Poems
We have got a collection of thought-provoking poems authored by poets from different backgrounds.
BETRAYAL by Ken Odenigbo
BETRAYAL by Ken Odenigbo The host, says the field is clear, We wonder in fear, we are unwell, Because the night draws near. It’s time for war, little time for us to dwell. Betrayer! traitor! Our comrade, our danger, A rouge vindicator. Once a captain, now a stranger....
HOW DEAD MEN COME BACK HOME by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
HOW DEAD MEN COME BACK HOME by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola [for Safia Elhillo, after her collection, “Asmarani”] We only mourn dead men, so why do you grieve for a man whose name takes on a life in your mouth? The way his songs pour you back into a minstrel in search of a...
BUILDING BRIDGES FOR ALL by Steven Dangu
BUILDING BRIDGES FOR ALL by Steven Dangu These scars are the failed Miracles of life, the ones I failed to believe My rush-days and failures were Answered prayers I was praying The cup passing over me Not knowing they were part of the process Of my creation, in my...
THE UNICORN CALL by Adedayo Ademokoya
THE UNICORN CALL by Adedayo Ademokoya Seeing this uncommon dexterity so pure and awesome in a mortal dwarfing my understanding and making my dumb mind vibrate Even the inner me cannot deny this silhouette of loveliness My head and heart pounding thoughts in the mortar...
ROSE by Ndifreke George
ROSE by Ndifreke George ROSE, You please my eyes and melt my heart Succulent like yellow petals that’s the feeling from your touch ROSE, You’re the chord that plays all the notes of the music that rises from the depth of my soul ROSE, The perfume of your being flaws...
WHITE EYES by Olusegun Ogunmola
WHITE EYES by Olusegun Ogunmola With that alluring paired rarity Housed in new ocular sockets, You stare at me in normal curiosity (The sensorimotor stage isn't past yet). You poke mine in Edenic innocence (Your circumcision is still rather fresh), I envy...
HOW COULD I FAIL TO SEE by Kariuki wa Nyamu
HOW COULD I FAIL TO SEE? by Kariuki wa Nyamu Neema, How could I fail to see you weren’t the usual urban girl whose ways are not up to scratch? How could I fail to see the patient waiting for each other to get done with school? How could I fail to see the right timing...
Lights Out by Chiamaka Nwangwu (1st Position – Poetry Category)
Lights Out by Chiamaka Nwangwu (Winner - Poetry Category) Poetry Category 1st Position - Lights Out by Chiamaka Nwangwu I wish that I could capture brilliantly the art that was 21 road yesterday Of the lone fueling station surrounded at all angles by hundreds...
Breast Cancer by Omobashorun Agbalagba (2nd Position – Poetry Category)
Breast Cancer by Omobashorun Agbalagba (2nd Position - Poetry Category) Poetry Category 2nd Position - Breast Cancer by Omobashorun Agbalagba My pride. Prominent beauties. Soft areola tissues. Recipe for sanity. Smooth contour. Like a thief in the night; It...
Things Your Uncle Left Inside You by Stephen Ogunfoworin (3rd Position – Poetry Category)
Things Your Uncle Left Inside You by Stephen Ogunfoworin (3rd Position - Poetry Category) 3rd Position - Things Your Uncle Left Inside You by Stephen Ogunfoworin Your uncles touch you while you sleep And the walls wail as they mangle your innocence You are...
LOVED BUT FOUND by Akinsanya Damilola
LOVED BUT FOUND by Akinsanya Damilola For days lost, he sat by the old tent With thoughts of a pretty dear, he could never get We pitied, helped and endeared That he leaves his drudges and face the sour truth That a mistress would not bow to a poor lover’s wish Told...
SMITTEN by Eghele Akpere
SMITTEN by Eghele Akpere On...
