Adedayo Agarau and Victor Adewale Probably one of the best Spoken word pieces in year 2016. After his performance of same at BB14/Full Proof movie premiere some members of the audience asked for the video among few others… But we thought his performance at GoPoethick was better. So here is “Silence” by Adedayo Agarau ft […]
John Oguntuase Slowly,very slowlyAn aged rabbit walksclosely ,tightly closelyA baby antelope staresTo the claws and jawa signal wiredLike yesterday his head he liftbut in shame he bowsThe lunch is gone!no longer can he launchThough the appetite remainson this spot he must remainyesterday’s victory yet speakHis current state the Hyenas knowHow painful to pray as preyTomorrow he shall […]
Daramola Kayode Babalola Judgment!Sentence passed without recoursean essential commodity for which everyone is an expertBad. Wrong. Evil. Inadequate. Not good enough.Too short. Too fat. Too ugly. Always coming shortSlut. Hoe. Whore, snore. Bore. Always at fault. But you weren’t there! When the atrocities for which you blame me are being forged.Two brothers, taking my pride […]
Foursyte Bogani Good morning this morning, here’s a cup of tea for you this morning,Wipe the sleep from your eyes, while you’re yawning.As a witness, to the works of Christ like Jehovah’s Witness,I’ve trailed the crest beneath the deepest,Hope your nightmares were the sweetest.Now we are neighbours to the moon and the star,we have come […]
Adedayo Agarau Water is the essenceor is it life that begins the sentenceof a moving man?we flow into places, our legs are small streams. healing comes with a picture, But when you are blind, it comes in lyrics.the last time I tried to neglect water, I was found floating in a dead room. the noise there was of markets, of confused […]
Alozor Michael Ikechukwu I need a little of your timeTo get some issues clear and straightI won’t be having much of youIt won’t be long and you’ll be gone! I hear you master is of hadesIn need of more bones for his flamesforcing you freely to operateAnd feed him with more blood harvest! Some say […]
Valentine Vabec Mbagu Proclaim ye this naked prophesies to the running pregnant seaThat Africa will be the historic eyes from which all nations will see,An Empire that will rise up to a fortified climax of supreme power;Tell it to nations that Africa will stand tall as a mighty rising tower. Though she rides through the […]
Chibuihe-Light Obi We are one percent of waterone percent of beer or barley or blood (any could come first)one percent of plant: twisted fibre or grass blades or geranium pulled out of flower potsthe rest are ghosts that have walked with us all these yearsand have refused to go homebecause home has now become our […]
Orowale Samuel Kolapo Like a snake strolling to citadel…With visible curly moves…It fills my nostrils…Inhaling the best of scents.. The first puff hits my chest hard…With a deep breath in between..I cough out the last of my worries..And shed a single tear in comfort.. Love in smoke..A unified scene in peace..Passed it on to a […]