Brief encounter — Uncredited (Citizen)

The archive Brief encounter Poem by Uncredited (Citizen) · 1992 Alone on a solitary walk Perchance I raise my head And spot a dream come true In a passing bus Seconds of unexpected glances Transmitting milliseconds of information Of perturient emotions Then roaring past the bus moved on I bowed my head and trudged slowly […]

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Nature discriminated — Suleiman Zailani

The archive Nature discriminated Poem by Suleiman Zailani · 1992 Who says undergentlemanly act Passion does not lurk around Imagine my surprise to find The impeccable man-of taste Of decorum coloured mien and garb In his room of reclining dame Whose retinue of passion Of measured looks And languid movements Irradiate friendlier affinities With that […]

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Havoc — Umar Alkali (Riyala)

The archive Havoc Poem by Umar Alkali (Riyala) · 1992 Today peace reign In the kingdom of my soul Nervousness gone And gone the gods of disturbance Which strife in me Days ago. Now free Feeling none The mind settled Out of its thirst Still hungry But in sober I even wonder What befell me […]

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The moral question — Amin I. Gwani

The archive The moral question Poem by Amin I. Gwani · 1992 Who is to blame the politicians fail Some do blame the parties executives While others say blame the money bags I and you blame the alien system If history does manifest itself The unfolding of events really did reflect Me and you would […]

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Zuma rock — Umar Alkali (Riyala)

The archive Zuma rock Poem by Umar Alkali (Riyala) · 1992 I, a bastard Born out of the wedlock, Of a battered economy. I, a cobweb Hanging on the door of hope Now cleansed, pushed, Falling dejected on the floor of suffering. Mother in your arms I was stabbed Daggers of favouritism Thrust in my […]

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Powertics — Obynna Chylekezi

The archive Powertics Poem by Obynna Chylekezi · 1992 Not a grave, it’s a tunnel Dark tunnel to the light above The ghostly gamble Of dead pressuring drag: The two sided coin: Float or sink or float or sink For a bruising clasp To hold people’s powergate The presidential applicant Dog paddling Day dreaming for […]

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My funeral — Uncredited (Citizen)

Read “My funeral”, an uncredited poem published in Citizen on 28 Sep 1992, on death & mortality, politics and hope & resilience.

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Sensation — Maikudi Sambo

Read “Sensation” by Maikudi Sambo, published in Citizen on 31 Aug 1992, on desire, poetry and inner conflict.

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Yearning — Ja’afar Umar Farouque

Read “Yearning” by Ja’afar Umar Farouque, published in Citizen on 31 Aug 1992, on love & relationships, longing and hope & resilience.

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Cinderella — Mohammed Nanu Potiskum

Read “Cinderella” by Mohammed Nanu Potiskum, published in Citizen on 31 Aug 1992, on love & relationships, beauty and acceptance.

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