DAYS OF THE DUSTY BROWN ROOF
I remembered when the roof was brown and dusty. When the sharp sand was a friend to my milky teeth And the days when...
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What is Life?
Life is a duration between birth and death, Life is not perpetual but diminished like smoke, Life is a mystery that...
Ilufoye Noah
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Aug 29
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Believe me.
Often less than everWe get to see each other;Many times we fightBut I’m not the basis of our plight....
Esther Gabriel-Louis
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Let there be light
You invoke as if a spirit, Scream from the bottom of your lungs, Call out with expectation and all the power in your tongue...
Akinola Olupayimo
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Aug 6
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OH HOW MUCH AM DROWN…
I always get drown in the Flood thoughts of her Amusement. As i can’t help it but to be desiring to behold more of her...
Mivanyi Reuben
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Jul 25
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The hurricanes pirouette
Our first encounter,Was on a sunny afternoon.When the sly hands of fate and the world;Colluded to test my limits. Dear lord! Did they try?I...
Melody Tobi-Makinde
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Jul 23
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But we know our own
I hope you read this, and re-read at later times I hope this testing periods pass, with you still intactWith me, still loving at all...
Kareem Azeez , Itunu
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Jun 29
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ROLLING IN HER DIPS
Yesterday, when she kissed me goodbye, she had that look in her eyes again;The one I dread the most just before the other shoe drops“Why...
DEATH IS A THIEF
That stone you threw on me Sank very well to the depth of my heart And brought me back to the crying ways As a...
Franklyn Obuya
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May 28
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Do not shut me up!
I am Child!Do not shut me up!Because, I am child.Do not deprive me!Because , I am a child.Do not neglect meBecause , I am Child….....
JAMES JANET
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May 27
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The African Child
Black and proud, Fragile yet strong, You are the pride of the nation You are the future of the continent. The chains that bound...
Ebunoreofe Adedeji
in Poetry
May 27
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1 min read
Hello, Brother
Hello, BrotherEven though distance tears us apartI dwell in your heartYou dwell in mine. In all seasonsWhen I needed someone to talk tooYou were always...
Adebusola Nafisa Ogunsesan
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May 12
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My Mother’s Day
“There are days, there are good days and there are bad days that make good days worthy of celebrating”And there is a Mother’s Day...
Noah Aderoju
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May 9
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W O R D S.
I heard no amount of words would fill a basket, Then,I was told to speak up rather than taking it with me to my casket,...
ESTHER DAMILOLA AJIGBOTOSHO
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May 5
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State of Emergency
A cockroach has lost A wing and a limb In a ghastly flight for safety And the broom that caused same Has caught up with...
Mighty Emmanuel Isaac
in Poetry
Apr 30
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1 min read
SERENITY
Where I am matters a lot, Where I belong speaks a lot. My environment, what I need. To help organize my adaptation. My environment should...
Naeemah Kamaldeen
in Poetry
Apr 30
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1 min read
From The Moment
Photo credits: Thought catalog on Unsplash I have been taking a creative writing unit this semester and we were given an assignment to write a...
Jess Mwangi
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Apr 28
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The Path
THE PATH I was lost but i trusted in The Path. I hoped the path would somehow end in the start where i would...
Damilola Aruna-Ogun
in Poetry
Apr 24
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DEATH.
With no eyes, no ears, no mouth, you grab without warning, you make us sad without a choice, you pick You cause so much pain...
Aernyi Barbara
in Poetry
Apr 22
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Soon
Soon we’ll look at our scars and smile, forgetting the hands that wounded us. soon our flaws will be forgotten because we will accept who...
Aernyi Barbara
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Apr 18
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My mistake
Lately, I’ve been slipping Slowly but steadily I’m receding Listening to sad songs Relating to the lyrics more that I should All these scenarios and...
Zaizai 😂😂😂
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Apr 15
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My Addiction
It all started from afarI saw you and thought you are the girl of my parI hoped you’ll be smart enough alsobut I wasn’t ready...
Theusan Ibrahim
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Apr 8
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DISJOINTED THOUGHTS (II)
DISJOINTED THOUGHTS (II) I have found balance in tipped scales.Symphonies in noise..The whole universe is a song, But we often listen the wrong way.I’ve discovered...
Ogedegbe Theodore Syl
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Apr 7
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Hook n’ Line
They say, “a stitch in time saves nine” But in this instance, it’s a switch in time. And a switch in time is just fine....
Joseph Steve
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Mar 27
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We ride on our love
I wish I could tell thee of how great thy ink is Of how it has covertly written love on the pages of my heart...
Layo Deborah
in Poetry
Mar 27
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1 min read
ABIKE
Abike! Thy native pot rejects the streams of ogundaye.Your flower pot you have hidden well,But the gods have not kept silent towards you. Abike! Your...
MY ROYAL HIBISCUS.
Love and life given in peace Joy and warmth filled in the embrace In truth and in words you lead the way. Mama and Papa...
Tolulope Quadri
in Poetry
Mar 25
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1 min read
A TALE WITH NO TAIL.
Now I stager and fail I try even harder but I faint Friends look at me and hate I try to explain, but words drained....
Tolulope Quadri
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Mar 25
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MY HEART PONDERS.
A garden of thorns There it is A rose beams brightly Even still in it When torn and hurt There by it Or shielded and...
Tolulope Quadri
in Poetry
Mar 25
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1 min read
A LETTER TO MY LOVE.
In the world of gale and hail With you, my heart beams with rays. Splashes of colors every here and there Even a lion, now...
Tolulope Quadri
in Poetry
Mar 25
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1 min read
Unspoken Thoughts
I can taste your insincerityLight tipped on your tongueFrom your lips to mineI hear your unspoken thoughtsI feel your willful withdrawalWith each breathless pauseYour eyes...
Claire Molen
in Poetry
Mar 24
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1 min read
GOD
I hear HE is boundless, infiniteThey say if I’ll believe,I will see HIM.If I reach far enough,HE will touch me . I hear HE loves...
Antisocial. Words
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Mar 15
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My time will come
Kareem Itunu Azeez (solacewrites) From Slethrin, Down to the plain ego’s of Apapath, Running from brimless raceInto the journeys non sourced for…“Our time will...
Kareem Azeez , Itunu
in Poetry
Mar 3
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BITTERNESS
Her sting is poisonous to the soul.Harboring her makes the chest tighten.She turns her dwelling place into food.Slowly eating it up,Till it bleeds. Her gifts...
Omolara Kazeem
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Mar 1
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Bites The Dust
Abiola;The same thing you didTo my heart, I did to your feet,One thing broken and theOther walked away. All I ever did was try, all...
Akintunde Abiola
in Poetry
Mar 1
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1 min read
When LOVE Goes South
What becomes of you When LOVE Goes South?When the one person you are fond of leaves you behindIn pursuit of a life where the...
Henry Okeke
in Poetry
Feb 20
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1 min read
PHANTOM
He was elusive, He smelled trouble miles away, He was darkness, She was light. Her head screamed ‘retreat!’ Yet her heart was ready to...
Mayowa Olukayode
in Poetry
Feb 15
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Mental Illness
Assumptions about other thought grasp the mind with soar face Every gaze made always give an ink idea of what others think about you especially...
Sodiq Mustapha
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Jan 27
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Commentary on Paradox of little fires.
I just finished reading the much anticipated “Paradox of little fires” by Jide Badmus and I’m still salivating. I would love to say: it’s...
SIMEON ELVIS DUMLE
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Jan 27
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Mother is home..( Happy Birthday Maami )
Having gathered so much knowledgeEnough for my own urge, I felt mothers eulogies are exxaggerated, And i swayed away, from the appeasement of my mother,...
The Inevitable
The Cemetery is full of unfinished dreams. Loved ones are gone within an iota of unplanned and unexpected moments.There has been cases of after party incident...
Sodiq Mustapha
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Jan 19
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Blood and Water
I see my reflection in the pool of murky water.Blood trickles down the length of my fingers, sending ripples that dance upon my image.The thoughts...
Claire Molen
in Poetry
Jan 17
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The stigma
THE STIGMAYour loins was my comfort zoneWhy did you endanger my Zone?Encircling me to a danger zone?You tricked me out of desperationMaking me a victim...
JAMES JANET
in Poetry
Jan 17
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DISGUISE
DISGUISELet me tell you about a game I playedwhen I bid goodbyewith no plan of where to residewhen i decide to kill the threatwith no...
Fashina Rashidat
in Poetry
Jan 11
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Fear
The imaginary little gremlin That creeps over your mind The one that limit your actions And takes over your years. The little monster that Dwells...
Mu'azu Zakari
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Jan 11
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1 min read
FRIGHT!
It happened two days before Christmas. I had not known what fear really meant until then. It was as though the veil was torn, I...
joy eguaoje
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Jan 11
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Trapped in Love
She was the light That illuminated my soul And made me see All that was hidden In the deepest corners of my head. O!...
Maliq Adebowale
in Poetry
Jan 9
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1 min read
My Succubus
She’s got the most perfect eyes, Tells the best lies. She’s always at it, Puzzling my mind like a jigsaw. She’s the codeine, Slows...
Maliq Adebowale
in Poetry
Jan 9
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1 min read
Over Here
Over Here(At Ona-ara) Where we are is the capital city of darknesswhere only lightnings, fireflies and moon share them from their generous brightness. Dust is...
Rasheed Ibraheem Akande
in Poetry
Jan 2
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1 min read
Once Again
That others may see our viewWe have made it a snap choreUntil we get our reward as dueGifts of excitement and raptureThat hilarious look from...
Idris Osunkoya
in Poetry
Jan 1
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1 min read
At the eleventh hour
Coast clear, Deed done Seconds works in value Tick tock await thee! Hour of despair cometh All Peter rode blue sea with empty...
Praise Oluwasina
in Poetry
Dec 31
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1 min read
The Creative’s Journey
THE CREATIVE’S JOURNEY The creative begins the journey transforming imagination to close reality It begins with a thought, a whiff An idea creeps in, ...
Adejumo Oluwatosin
in Poetry
Dec 31
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1 min read
ONCE IN A WHILE
A man who’s bad with goodbyesFarewell speeches and toastsFor his post mortem suicideHe oughtn’t to leave a note For a strong man dies but twiceFighting...
Idris Osunkoya
in Poetry
Dec 31
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1 min read
A Talk With The Night
Nighttime is my time,I walk anyhow,I do anyhow,I visit places forbidden,I do things forgotten, I approach things forsaken, Nighttime is my time; Oh! How I cherish your...
Ibidunni Omorilewa
in Poetry
Dec 27
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1 min read
The Splendor of Christmas
Unfazed by the sins of men,He grappled while sauntering inThe holy of holies.Passion stirred love etched on His brows as He thought,“Who do we send...
Precious Adetunji
in Poetry
Dec 25
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1 min read
SANTA SANTA
THEME: SANTA SANTA I can’t hide the joy it gives,Always in my home to receive him from Rome,Click! Click! camera shutters.Mama, Papa this is the...
Oluwaseun Oke
in Poetry
Dec 24
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1 min read
THE SEDUCTION CREED
I don’t know about you but let me indulge you for a little bit.What do you think if we made love? A different kind of...
Three hero of my youth
Hero of my youth Alas adolescent comes full of pride For hands are spread like wings Soaring north to south Though no squad but...
Praise Oluwasina
in Poetry
Dec 22
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WEEPING EYE
WEEPING EYEShedding tears nights and daysHow long will it lastThe foetus in the wombLament of a great suffering The hand refuse to feed the mouthYet...
Fashina Rashidat Temitope
in Poetry
Dec 21
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1 min read
The Lady in Red
No one knew her name, no one caredAll they knew was that her favorite colour was red. The lady in red as she was...
Michael Ordia
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Dec 20
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1 min read
Endless power whirl
Nigeria!Why art thou put our dreams on hold?In the hands of hopeless fellows.With your hands infold, just like you’re in mellow.You allowed two fellow bodies...
Mustapha Lawal
in Poetry
Dec 20
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1 min read
Sakinah
It’s not your smiles Which causes the butterflies In my stomach to rumble It’s not the glances I steal When you’re not looking Which sends...
FIRST YOU DREAM, THEN YOU DIE.
I wake up on the side of the train tracksIn a world where the time is difficult to trackI remember one thing only; I had...
Henry Okeke
in Poetry
Dec 14
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1 min read
Follow me
I can tell you about a state Where the pride is buried at the gateOf history. There you’d find a boyWhose heart is null and...
A Rat!
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Claire Molen
in Poetry
Dec 9
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1 min read
ILM – KNOWLEDGE
From cradle, Man perched on every word heard Crawled to wrap the Qolam around his tiny little fingers, A little one thirsts for knowledge. Flapping...
Kawthar Omisore
in Poetry
Dec 5
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1 min read
Dance
They say dance and all I hear is the call of the macabre, I finally decided to let my feelings out, It’s been days but...
Eseoise Egbokhare
in Poetry
Dec 2
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1 min read
I HAVE A STORY TO TELL
TELL though the bricks are yet to build a mansion,though the drop has not made an ocean,though the seed is yet to be a plantation,and...
Fashina Rashidat
in Poetry
Dec 2
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1 min read
Once Upon a Time,There Was a Girl Named Nigeria.
...
Odeyemi faith
in Poetry
Nov 29
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1 min read
DANCE IN LOVE
THEME: DANCE IN LOVE (Intro: slow music) Gorgeous, can I have a dance with you?Give me your hand, let me walk you to the dance...
Oluwaseun Oke
in Poetry
Nov 28
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2 min read
Settle our piece
...
Oluwaseun Oke
in Poetry
Nov 28
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1 min read
Are thou my karma?
ARE THOU MY KARMA? Loneliness, I felt wrapped my heart in a death grip Crawling on my skin like the leeches that attach and suck...
Ikyernum Tkay
in Poetry
Nov 27
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1 min read
Hey Mr. Hero!!
I once heard about you and laughed it out. Mum also encouraged me saying we worship daily so you could not dare call on...
Franklyn Obuya
in Poetry
Nov 26
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1 min read
The mystery of Ghanaian diets
Even for food prostitutes like us We are sometimes perplexed by certain introductions and traditions We do not know why cassava is a company with...
Benoni Blay
in Poetry
Nov 24
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1 min read
Free to live
FREE TO LIVE Can a bird be caged in the air where freedom is free? Can the music of sonorous voice? Be limited from...
JAMES JANET
in Poetry
Nov 22
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1 min read
Nil
music tastes like sand because ears have refused to eat the good sounds, and there’s me under my grandmother’s cane chair locking the little doors...
Foyin Ejilola
in Poetry
Nov 19
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1 min read
EVOL
Heaven never heard me call, guess that’s the reason I feel like hell,In my feelings I fell,In my silence I yelled,In my hands I held,Answers…...
Ibrahim Hamzetullah Hamza
in Poetry
Nov 18
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1 min read
Tragedy
Tragedy I tried not to write about you (because you told me not to) But I can still taste your name And perceive your scent...
Hope Ibiale
in Poetry
Nov 15
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1 min read
This thing called intimacy
This thing called intimacy Intimacy is more than just intoxicating primal lust, It is not just about sex or kissing Or whatever unholy thing your...
Hope Ibiale
in Poetry
Nov 15
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1 min read
When the world ended.
When the world ended When sun and moon melted, When the oceans gave up their dead, When the army of the Lord got ready for...
Hope Ibiale
in Poetry
Nov 13
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1 min read
The Other Man
Sentiment societal wonder where my path liesI am not effeminate or built to suit the stereotypical viewsBut when I start to tell tell them They...
Praise Oluwasina
in Poetry
Nov 12
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1 min read
LIFE AFTER EARLY YEARS
Weak and feeble you were With the sounds of lullabies sang for you to hear Times passed You grew, you learnt, you believed Influenced...
tunmiseakadiri@gmail.com
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Nov 11
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1 min read
Pay the Price
On this journey I am,What mile is left to cover?This ocean looks like a dam,I hope you do not call me a rover. At the...
Taiwo Gbolagade
in Poetry
Nov 9
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1 min read
1960
1960, The Ist fruit of your being ushersIn the wave of an historic remembrance,Where a nation was birth by The labour for freedom and liberty....
JAMES JANET
in Poetry
Oct 28
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1 min read
Free to live
2FREE TO LIVEThe land is green,Yet! All we see is redThe land is white,Yet! all we hear is warThe land is blessed with soil,Yet! the...
JAMES JANET
in Poetry
Oct 22
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1 min read
POLICE SAVAGERY
For what?What did I do wrong?What crime have I committed?When has having an iPhone become a crime? In a boarded vehicle,I saw them afar.I’ll be...
Blessing Inavwhe
in Poetry
Oct 18
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1 min read
A Voyage around my bedroom
Sudden sound of wallowing piano drew me closer With the mysterious interference of drums In thy alertness never to get in bar Oh father of...
Praise Oluwasina
in Poetry
Oct 9
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1 min read
TALES OF VANITY
In the land of horror,lives a Sapien of honour,who seeks love and virtue.Also in quest of fortune. Wandering like an hungry prey,but nowhere to stay.Hoping...
The desolated house
An uncompleted edificel locatedin a far away land. The house houses the landlordv Who’s forever living in the veranda ...
Adedolapo Owoade
in Poetry
Oct 7
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1 min read
Mystery of love
Love is abstract yet it can be shown and felt. Love is as hard as rock yet soft like a wool. Love is gleeful at...
Adedolapo Owoade
in Poetry
Oct 5
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1 min read
Think about me
...
Akintunde Abiola
in Poetry
Oct 5
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1 min read
IN-DEPENDENCE
Call it wierd,I call it respectIt was yesterday but not our yesterday it was a day for our forefathers A supposed day of celebration, but...
Makanjuola Oluwajubeelo
in Poetry
Oct 1
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1 min read