic wand, Desperate voices scream for fame, All muttering Jesus name, Gambling with Christ as if in a game, Making the church so lame,...
POISON TONGUE
POISON TONGUE To stay, would've have wished at least for years more Had it not been for the deceiver Who my presence values not They were here Others were She, a roaring lion chased them The bird in the air Had pity due to moans, endless groans To their destiny it...
GIRL I LOVED YOU ONCE
GIRL I LOVED YOU ONCE Girl I loved you once And that was before you showed me A part of you which I never knew Bitter lessons I then drew Girl I loved you once And that was before You showed me your waist And granted the green lights That I could proceed had I...
MOJIROLA ABEKI
Mojirola Abeki Yes, a million birds-one peacock A million stars-one moon A million women-one you Eyė Bi Okin k'osi nigbo I have a story to tell you Yes, a tear to break I have a head to ache The story of true missing love The skies are without a...
ABRACADABRA
ABRACADABRA (And that will be for the day) Buuu bu buu booooo Blast it off Pu phu pluuuuu lulu pro Prophets, pastors Popo, politicians, gangsters Rhetorical masters You are magicians All of you Lolo lo lawyers, mayors Soothsayers You are just the same Full of twaddle...
THE ROAD TO NIGERIA
THE ROAD TO NIGERIA The road to Nigeria is littered with bones of those who protest, those who splash spittle on the faces of our generals, those who lock their doors and bid farewell to their relatives. The road to Nigeria is littered with skulls of innocent...
IT IS TWELVE
IT IS TWELVE... It is twelve And the day is at crossroads; Evening wrestles night For the rights of time It is twelve And it is a new day This day begins its day yawning A hundred loads Loom on its discourteous sun Its face, dyed with uncertainty Deep rooted in...
IS IT HOME HERE
IS IT HOME HERE Is it my home here, Is it the place called everywhere, Is it the world where there used to be Colourless smiles and good music, Is it the place where we used to dance When around bonfires there was no fence, When the elders were telling their...
