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Monthly Archives: April 2012
SAY YES TO ME
by Oyenwen Odia It’s my heart’s desire To be the kind of friend you require To stand by you when all have fled With me you’ll never be misled I’ll speak those gentle words of love To strengthen you when … Continue reading
My Feelings and I
by Bello Ariyo I found my lost discovered my search My feelings I build from scratch. Like the parable of the sower My feelings scattered all over But still I am not sober 'cause it's a House built out of … Continue reading
For Jumoke Verissimo
by Rasaq Malik FOR JUMOKE VERISSIMO (Memories are many on these lanes) In silence I heard your raging voice Tramp-ling down Cursed elders In the lineage of our Shattered histories In silence I witnessed your arrival In the moments of … Continue reading
R.I.P Kate
by Uzuazo Onwah "My God," She sighed and raised her head, "The early bird is still unfed." In great despair, with silent cries She bowed her head and wiped her eyes. Her clothes unwashed, her books untouched, To say the … Continue reading
Religion; Opium or Sedative
by Teehem “Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains…” – Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762) The maxim above reads deliciously on paper and rolls even better on the tongue. A cursory glance at it … Continue reading
The Part That’s Gone
by Priscilla Adetoun Adesheyoju What I saw in you was love. What I gained from you was lost. How on earth can this be true? When all I ever wanted is you. A broken heart; a shattered … Continue reading
Ode to A Child
by Fisayomi Ogungbe You are the soil the farmer cannot do without like an arrow in the hand of an archer you determine the fate, the future of a nation, of families. You are an inheritance you are the … Continue reading
…Opinion Rumba
by feyisayo anthony adeyemi (written some weeks ago;enjoy or not) ‘Even in the event that you have no opinion,shouldn't it be a shame for you to let people know’ – @sloppyninja … Continue reading
REEL LIFE FILM IN APRIL – The Stoning of Soraya M
REEL LIFE FILM IN APRIL curated by Fiona Hecksher presents The Stoning of Soraya M … Continue reading
OPEN MIC THEATRE: The Conscious Edition
Open Mic Theatre is Back with the Conscious Edition! The theme this time is SOCIETY, COMMUNITY AND CONSCIOUSNESS. Performers would be doing very passionate monologues and dramatic pieces. Some of the performers include Abiodun Kassim, Gideon … Continue reading
A Wish for A Witch
by Teehem She’s a witch, my mother Or how could she be so strong? They were right, her foes My mother’s a witch That’s why she don’t sleep at night Watching me, hovering, protecting me That’s how she does … Continue reading
Life’s Discordant Melody
by 'Uzuazo Onwah In the chimes of alarm clocks, In the crowing of proud cocks. In the clicks as doors unlock, In the grumbles of livestock. In the songs of devotion, In clatters of breaking dawn. In the rays … Continue reading