Dear Sis, I know I may ne’er know How you keep easy and in mirth Accustomed to the snug bra-strap’s banding, even in snow Brassiere, like the horse’s girding girth Darling sister, I sense I may ne’er get the senses Of how, monthly, you war within wriggly Tho’ you win, suffer bloodshed– menses An esoteric […]
There are no virile seeds To grow on this fertile land. No! No fertile land To grow these virile seeds. There is no voice To echo this truth Brewing in bleeding hearts. Oh! This voices wastes This voice, clear, resonant Full of messages Hollow, empty, void! Broken tools and machineries Dying, no, dead seeds Are […]
The much anticipated Video of Enigmatic Olumide is finally out! Probably first of its kind, the video went extra mile into dramatic display, making it seem like a short film/story, but then the message remains the same: “To the many souls being lost everyday, the many soldiers we lose, the many hearts quaking, the many […]
Today, we reach the last day of yet another 31 days of poetry. Many thanks to the poets who submitted their works to be shared (you all are wonderful), and thanks to those who joined us in sharing like Kukogho Samson, Neofloetry, Graciano, Tade Writes, Iyabadan, Esoteric Joshua, Olulu, Chika Jones, etc. Some poets said […]
I need your attentionWe’re no longer at easeOne end of our nation is lighting uplike rolled up cannabisBy people claiming religionbut are religious-lyhigh on cannabisHigh, the smoke rise-sInto the skiesSkies, that saturate with our criesCries, that evaporate from our eyesEyes, of a little child watching as his parent diesAnd his hands, his handsHis hands clutching […]
When we couldn’t see peace floating on waters of humanity,Our eyes were revived with seas jumping from our eerie eyelidsDown to the desert where anguish laid beneath pierced pores,Eating normalcy behind regrets that turned our lips to sorrow. We peeped through the shadows of dawn’s sigh,And all we could see were trees growing grief, not […]
Breaks the spiritAnd exiles the soulTends false hopesAnd bends the throne.Leaks the truthAnd heals angerCaptures Hope’s villaAnd sets lies trails.Digs shallow mountainsAnd covers stairsSeparates the majesticAnd builds estates of frailty.Secludes your heartAnd burns your throne:So seek the wholeAnd sort all scrolls. Source: Enigmatic Global Concept