The archive “Pool-Game Na Wa” Poem by ’Sanmi-Ebora Ogunjobi · 1970 “POOL-GAME NA WA” ’SANMI-EBORA OGUNJOBI (Written Pidgin English) Oh! which kan blow bin thisFour Pounds don go this week againE no include that oneWey I pay on banker “Arsenal Ah! Failing to draw”Tottenham “Sure banker”Liverpool “Oh E no draw”Wessex “Yes he enter”Two out of […]
The archive THIS VAST WILDERNESS OF LIFE Poem by Chris. Awonuga · 1970 THIS VAST WILDERNESS OF LIFE Man moves about in a worldThat is not his ownAnd revels in abysmal ignorance;He gropes his way about,Stumbling at various points;Still he tries to find his wayIn this vast wilderness of Life. He knows not what he […]
The archive Igbekoyi (Reoccurring Child) Poem by ’Sanmi-Ebora Ogunjobi · 1970 ’Sanmi-Ebora Ogunjobi Often have you comeDeceiving the WorldThat it will be to stayLike a good child under her mother’s careBut all in a suddenYou do disappearNow, Your yearly burialHas to endAnd you have to stayBecause “Igbekoyi” (even the bush refuses this) Editor’s note: Archived from […]
Poetry A Man With A Difference Poem by Vic’Adex · 2013 A man with a difference Flows with his conscience Not the swarming crowd He’s confident Not intimidated by affluence He’s filled with courage To swallow up the rage Built by the ignorant lot He dares to standout Like the moon among the stars, Land […]
Poetry Alone Poem by Vic’Adex · 2013 I hurt from inside My esteem has been tangled Friend making jokes of me Thinking they could all do better What was it really? I went for what I love Some mistake I let slip Through my under-consciousness But who really mastered mistakes I might not deserve it […]
Poetry Beyond Today Poem by Vic’Adex · 2013 See Beyond Today Look beyond your present state Beyond your worries Beyond your Nostalgic fears Beyond your mendacious troubles Beyond your lying pains See beyond the impossible What do you behold Beyond the silver dark clouds Hides the silver lining Do not commit the crime of Destructive […]