AN ACROSTIC IN HONOUR OF ‘MY BLACK POET’ Feather of the poetic winged-chariot, And to the poetic nation, a patriot. Excellent pen that inks praises and reproof On whom honour is due and those who build wrong roof. Living godly pen with lushing words, Yay adept liberal blue warrior that calls his tutees lords. Real […]
I could bear I could bear, To live without dreams, Floating through sleepless nights On eyes that never shut; I could journey lone, Humming to tuneless tunes, Without a heart’s longing That craves the healing warmth of sunshine. I could forfeit the choicest warmth, In the wrath of beserk winter nights, Not knowing what would […]
Just A Thought Mind flowing to the tune of my design Tearing away the impurities of a wayward path Searching valley’s and mountain tops to find the true meaning Of my existence To go beyond uncharted territories into a new place, a structure, Where boundaries of my own doing won’t hinder me I am burning […]
ELEYINJU OGE Ajike, eleyinju oge, [Owner of the bewitching eyeballs] Owner of the magic jugs Whose fermented wine Shall make even Sango, eleyinju ina, [Sango, the one with the fiery eyes] Stagger at a sip. I am the hunter: Erin gbo orin mi, o sa wogbo. [The elephant hears my chant and flees] Let me […]
WE DESERVE BETTER Our feet sink in muddy lanes And trek bush paths As we walk daily to school They gave us under-trees as class-rooms Glorified poultries as laboratories Anthills as hostels And saliva as water We live in constant fear of walking at night Where creeping creatures either sting Or standing creatures strike We […]
HURT DISGRACED Not understood Are reasons why I no longer ache That my womb seems dry. In love conception Was my aim, In marriage conception I’d surely claim. But the Almighty had written a different Story, Although born by another I share her Glory. We share the joys and pains to your life, I pray […]