Poisoned Darts — T. C. Nwosu

Hush me into your reverenceO stillness from the bushespoisoned darts with warmblack eyes arespringing againstthe leaping armsof turreted cars the birds are singingtheir hollow notesthe diamond-eyes arrow the sky and prayers hailthe showers of pea-sizedstones the heaving throat is parchedwith fearin the ice-cold goblet booby-trap boots bustlingacross blank bleeding heapsof the dying and the dead […]

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Drummers — Diyel Garba

Listen to them once morePlaying on the taut drumOf human passionAt the cabalistic covens. Fingerplug your earsNot to hear the siren tattooOf gamto which shearsOff human reason. Beware the leopard’sAwesome membraneThat excites the heartTo hanker forStreams of gore. And do not heedThe primitive messageNo, do not succumbTo the primeval beatsPulsing a comboOf hatred and strifeFrom […]

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