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“Everybody Needs Somebody” — A Poem by Chima
Everybody needs somebody to love and be loved while love still lasts. Everybody needs somebody to blame and be blamed while blame is still gorgeous. Everybody needs somebody to talk and be talked to while…
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“A Teardrop” — A Poem by King
So they say, kings shouldn’t cry; It’d make them look weak, Incapable of leadership, And we never can tell who’s by the corner trying to pry, So I hold it up even when it’s to…
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“Before” — A Poem by Alabi Ayodele
Before I evolve to a plant with numerous branches so vast, A resting point for the weak; An abode for the birds. Before I dig my roots into the ground so fast, And give grains…
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“Hidden” — A Poem by Sonma Williams
Love can be so sweet That you forget there are bitter sides. Smooth was her touch, Calm was her voice, Crisps was she, But then … That was all pretence A wolf clothed as a…
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“Dear Ifemi” — A Poem by Precious Cole
Dear Ifemi, I know you can perceive the sizzling aroma, Of my mouth-watering meal? I’ve anointed my body, And its sparkles will lift your spirit, I’ve also made my hair in tiny cornrows, So your…
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“Lady in Red” — A Poem by Nelson Dominic Ikpendu
Straight from the heavens, she was sent to Earth An angel of mortal birth. A bright path, her heart led Such is this lady in red. As she walked down the street Her fragrance dazzles,…
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“Call” — A Poem by Sam Petros
Today I neglect the chair For I don’t want to write this with cheer I go on my knees The write this and say to you, please Don’t just read my poems And call them…
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“Don’t Call Me Back” — A Poem by Ayoade Jesumbo John
You said you got another man, You said it’s not me again, Àdùnní, please don’t do this to me, I am insanely lost in your heart, Don’t leave me here rolling in a pool of…
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“The Needed Adventure (TNA)” — Prose Poetry by Alabi Tosin
A gloomy path undressed by an unbending desire to find the “yes” of yesteryear’s “nos” that became today’s “norms,” feeding our good desires with “worms” and turning our safe abode to an undesired “slum”. “Slum”…
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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 as a desert. The land…
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“It Dawned on Me” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
It dawned on me that I’m in a world of vultures where scavenging is a renowned culture and carcasses of helpless dead souls are still tortured. It dawned on me that two wrongs can make…
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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 rhythms of my song. Send…
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“Rain” — A Poem by Ayomide Inufin D’great
It takes strength to win and obtain, But it requires fortitude to own and retain, This is a tale of a head Who never stopped baking even after securing the bread. Every finish line is…
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“Freedom” — A Poem by Temilade Adejumo
She closed her eyes, willing herself to see it as much as she could feel it They were there; the signs, the tell-tales, the suggestions, They all knew what it meant, The gentle touch of…
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“Mine” — A Poem by Anne David O.
I want to tell Your smile how beautiful It appears on your beautiful face. I’m jealous of the sun, When it shines on Your shimmering skin. But the battering beat Of you heart steals the…
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“One Time Girl” — A Poem by Nelson Dominic Ikpendu
I told you I wasn’t ready for a tango Yet you put out your hands Pleading from every angle Whilst kneeling on the sand. While we danced, you offered to kiss Now in my weakness,…
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“Àdùnní!” — A Poem by Ayoade Jesumbo John
Àdùnní! The E-flat major tune of your voice, Stabilise my conscience till love imprisoned my thoughts. Have ever stood before a mirror And seen your self in full? I love the beauty of the sky…
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