Three poems
3 Poems by Ebuka Evans
Upon the Still Waters of the Niger, I Wrote This i am trapped in an influx of gaseous watersa rhythmic trombone writhes me into transparency& glow is a myth, so is the twisted birth of treesor leaves― arcaded moments before i touch the floor—a rust, a sheep-load of goatsmy veiny palms, bleeding a glossy Niger,…
3 Poems by Tobi Abiodun
Walk through this with Me My father loves better when he is drunk and my mother seizes the moment with her hands and body. We are in the living room watching TVmy father kisses my mother on her ears.We close our eyes first, disappear after. As if to say our eyes cannot behold iniquity As…
3 Poems by Bello Haneefah
A Study of Our Madness sometimes it becomes difficult to tell the difference between my mind and a townhouse burning to the ground maybe /to be mad//is just another name/ for the last time/ I /tried to write a poem about hope how my fingers curled – stiff to fists – thinking this was another…
3 Poems by Jeremy Karn
How we got here how many wonders have you heard about in your life time / the Noah’s flood / the miracles of Jesus or / the tea pot that hums an old Adventist hymn alone on the stove until I fall asleep…. i want to write about the sun that sets in a zinc…
3 Poems by Praise Osawaru
What Happened, to Me? I miss the daysWhen I’d play soccer with my sisters& run around playing in the choicest mud. I miss the daysWhen I’d worry less about how I looked& what people thought about me. What happened, to me?All of sudden, life grabbed me & slammed me into a wall of worrisome. I…
3 Poems by Precious Okpechi
Spins Are Headlights at Night nothing is blurred & fast sped – close your eyes. this is not how you spin not with outspread arms & after falls – there’s an art to this: it’s in how well one’s feet dance; in how much lives are captured by the blink. should you take turns into…
3 Poems by Ayomide Oriolowo
A letter from my diary What sound does the space between two words make // as I breathe you in and you become sand in my throat / a mist lounging in my lungs // a voice that holds the mouth hostage // my nose soaks up your musk / wet / like leaves dripping…
3 Poems by Anthony Okpunor
Song of Nights for those who have been in the war ido not allow your body beg to be taken out or shaken into your throat you will have to chant a dirge of valley and limbs to hear your own heartbeat remember the wind was first young before an echo & nursing mothers do…
3 Poems by Emmanuel Ojeikhodion
Definition of a Body When asked how to define a body in the language of humans, i tell them a body is a tower plastered with lying colours It is when you prop it to form into an obscure imagery suffocating God’s hands of creation. It is when you throw it into a dark house…
3 Poems by Gift Oyewole
The Boy Grew There was a boyHe ate peaches for breakfast He sang with the birdsHe ran with cheetahsClimbed trees with monkeys Lying on grass fieldsHe fell asleep gazing at the stars He was happyHe was content He loved his life The forest was his home Then one dayThe forest became too small for his…