By Afere David Akingbade (WriteousDavid) Finely buried beneath red gumIs my dentitionWhite like snow they areButWhen they rust like ironAnd glitters like bronzeWilliam…Will you? Black as coalIs the thread of my scalp?But when they... Read More
THE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW
We do not know the colour of your eyesSome say it’s blue— deep seas are in your eyesor was it the sky that spread its sheet across your irises?Others say it’s red— so I searched your pupils for firesThat burn the world in your head but... Read More
Adam and Eve’s Thought
By Elijah Kehinde Gabriel I need not to conquer Satan,Principalities of power in high places,Demon, poverty and miseries of mischieves.The only enemy I need to conquer/defeat is SIN. It kills faster than the worlds deadliest diseasesIt cripples the... Read More
Man in Mirror
Its a fixationNot of admiration.Nor a mere reflection.Its like an exposition.A revelation of devastation.This structure I see need revaluation.This object seize to be of fashion.It shows a reflection that call for action.A selfish souls cruel with... Read More
Forge On
I will not break,Let it all crumble by the siege of an enraged quakeBut I will not bulge,Neither bend with the winds forceOr neglect the path of my course.I know the timesAnd perceive the seasonsYet I need fewer reasonsTo have my faith lit as lamps of... Read More
A.I.M.A
By Sanchez AisosaATTRACTIONThe perfectly shaped body and eyesLuscious lips and a decapitating smileAccompained by a beautiful mindArrests minds and eyes as she walks onEnchanting voice lost of words as she talks onHappy minds chirping feet... Read More
I Am A Woman
By Maraiyesa Ayokunle My red painted lips are inviting.My sweet sonorous voice is enchanting.I savy my smiles are charming.And this straight eight figure is tempting.As deer panteth for water,you soul keep panting.For the wetness you had feel when... Read More
RESURRECTION
What say you to yourself?And what do your lips confess? If we walk in the shoes of ChristPerformed the works as he didStrode the earth with graceSaving the lady with blood issue from disgraceRaising the dead from decayBeing stricken with crown of... Read More
#WorldPoetryDay – Wading Through
By Godwin Nani Forging through the night of despairBeating through the shades for airTo make way for a big dayYet morning chokes in a tight wayWhere will you get the meansWhen filled with air is the sack for beansHow will you draw up smilesOn their... Read More