The Beautiful Monster Called Love
THE BEAUTIFUL MONSTER CALLED LOVE You are the mystery unknown Fiercer than the blazing sun Tender as the morning dew Su…
THE BEAUTIFUL MONSTER CALLED LOVE You are the mystery unknown Fiercer than the blazing sun Tender as the morning dew Su…
*FOR SCARREDPOET ON HIS BIRTHDAY* Let us break kola over these kegs of palm wine Let the dancers prod the Aren…
Sometimes unanswered prayers are God's greatest gifts. If all our prayers are answered, we may end up missing God…
Sometimes unanswered prayers are God's greatest gifts. If all our prayers are answered, we may end up missing God…
The Lingering Scent of Fakindi War "During the days of Akimba Things were different Boys travel down to the sacred…
This is Destiny When it was three days Before Sosa festival Bambili invited me to his room He sat on his old wooden bed…
Idylls of Love ___Part 4 (Has Time done this Injustice?) "I've heard too many weird stories About the yonder c…
Idylls of Love ___Part 3 (Long Road from Home) My gaze went from your watery eyes To the green grass upon which we stoo…
Idylls of Love ___Part Two (The Last Tryst ) Could it be love That placed your face everywhere I turned? Could it be l…
Now if I ask you, what conditions must be in place for a suckling or baby to become a full grown man, you won't th…
THE SOCIO-POLITICAL RELEVANCE OF NIGERIAN MUSIC: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SONGS OF ALEXANDER AJIFOLAJI (9ICE), B…
Little Evelyn Little Evelyn Chuckling when no joke is made Dragging everyone's thumbs to the mouth Your mother …
Rain from the Cloudless Sky When on the tempestuous sea of life The ship of your soul sails When the only path upon …
Orekelewa! The beautiful angel With dazzling eyes like the stars Her hair black, full and fresh Stretch down the ho…
To a Young Child Life had taken us this far From the comfort of the cradle To the glades of conflicts Our …
A Poet is Who I Am I've been taught to pronounce my name And that will I do without any shame I've be…
The wind blows bellow my hind The rain smoulders my pains The leafs of depression are still green Fertiled by …
I Am a Dreamer Too The heat of the morning sun Devours my flesh As hot perspiration boils out of its furrows I…
Winks of Life Times are when life winks And changes garment at will Turning on one side Brings bliss and peace Fla…
You the quiet messenger The custodian of the final gate of life A friend called enemy A brother called bastard …
These Starry Stairs Upon these starry stairs The blood of giants were spilled The bones of heroes were broken…
The burdens of this world Are not for just one shoulder to carry The worries of this life Are not for one heart …
You be Queen Zidreth for city But your real name na Sidi for village You carry leg enter jeans like giraffe sh…
Our shores are stained with the blood Of too many innocent people Our history is written with the tears of bullie…
What is it you are thinking my friend? Is it endless like the blue sky above Or deeper than the bed of the sea O…
I am the shadow of destiny That beckons in silence From the dark woods of the twilight I am the terror of traito…
In my heart I feel the stampings of dancing feet I hear the boomings of joyful drums A song is perching on the l…
These holes you see in my shirts Are not the signs of poverty But the marks of survival The scares you see on my…
Please Mr man Do not call me your brother I know how many children my mama has Do not call me your friend Can d…
If you ask her out Please do not shout For they like it when you lie I really do not know why Liars do not sc…
You sleep on expensive beds In air-conditioned rooms Yet you complain of terrible nightmares But I spread my mat…
From this beautiful land Our fatherland They were taken away in chains Across the Atlantic into strange lands …
You twist like a serpent and smile like a goddess Each swing of your waist Is a heavy throb in my heart The way…
Will you marry me? If I had no food in my plates No clothes on my hanger No money in my pocket No cars in my co…
May be I've not taken time to know you And I'm not certain of your name But each and every time my fair la…
Do Not Call Me a Village Boy What's this uncooked junks you call salad? What's this worms you called noodle…
While it may be possible to demystify this poem along any thematic line...it is my intention to address the confusion …
You denizens of mousetown How come you were so fooled To make the cat you king!!! What on earth has a rogue…
O great visitor The messenger of yonder realm The threat of mankind across the ages The fear of humanity in all…
I know of a slumber From which no one will ever wake For men of bygone days Still lie on their rusty beds Snori…
Glory glory glory!!! I have found my future wife A woman of beauty and grace The personification of everything w…
As I woke up this morning I discovered I could read other people's minds A woman greeted me with a big smil…
I am a proud criminal The greatest thief of any century The biggest swindler of all generations I deceived th…
Someone is thinking of me Somewhere far away I can hear you screaming my name My thoughts floods the flow of yo…