Satire
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“Monsters You Made” — A Poem by Pendullum
You push us down repeatedly,Then walk all over us with glee.You disrespect us openly; playing on our intelligence like we have no clue.Thirty-six million has turned to snake food,When did…
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“Pick Your Worries” — A Poem by Epiphany
A cube of sugarmakes their cup of tea;wrinkled or ironed out flat,Naira notes must change hands. “In another life maybe,I could don cheap shadesand not have to look the part—and…
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“Nigeria” — A Poem by Bianca Kate Orieku
Everywhere, cries and crisisHeads bow in submissionPoverty rears its ugly headCovid has left its mark. The fatal blow has left her strugglingFor breath which isn’t forthcomingHer people cry in agonyWatching…
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“Dear Family” — A Poem by Egbebi Mariam
Dear world, Are you still sleeping? You told me not to wake you yesterday when I tried to. Now your house is burning and you are still sleeping, The security…
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“Only for the Thinkers” — A Poem by Proftee
We are by the sea but all we can see is the other side of the sea. Our minds are laced with different thoughts, of the government’s faults. Here, it…
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“Sending Fire to the Rain” — A Poem by Chukwujekwu Mbanefo Chukwuewenite
It was morning The cloud was calm and clear Devoid of any ray of light As dark as the limbus cloud preceding a heavy down pour But devoid of water…
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“Satire Song” — A Poem by Olukorede Badejo
Send down a cry to the African giant Tell them a stone can kill Goliath If muddled in the dirt and sins of their fathers Sing and dance to the…
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Nigerian Politicians
Mouths full of sweet words like candy, Deceiving the poor masses with their sugar-coated words, Full of deceit and hypocrisy, I wonder if we worship the same God with them.…
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Spare the Rod
Hearken to the lord! Spare not the rod When you anger rises above the sun Lest you spoil your son. Bind him With the thousand hymns Make him a laborer…
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In the Name Of Power
What do we call these soldiers, That whip and leave question marks on our bodies? How do we remotely pause this display Or chance this chosen cheerful chairlady? At the…
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Mr. Justice
Mr. Justice, Do you have ears— to listen well? Do you have eyes— to see those innocents who have gone missing, In the hands of these predators Who carry the…
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Deceit
Our leaders have taken us scales, Indeed great heights, Was it not yesterday, That by their combined efforts, Our beautiful country Ranked top three Of the most corrupt countries in…
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Welcome to My Country!
Welcome to my country! Where corruption is the language we speak Surreal pleasures that we all seek bring our many problems to a peak. Welcome to my country! Where each…
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If Nigeria Was A Book
If Nigeria was a book The mind would be corrupted Heart polluted Its intensity will suffocate And sages will trend the wrong path If Nigeria was a book Its influence…
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The Shocker
Hundreds killed in Borno, “I’m shocked” The insecurity in the north is escalating, “I’m shocked” Farmers-herdsmen clashes still on point, “I’m shocked” Millions unemployed, “I’m shocked” The south is still…
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Freedom
I sat down From dawn to dusk My eyelashes had refused to come together. Are they in chaos? My mouth refuses to move, but my mind keeps saying things of…
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Obsequious Sycophants
The truth is troublesome; It pains the obsequious sycophants, Like a sword piercing their souls, As a saw on a board, But I care not, for I choose their Pangs…
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Entrapped into Suffering
Into the wilderness of sufferings, Lured in with joyous voice of solitude. Sudden transmutation of disposition; Like clouds changing the cloth of weather. Finding no place, no love, no home.…
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Democracy
A score and one years ago, The military juntas seized After about three decades of Autocracy Democracy was said to be This demo could never be this crazy yet5 it…
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#TheMatters Arising
How shall we narrate this real fiction, Or tell the story from the teller? How do we oppose this fictional motion When everyone suddenly became a debater? Where is global…
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