‘Gbekude, a poem by Oredola Ibrahim
…the lines of immortality. And everyday, the winds whisper to my ears The ephemeral dirges sung in the palace of death Every second, bodies breathe their last …
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♠A VOID SONG♠
“Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet” – Plato Karima, Mine, is a supplication of wordless rhymes Nurtured …
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Treading upon a quicksand With the boot of stubbornness A boggy ground it is. Be assured. Sinking but humming a luta continua. Crying …
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A SLAVE IN MY COUNTRY BY PENMAN
The Men of Thames, I have chased Out of the land that bore me. The weeds that choke harvests On my dying farm, I have removed. Out of my …
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INSOMNIA
(Liptonia) I can’t sleep Glancing at the glowing red lights Of my LED watch For the umpteenth time in my involuntary night watch Wondering how long the night could …
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