The mask on the the masquerade. It was written that he got lost In the smoke or something that wasn’t his friend, But before the smoke and foe, Life had attempted squeezing life out of him. Like...

1. The poem has a slow rhythm 2. My favourite line is “Much of your pain is self-chosen, it is the bitter option by which the physician within you heals your sick self.” The reason is...

The plants can grow where they choose to sprout The birds can live where they decide to perch The wind can blow east to west or not The blue clouds cover every inch of the sky The rule of law does...

I have chosen to sleep at night But “assumptions” stresses my mind. Why will you say before you ask Or ask after you must have said? There are some wrongs that can be right But you can’t unring a...

#DelightfulDecember When this delight jingles a bell My heart takes a break and a breath See, this December smells like myrrh, Burns like frankincense And looks like the fresh leaves of Aloes This...

Where I’m from, Men ruled Till the first girl came with a brain The next followed with a better will, and the last exchanged hers for a library If given room, she can build a house It’s pure magic, a...

Soft thumps within my chest Easy breaths of sweet breeze Bountiful amount of joy to enjoy Less worries, fewer wars The blood that spurs me to life Blood, kin, and friends alike The glow; spark, smile...

He would line us up like sheep One by one he slaughters Till the sons turn red from crying. We would tear, scratch and soak ourselves In pity, we would plead forgiveness Repentance was our only...

Mama oyoyo! How can I ever forget? When you never fail to remind me Of all my embarrassing moments? I know you think I owe you, but you owe me too All my “Happy Christmas” I thought you stored...

Landlord dey come Landlord dey go The kind landlord wey I get Na one kin oporoko Na so e dey walker up and down Tie one yeye clothe for yansh With one firewood for mouth wey him dey call chewing...