Politricks

Original poetry Politricks Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. We’re tired of lies and fake promises Rope of sands, even fatigued policies Every kid in the nation knows You’re a liar […]

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Greed and Curse

Original poetry Greed and Curse Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. Somewhere in a long forgotten time Dracula’s last kin, broods his heart Killing him would never be crime Arrows and […]

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Next?

Original poetry Next? Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. Shall I be the next on the no fly zone? Perhaps promoted to the terrorist watch list Shall I be updated to […]

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Delights of Niger Area

Original poetry Delights of Niger Area Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. Have you ever been to a village? Where the dancing brooms Make art on the sandy shores Of even […]

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Where Is My Future

Original poetry Where Is My Future Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. Where are the likes of Fela? In this age of no storyteller, With the thorns and the tears, Yet […]

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Freedom Trails

Original poetry Freedom Trails Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. It has been a very long walk, Manly actions and defiant talks. The gigantic whale has fallen, The ocean looks on […]

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For Mother

Original poetry For Mother Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. For mother who always is! My spectacle, my gold, my gargantuan bliss. She plasters my forehead with loving kiss. This piece […]

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The Extra Mile

Original poetry The Extra Mile Poem by Vic’Adex · 2014 From Greatness Too Is Meant for You, an unpublished 2014 manuscript by Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor (Vic’Adex). Lightly edited for grammar while preserving the original voice. The height which great men oft attain, ‘Tis hard for others to obtain. For while we sleep all through the […]

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The Stormy Wind — Uncredited (Nigeria Magazine)

Read “The Stormy Wind”, an uncredited poem published in Nigeria Magazine on 1 January 1984, on storm damage, weather and community loss.

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Papa’s Obsequies — T. C. Nwosu

Read “Papa’s Obsequies” by T. C. Nwosu, published in Nigeria Magazine on 1 January 1980; an archival elegy on death, mourning and grief.

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