IRONIES They will say abortion is wrong but look down on teenage parents Pastors preach charity but fly around in private jets Imams preach against greed but grow fat on followers’ innocence Government tout peace but endorse war Parents want educated kids but only marvel at officials enriched at their wards’ expense President says: "Education […]
The Way She Moves The Way She Moves The music fills the air Taking away her loneliness Motivating her to escape As the bass demands attention Her body slowly begins to move Embracing the feeling Her curvaceous hips begin to sway Left to right and back again As her ample backside shakes to the beat […]
TELEPHONE How incredible the way it works To the techno-illiterates, magic Communication enhanced greatly Even semi-illiterates still cannot believe it Masts, cables, micro-chips All for the communication "magic" The techno-literates thank their stars For they understand the principles behind Two persons speaking each to the other A great distance apart though The mere thought of […]
LORD, WHO WILL I MARRY? LORD, WHO WILL I MARRY? Underneath the doleful clouds Stood I lone and haggard Ashore a forlorn sea Mooning over To the tale of sad-love The giants who marry their graves And the sweet nectars Which later turn to poison For the conjugal bees In their marital flowers I’ve heard […]
BROKEN She took death pills while counting her curses. A brutal husband and a barren womb… Her disconsolate heart, grave grief, nurses. She took death pills. While counting her curses, Her fidgeting hands scrawl suicide verses. She hopes to find rest in a quiet tomb. She took death pills while counting, her curses, A brutal […]
JOROMI JOROMI [god of swaying legs] Call the rain to gather again Tell the dark cloud to shield upon our land Let the winds whistle rhythmically In the ambience of those trained palms Jarring tempted beats. Joromi, Our land has cheated you. But tonight, Our hips wouldn’t go weary For we shall dance to hail […]