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Tremors arrest my entire muscles,Fears handcuff all my thoughtsMind numbingChill spurringWhispering that you might land beneath the water The beauty of the blue seaAttract like...
Rashidat Fashina

in Poetry
Nov 11  -  1 min read

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As the day wears offAnd brightness dimsThe afternoon slowly fadesAnd the sun journeys onTo provide light to other realms Dusk settles and night approachesThe night...
Imabong Faminu

in Poetry
Jul 16  -  1 min read

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  She walks down the streetLips painted red, thighs jiggling Nails on fleek, tanned skinYou call her ashawo, ashawo Anklets wrapped smugly round her legs...
Joy Ozoko

in Poetry
Jun 29  -  1 min read

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Africa was born in me Be luck, Curse or Death; Energy, Faith and hope will Give me strength.     Have I ever been Jealous,...
Aymar Audry

in Poetry
Jun 16  -  1 min read

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We failed with our plans, We ashamed our clans, We destroyed our plans, But evil works gains.   We ignored advices, We ruined promises, We ...
Aymar Audry

in Poetry
Jun 14  -  1 min read

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Within the shadows she stood,Tears like crystals hit the floor where she stood. So innocent was she but yet so misunderstood,Her silence speaking so loudly...
Shedrack Emmanuel

in Poetry
Jun 14  -  1 min read

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A car ride and journeyA stop at a major roundaboutA typical weekday morningIn Lagos, southwest Nigeria A cacophony of sounds and motionA sudden unnerving assault...
Imabong Faminu

in Poetry
Jun 9  -  1 min read

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A stench fills the landOf the green white and greenThe lush Greenland has taken on an ashen blackAnd streaks of red mar the whiteBlood calleth...
Imabong Faminu

in Poetry
Jun 7  -  1 min read

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O aged tree. Methuselah treeTall and stately. Strong and gallantFull of wisdom. Brimming with historyAdorned with ageless rings of knowledgeOf stories and legends and folkloreSecrets,...
Imabong Faminu

in AfricaRising
May 20  -  1 min read

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  Once was I free Before I met theeYou came bearing promises of loveYet plotted a desire-dilemma I couldn’t solve You made a mess of...
Aremu John

in AfricaRising
May 18  -  1 min read

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Child of destiny, child of promiseChild of opportunity, child of hopeChild of miracles, child of dreamsChild of purpose, child of grace Child of destiny, child...
Imabong Faminu

in AfricaRising
May 18  -  1 min read

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You are standing on holy ground. Yours might be a building with grandeur edifice with pietistical mannerisms. Mine is a shrine you cannot do without....
Tolulope Akintaro

in AfricaRising
May 16  -  1 min read

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‘Freedom!!!!!’  They kept echoing from time immemorial  Deep breaths, sighs, one, two Everyday the same, invaded, stripped of their heritage  Robbed of their culture, their...
Grace Odukoya

in AfricaRising
May 15  -  1 min read

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        Overturn   (A dam burst open that can’t be managed).By Tobi-Makinde Melody.   Overtime, I thought you’d change. And come to see...
Melody Tobi-Makinde

in Poetry
May 8  -  1 min read

Voltaire, a French writer and historian, defined poetry as the music of the soul. This succinct, but interpretative definition explains the in-depth meaning of poetry,...
Wale Olaogun

in Reviews
May 4  -  3 min read

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WOMANBirth from the soil of the iroko treeHer hips as round as the earrings of the yemoja goddessThe dip of her hips holding her baby...
Grace Odukoya

in Poetry
Mar 7  -  1 min read

  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  -  2 min read

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

in Poetry
Mar 27  -  1 min read

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

in Poetry
Jan 11  -  1 min read

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  -  1 min read

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  -  1 min read

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  -  1 min read

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  -  1 min read

  I do not need Math,nor do I needits further friend,to log this rhythmin your pulsing heart, for your figure eight expressionis a source of...
Uthman Yusuff

in Article
Sep 22  -  1 min read

Here in the North. They were killing people, Not minding what age they are. Because, those who did,  Are disconnected From the zealot of reality, ...
Fahad Aliyu Muhammed

in Article
Aug 24  -  1 min read

The innocent souls splintered at war zones,and promises that were neverfulfilled like sodded destinies. The bosom friends that journeyed to the shore of afterlife before...
Balogun Abdulmueed.A

in Article
Jun 1  -  1 min read

Music I was told,was found in all shades.From the bass to the strings Leaving it’s listener in awe.Sending it into a trance at first encounter...
Makanjuola Oluwajubeelo

in Article
May 13  -  1 min read

SAVE US FROM PERILOUS TIMES Deteriorating climate conditions ;The world is shivering, Bombarded with severe events ,The planet is infected and unhealthy ;We’re at the...
Dah real AMAKING

in Article
May 1  -  1 min read

Sometimes You Feel Like Your Head Is UnderwaterThe Current Threatening To Carry You OffYou Are Tempted To Go With It, Flow With It Then You...
IMABONG 🇳🇬

in Article
Apr 15  -  1 min read