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I was born there I was born there in the crooked jaws of odds, where fate’s dice rolled venom and shadow. I drew my first breath amid the scramble of hyenas, their eyes glinting, hungry to claim the last gasp of light. I lived through it dotted the jagged lines of a treacherous path, born among beasts that wore familiar faces. Hurt bloomed first from the hearth of home, hate served as milk from the same breast. A lot cast in shimmering mirage and brittle fantasies, hope decapitated too soon, its tender head rolling in dust. Survival became a blood soaked wrestle, fratricidal war without declared enemy the closer the blood, the deeper the blade, kinship sharpening the edge of betrayal. A race I never consented to run, a badge of calumny branded upon my brow. Shot through the heels like Achilles in his prime, I limped from the cradle of innocence into the arena of cruelty, carrying the unending miasma of a stunted existence. Abandoned. Secluded. Punished for reactions spawned by their own bitter bile. Childhood was stolen in broad daylight, my small hands thrust onto a slippery slope while they watched with cold delight as destiny slid toward my ruin. From hidden ambuscades they drew their swords, arrows dipped in unrelenting blood, aimed straight for the marrow of my becoming. I groan and mourn in the velvet dark, where enemies masquerade as friends, ever monitoring, and friends reveal themselves as silent foes, ever watching. This path was never mine by choice yet into this war I was enlisted, a thousand bands of beasts descending upon one fragile soul. I was born there, buoyed at first by the songs of wandering troubadours, somewhere in Africa a land that swallowed my rights before I could speak them. Where laws are inked by the hands of criminals, where police auction justice on dusty streets for coins, where certificates are phantom scrolls bought with silver and shame. I was born there in the furnace of West Africa, where compassion has long been declared extinct, and only the fittest devour the weak under a merciless sun. Street boys kill to taste another dawn, scholars surrender the throne to simpletons, the brightest minds reduced to eternal critics while cadres of mediocrity cage the ambitious. I live there still where a certificate is merely a passport to flee, lawyers hawk bail and charge like desperate merchants, doctors protest in the rags of urchins, poets peddle cosmetics instead of verses, bankers mount rickety okada beneath the weight of fallen dreams. Among drug peddlers and cultists I move, where clergymen trade holy fire for coins from the gullible, inducing visions in exchange for silver. In this iron cage we dare to call a country, I was born there. I live there. And still I endure. |
The looter of Minna In this groaning wreck we dare to call a country, the destroyers still walk among us, unashamed. Babangida once swaggered in khaki terror, his iron fist crushing tomorrow before it could breathe. He ruled as tyrant, blind to every future seed, power in his palms, yet the nation he bled and looted dry. A servant for a season, he and his circle served only themselves, then retired to stolen mansions, fat on the marrow of the land. He hounded honest tongues to the gallows for daring to speak truth, while arrogance dripped from his lips like poisoned honey. Millions he impoverished, helpless souls left to rot, their dreams ground into dust beneath military boots. “Maradona” they called him, but never a name of honor, only a slick trickster dribbling the people’s hope into oblivion. Now he bows his gray head in the quiet shame of Minna, too afraid to flee the Nigeria he helped murder, where criminals like him are strangely shielded by the same broken law. Destruction has not paid its dividend; the ruin stares back at him daily. He dares not walk the streets his regime never bothered to pave, among the multitudes he defrauded and left in chains of want. Men without vision, who stalled a giant with guns, turned promise into mockery, greatness into jest. Obstructers became our leaders through the barrel’s threat, institutionalizing corruption like a dark, evil genius. Systemic failure took root, and still it spreads its venom in this same mess we stubbornly call a country. Babangida, where are the guns that once ruined us all? Are you happy now in your twilight silence? Can you stroll freely among the ghosts of those you killed, or do their shadows still whisper your name in the night? Boneheaded barrack boys, drunk on docile masses, apprentices without brains, idols of every profligate thief. Generalissimo of morons, bearing arms against hope itself, you looted the Gulf windfall and left us beggars in our own house. Detestable men and their fickle friends, protected still by guns, afflict this land till this very day. In this groaning wreck, this mess we dare to call a country, the destroyers live on, and the wound festers. Copyright © Oluseyi Akinbami | Year Posted 2026 |
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In this groaning wreck we dare to call a country, the destroyers still walk among us, unashamed. Babangida once swaggered in khaki terror, his iron fist crushing tomorrow before it could breathe. He ruled as tyrant, blind to every future seed, power in his palms, yet the nation he bled and looted dry. A servant for a season, he and his circle served only themselves, then retired to stolen mansions, fat on the marrow of the land. He hounded honest tongues to the gallows for daring to speak truth, while arrogance dripped from his lips like poisoned honey. Millions he impoverished, helpless souls left to rot, their dreams ground into dust beneath military boots. “Maradona” they called him, but never a name of honor, only a slick trickster dribbling the people’s hope into oblivion. Now he bows his gray head in the quiet shame of Minna, too afraid to flee the Nigeria he helped murder, where criminals like him are strangely shielded by the same broken law. Destruction has not paid its dividend; the ruin stares back at him daily. He dares not walk the streets his regime never bothered to pave, among the multitudes he defrauded and left in chains of want. Men without vision, who stalled a giant with guns, turned promise into mockery, greatness into jest. Obstructers became our leaders through the barrel’s threat, institutionalizing corruption like a dark, evil genius. Systemic failure took root, and still it spreads its venom in this same mess we stubbornly call a country. Babangida, where are the guns that once ruined us all? Are you happy now in your twilight silence? Can you stroll freely among the ghosts of those you killed, or do their shadows still whisper your name in the night? Boneheaded barrack boys, drunk on docile masses, apprentices without brains, idols of every profligate thief. Generalissimo of morons, bearing arms against hope itself, you looted the Gulf windfall and left us beggars in our own house. Detestable men and their fickle friends, protected still by guns, afflict this land till this very day. In this groaning wreck, this mess we dare to call a country, the destroyers live on, and the wound festers. |
I was born there https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_was_born_there_1612598#gt I was born in the odds, I lived through it, dotted the lines on my path I was born among hyenas, these scrambling to stiffen the last breath, Amidst hurts and hate first from home, A lot cast in mirage and fantasies, Hope too soon cut short, Survival, a struggle, Unexplainable Fratricidal warfare, The closer in blood, the more bloodier, A race without consent A badge of calumny, Shot on the heels like Achilles, Bore cruelty from innocence to adulthood, Unending miasma, the debacles of a short existence, Abandoned, secluded, for reaction occasioned by their own bile, Childhood stolen, set on a slippery path as they watch a peradventure slide to my ill. From ambuscade, they drew their swords, Their arrows bathed in blood unabated, Aiming at my marrows, I groan and mourn in the dark, Enemies as friends monitoring, Friends as enemies watching. This path not by Choice. I lived through it, A thousand bands of beasts assaulting, Into this war, enlisted. I was born there, buoyed by troubadour, Somewhere in Africa, My right are taken away from me, Where laws are drafted by criminals, Where the police pay themselves on the streets, Where certificate are mere papers with payments, I was born there , Where criminals are protected and sanity deemed madness, Somewhere in West Africa where compassion is extinct The survival of the fittest, Street boys kills to survive, Scholars abandon politics to simpleton, Where the brightest are critics and cadres prevents the ambitious I live there, Where certificate is a document to escape, Lawyers now charge and bail for survival, Doctors protesting like urchins Poets selling cosmetics, bankers riding "Okada", Amongst drug peddlers, Amongst cultist, Where clergymen induce the gaulibe, In this cage we call country. I was born there. |
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/babangida_1608526 Babangida In this mess, we called a country, the destroyers lived among Babangida once terrorized us with Khaki, failures affect all, Ruled as a tyrant forgetting the future, had power but looted the country, A mere servant of a few days, served themselves, retired with stolen wealth Hounded men to the gallows for speaking the truth, Incensed by the arrogance of Power, impoverished helpless million Maradona was never a name of honor to the crooks Bowed his head in shame in Minna, Afraid of leaving Nigeria where criminals like him are protected Destruction has not paid off, The Nigeria you destroyed stares at you Afraid to walk the street they never built, among the people they defrauded men without vision, stalled a nation, forced together by guns Obstructers became leaders through guns, greatness now mockery Systemic failure set in motion, evil genus institutionalized corruption In this same mess, we called a country. Babangida, where are all your guns that ruined Nigeria? Are you happy now, can you walk freely among those killed? Boneheaded barrack boys took advantage of massive docility Apprentice without brains, the cynosure of profligates, & fraudsters Nigeria, ruined beyond recovery as malefactors are emboldened Generalissimo of morons, bearing arms, looted the gulf proceeds In the same mess we called a country Detestable men and fickle fin protected by guns Afflicted us in Nigeria till this day |
Babangida In this mess, we called a country, the destroyers lived among us Babangida once terrorized all with Khaki, the effect of failure affects all, Ruled as a tyrant forgetting the future, had power but looted the country, A mere servant of a few days served themselves, retired with stolen wealth Hounded men to the gallows for speaking the truth, Incensed by the arrogance of Power, impoverished helpless million Maradona was never a name of honor to the crooks Bowed his head in shame in Minna, Afraid of leaving Nigeria where criminals like him are protected Destruction has not paid off, The Nigeria you destroyed stares you in the face Afraid to walk the street they never built, among the people they defrauded Men without vision, stalled a nation, forced together by guns Obstructers became our leaders through guns, turned greatness to mockery Systemic failure set in motion, evil genus institutionalized corruption In this same mess, we called a country. Babangida, where are all your guns that ruined Nigeria? Are you happy now, can you walk freely among the people you killed? Boneheaded barrack boys took advantage of massive docility Apprentice without brains, cynosure of profligates, overtaken by fraud Nigeria, ruined beyond recovery as malefactors are emboldened Generalissimo of morons, bearing arms, looted the gulf proceeds In the same mess we called a country Detestable men and fickle fin protected by guns Afflicted us in Nigeria till this day https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/babangida_1608530 |
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Yet, More Than A Brother Moods oscillate in cadences of peaks and valleys Music to fractious emotions on greasy dance floors Mistimed cues of flares smouldering relationships Angst of redundancy seethes from within as lava Anger is camouflaged with the cloak of reticence Ardour suffocated with the noose of indifference Cataracts of devotion flows from the heart’s crevices Compassion brightens the visage with deep dimples Caressing arduous tasks to lighten others’ burdens Attrition grates the soul baring the mind’s low estate Audacious mien casts the mould of a mean persona Attracting pestering quizzes on casual promenades Undeterred optimism as binoculars peers into a future Unresting feet daily eat up distance seeking solitude Uncharted landscapes nuded and printed with flourish Life’s harsh lessons came bound in teeming volumes Lecturers of sundry genre pierce the ears from lecterns Long lonely nights pass away brooding tough theories Attention always spurned with multitude of entreaties Attires are the shields of invincibility from prying eyes Amazement and wonder to acquaintances and friends Years of toiling under hard-nosed instructors for a scroll Yielded bitter results hunting for game to stuff the table Yo-yo appointments as boulders crushing elevated hopes Obstinate phase of season invited foes within and without Ostracism dug wells of acrimony pulled by cord of hatred Outcast engraved on the forehead with pens of odious ink Longings stir for kindred spirits to occupy the soul’s void Letters are dispatched far and wide on wings of honesty Letting in respondents through the window of brotherhood Unbridled tongue lashes out blindly to sting innocent flesh Untainted heart in atonement pours out songs of lamentation Unseen are the weals of self-flagellation trenched in the heart Sequestered recompense curdled milk of unity with affront Stories unfurl the firmly swathed bard with mystical verses Satires the canvasses littered with brush strokes of humour Enigma garbs the character in fineries not of gold but awe Etchings of astonishment imprinted boldly on dull apparel Enamored of any able to break into the mind’s penitentiary Yearnings of affection resonate from the depth of the soul Yearlings and all invited to a banquet of friendship and love Yesterday’s delinquencies wiped with the duster of repentance Insatiable quest for erudition compels him to drink in cupfuls Imbibing in long drags the wisdom poured out on parchments Infused parched organs energized to purge constipated passions Apparitions of buried memories exhumed with rash eulogies Arouse dried up tears that ever fail to cleanse the robe of guilt Arraigning again before the partial jury of tormenting thoughts Kaleidoscopic filial relationships hypnotize the mind to dumbness Kamikaze images on ethereal screen longingly beckoning for a role Kedging the ship of life’s voyage with sorrowful tugs to damnation Intentions misjudged rivet spiteful labels reflected by wicked eyes Impaling arrows of hate perforate the spirit to seep out its essence Invitation to invasion by dark fiends to fetter the mind’s fragile walls Neglected on shore as brothers and sisters sail out with patron’s hearse Neighbors cut out their flesh of revenge measuring with unjust scales Neutral judges acquiesce with stolid silence as the gavel of authority Black skin refuses to be cajoled by those richly perfumed emollients Bronzing came by nature’s quirk and glistening the sweat of its kiln Brawn cultivated in the gymnasium of hard labor threads the body Anodynes are moments of laughter with friends that rob sorrow of joy Allayed fears sucked into the chasm of oblivion by a vortex of pleasure Annoyance a rare display on a platform erected on the base of candor Mistakes of the past hurled as fiery pebbles of insult across continents Mark with contorting bruises turning the face into an offensive mask Maturity date for restoration of loaned out bond suspended on a caveat Intermittent pulses race to recesses of cranial bank to withdraw memories Intractable dramas staged to the roars of disgust banished with entreaties Internalized are kernels of the fruit of life eaten hurriedly in ignorance Poems composed by Emeka Akpe https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/yet_more_than_a_brother_1530297 |
Igba Irunmole Igba Irunmole, These armies in bright blinding splendour, Arrayed in unfathomable beauties, Winged being from beyond the galaxies’ Tracking the blues skies unnoticed, They walk this earth, unseen by mortal eyes, Igba Irumole, Sparkling in beauty, I marked their glowing gaze, In radiance beyond sunlight, Watching the sons of men day and night, Though as servants attending, Yet as warriors in readiness, They weary themselves unseen by mortals, Igba Irunmole They cover the winds in clouds, Sprinting through sunlight unhurt, They mingle in lights with glorious enthusiasm, Constrained by frequent grandeur Parading this widening landscape Igba Irunmole Is this His beauty? a delightful sunbeam, Buries my gaze in a blindfold of horror Well nigh to the end of life, This frame so frail mingled with pains A strength not mine imbued within, There I saw my fickle frame. Igba Irunmole translated into English Are myriads of Angels Igba is number count in Yoruba Language, Irumole, Iru awon oni Imole, the bearers of Light https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/igba_irunmole_1529636 |
The Power of Poetry I Climbed rocks winged with words, and paint beauties on my path, invade palaces unhindered, bearing arms welling from this frame. I draw the sword from the scabbard, piercing dictators with a dagger, I cut their cables by this craft, and watched their fickle frame subdued. I soar like eagle in my thoughts, coruscating gleams attending, I see nature's beauty and hear voices, I roam in firce shades in search of jewels, The pulse of fear or grim assails, Yet capapie and undaunted. I see men entrapped in a race, oh! that they might see the filth, and time, how short to pen, these vague and obscure moments. Yet, poetry catches but a few. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_power_of_poetry_1530024 |
Igba Irunmole These armies in bright blinding splendour, Arrayed in unfathomable beauties, Winged being from beyond the galaxies’ Tracking the blues skies unnoticed, They walk this earth, unseen by mortal eyes, Igba Irumole, Sparkling in beauty, I marked their glowing gaze, In radiance beyond sunlight, Watching the sons of men day and night, Though as servants attending, Yet as warriors in readiness, They weary themselves unseen by mortals, Igba Irunmole They cover the winds in clouds, Sprinting through sunlight unhurt, They mingle in lights with glorious enthusiasm, Constrained by frequent grandeur Parading this widening landscape Igba Irunmole Is this His beauty? a delightful sunbeam, Buries my gaze in a blindfold of horror Well nigh to the end of life, This frame so frail mingled with pains A strength not mine imbued within, There I saw my fickle frame. Copyright © Macaulay OLUseyi | Year Posted 2023 https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/igba_irunmole_1529636 |
The enemy on my Bed And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.Judges 14:18b They plowed with the heifer, A stranger of a day, assigned from the pit, to bring a Samson down. She feigned false affiance, with a mission so deliberate, trans-versing vast territories, to cage a man by Lust. the disguise of a demon, derailed a man on mission, suspending the vision. The bargain was too costly, her comrade the philistines, pretentious while purloining, hides in ambuscades, dictating schemes to kill. The captives now entrapped, They kept their walled territories, inflamed the loose Cyprian, for fleshy lust and greed. Are you the man on a mission? Oh! be not complacent. The flappers surrounds you still. Keep this emblem on your chest, Delilah is not a friend. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_enemy_on_my_bed_1418453 |
President Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar
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Time Tell Time Time, tick, tick it moves, unrestrained by mortal powers, trampling on all, silently. Leaving some behind, taking many along its gentle or dreary path, for one, a fulfilled destiny, some in regrets, others in grandiose adulation, Yet subjected to the change of time, to some with open gates and palaces of passing filth, to others, the gates are closed as enemy to time. moments alter our state speedily, Joys too soon mutates in this clime. Yet Time, unrelenting. Time, Tell Time. to some, it appears as Friend, to others, it veils itself in darkness as a foe, who can appease Time? it rushes upon us from cradle leaves memories or takes us both away. Leading to the paths of innumerable choices Time, Tell Time. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/time_tell_time_1501968 |
Home Medicines Invincible craving for the relish from home, Laughter in deep dimples sets as lava, seats silently with desires. Mother’s medicines rejuvenate, Food, Bring them from Africa. Especially from Mami’s kitchen, Where the aroma helps develops patience, The taste of unblemished earthenware, Unsoiled by the greed of GMO Unfrozen fresh, unpolluted with preservatives. Bring me Egusi, laden with numerous healthy proteins, Amala enflamed with circling of igbako, Ewedu must never be ignored, where gbegiri sets the suiting taste Where is Iyan which I savour with fish, Ikokore that suiting tase that ask for more. Efo riro , the delicious taste that brings all to the table, Fed by nature with organic uniqueness Meal onioned and appetite salivating, Take me to Africa, where meals are freshly cooked Away from these Tins and cans Where Fish is fish indeed, Vegetables are grown with nature’s lushness. I starve in far off climes, Away from Nature’s table Supported by Poison from laboratories Silently ebbing out by supplement, weakening the immunity. Pharmacist turning healthy bodies to experiments, With concoctions of fabricated medicines. Vaccines and jab as alternatives, First Jab, Second Jab leading all to their graves. Far away from natures herbs Take me to Africa, Where tables are set to heal the frame The careful selection of True Mothers. Come to the Banquet of untainted Nature. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/home_medicines_1494830 Copyright © Macaulay OLUseyi | Year Posted 2022 |
Emilokan the chants of rogues Emi’lokan, the lyrics from a loon, the vituperation born from the womb of greed, the menace of recycled gangsters. Emi’lokan, the beggarly shame of old vermin, the intrusion of mafias and thuggish urchins, Emi’lokan, The insanity accepted as norm, Emi’lokan the dystopia of dementia, great grandfathers suspending relevance of their poisoned docile Youths, Emi’lokan, The cornucopia of fraud. Emi’lokan the senseless Politics of bribery, of rice, tomatoes and grains. the desperation of old thieves at the precipice of the grave. Emi’lokan, where election is a lie, Emi’lokan the lom of no reputation, Emi’lokan though devoid of dignity, Emi’lokan robbers without conscience, Emi’lokan injustices without consequence, Emi’lokan of diabetes and paralysis cloaked in deceptive "Babariga" Emi’lokan where profligates bands hover over us. Emi’lokan in the country of rogues. Copyright © Macaulay OLUseyi | Year Posted 2022 https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/emilokan_the_chants_of_rogues_1463730 |
Emilokan the chants of rogues Emi’lokan, the lyrics from a loon, the vituperation born from the womb of greed, the menace of recycled gangsters. Emi’lokan, the beggarly shame of old vermin, the intrusion of mafias and thuggish urchins, Emi’lokan, The insanity accepted as norm, Emi’lokan the dystopia of dementia, great grandfathers suspending relevance of their poisoned docile Youths, Emi’lokan, The cornucopia of fraud. Emi’lokan the senseless Politics of bribery, of rice, tomatoes and grains. the desperation of old thieves at the precipice of the grave. Emi’lokan, where election is a lie, Emi’lokan the lom of no reputation, Emi’lokan though devoid of dignity, Emi’lokan robbers without conscience, Emi’lokan injustices without consequence, Emi’lokan of diabetes and paralysis cloaked in deceptive "Babariga" Emi’lokan where profligates bands hover over us. Emi’lokan in the country of rogues. Copyright © Macaulay OLUseyi | Year Posted 2022 https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/emilokan_the_chants_of_rogues_1463730 |
Emilokan the chants of rogues Emi’lokan, the lyrics from a loon, the vituperation born from the womb of greed, the menace of recycled gangsters. Emi’lokan, the beggarly shame of old vermin, the intrusion of mafias and thuggish urchins, Emi’lokan, The insanity accepted as norm, Emi’lokan the dystopia of dementia, great grandfathers suspending relevance of their poisoned docile Youths, Emi’lokan, The cornucopia of fraud. Emi’lokan the senseless Politics of bribery, of rice, tomatoes and grains. the desperation of old thieves at the precipice of the grave. Emi’lokan, where election is a lie, Emi’lokan the lom of no reputation, Emi’lokan though devoid of dignity, Emi’lokan robbers without conscience, Emi’lokan injustices without consequence, Emi’lokan of diabetes and paralysis cloaked in deceptive "Babariga" Emi’lokan where profligates bands hover over us. Emi’lokan in the country of rogues. Copyright © Macaulay OLUseyi | Year Posted 2022 https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/emilokan_the_chants_of_rogues_1463730 |
Emilokan the chants of rogues Emi’lokan, the lyrics from a loon, the vituperation born from the womb of greed, the menace of recycled gangsters. Emi’lokan, the beggarly shame of old vermin, the intrusion of mafias and thuggish urchins, Emi’lokan, The insanity accepted as norm, Emi’lokan the dystopia of dementia, great grandfathers suspending relevance of their poisoned docile Youths, Emi’lokan, The cornucopia of fraud. Emi’lokan the senseless Politics of bribery, of rice, tomatoes and grains. the desperation of old thieves at the precipice of the grave. Emi’lokan, where election is a lie, Emi’lokan the loam with no reputation, Emi’lokan though devoid of dignity, Emi’lokan robbers without conscience, Emi’lokan injustices without consequence, Emi’lokan of diabetes and paralysis cloaked in deceptive "Babariga" Emi’lokan where profligates bands hover over us. Emi’lokan in the country of rogues. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/emilokan_the_chants_of_rogues_1463730 |
Beautiful Africa Africa, In this tranquil spectre of time, imagination tickled, Tell, I will tell of the treasures of a people, Africa on my mind, The blessed Land of the brown Chocolatey pigment the brave unbroken cast, myriads of ebullient frame transverse in strength, though marooned by turbulent past, scorned by the ignorant, undeterred, These rare breed tanned by the beauty of sunshine and nature, Effulgent with coruscation of brilliancy Calumniated, they soar the subject of unvarnished opprobrium defying the rage. Onward to destination Tell, The greatness of unbroken spirit, when riveted with the barrels unharmed The kindness and love, Africa, the Beautiful Motherland, The Home of Nature from the swelling tide of the Atlantic oceans, to the coral gardens of colourful crystal clear waters of Zanzibar The scenic lakeside of the Bahir dar in Tana, The breaking plate of “Nyiragongo” The calm quietude of Amboseli, amazing coastal treasures, the tropical forest, A people of strength. A continent where hidden gem are untapped with Mountains and sweeping valleys, Africa, Tell, The spirited awe flowing from “Mosi oa Tunya” inspiring creatures of Serengeti, the beautiful kissama and “Masia Mara,” where ravenous creatures converge to hunt a prey Only the brave heart dares. the craggy cliff, the Lush emerald Jungles, the beauty of natural sunset the resplendent glow of untainted atmosphere To tell of the beauties of motherland, The thought overmasters me, Take me to Africa Where this tanned frame glitters in the sun cock crows at dawn the thrills and chirping sound of birds A people with values, culture and morals. Africa, The cradle of civilization, Though ridiculed, we go on in strength, passing through the King's highway. sojourner among you. This is not our rest. Kissama is in Angola Amboseli is Located in Kenya Atlantic Ocean is located S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west Mosi o Tunya is located in Zambia, Serengeti is located between Tanzania and Kenya Massai Mara is a Border between Tanzania and Kenya Nyiragongo is located in the democratic republic of Congo https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/beautiful_africa_1435369 |
Our Plight Strange sedition stealthy sets cloaked in artificial greening phiz some by prejudice inquiring, “Where are you from”? others in feigning frame avoiding, finding paths away from you, There be those secluding, choosing space dodging. deliberate speed the drama, of Conceited Bias, of loss of innocence, Deprivation infinite, Obvious denigration, Nature's sun made me shine, I don't envy You. The spite, multitudinous, At work, The Bus, the Malls, The elevator, the peevish looks Even in Church secluded, The brief suspense at the “sacred” ground Exclusivity, We see it, watching in silence. Some time too Obvious, Unspoken Nepotism, “We first”, You Last or voided. “Minority or Others” we know these sieving schemes. This dying carcass is a mere container, We are not inferior, we are not a threat, We are beautiful We observe, We lough at these , We are sojourners here. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/our_plight_1436799 |
Hidden Arrows This grim February, away from Africa, where this beauty offends no one, where no preference for safety, Far away from Love, I heard the echoes of war, unfriendly torrents rippling the air, ambition suspended, in the middle of nowhere, mundane things now ephemeral was there money in the Bank? The vicissitudes of life, I joined the speedy flight for safety, amidst countless confused faces hurrying to the Polish pole, Wearied through the wintry nights hungered, frightened and pale. seeking kindness in the gloom At the Border, fleeing to safety from war, They Pierce me without a sword, they cut so deep through the pains of bygone years. “You are not welcome here.” My Offence, I am African. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/hidden_arrows_1436770 |
The Poisoned bottle The Wuhan experiment concealed, The cunning crafts devised, Myriad of ignorant mass their targets, An agenda unmasked, Polluted atmosphere Forged idea of a prepared viceroy. "Mask up" "Six feet" "isolate" Inauguration of the control game. People's servants turned tyrants, Ignorant bunch of scallywags in power, turned virologist overnight. Unending speculations. Copycats as figuheads. Dictating to dictators. Europe did these, America copied , Australia on "socialist" precipice. The knees on the neck in Canada. Africa the beggerly consumers. Dull heads and gracious tyrants. Leading heads of conquered docile whimps. Bodily autonomy despised. President and prime ministers, more catholic than the pope. A false cure to healthy citizens. Euphoria, A poison patented, Ask Moderna, Conception and naming ceremonies, "Alpha," "Beta," "Gamma," "Delta," "Omicron" Greed sighted opportunity, Protected from litigation, Unsuspecting mass of guinea pigs, Wuhan global poison transverse freely. No sanctions, No repercussions, The plotters planned Olympics. Media mopped contrary views. Censorship of facist style journalism. Doctors silenced. Massive casualties Pretenders purloining, Pharmacopia conspired. Another false sense of security. Illiterate dictators consented. The gaulible on a long queue Welcomed an experimental ampoule. The quickest ever. Greek gifts like Cleopatra flowers. Criminals rushing to the lab, The history of past failures overlooked. Humans, bereft of logic. Jabbing for fear of death. The division Vaccinated deodorized Unvaccinated criminalized and restricted. "Omicron" the game changer Defying experiment Until the demand and sales pitch failed Billion in dollars their gains Casualties their pigs Sorry, You cannot sue https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_poisoned_bottle_1432713 |
The Poisoned bottle The Wuhan experiment concealed, The cunning crafts devised, Myriad of ignorant mass their targets, An agenda unmasked, Polluted atmosphere Forged idea of a prepared viceroy. "Mask up" "Six feet" "isolate" Inauguration of the control game. People's servants turned tyrants, Ignorant bunch of scallywags in power, turned virologist overnight. Unending speculations. Copycats as figuheads. Dictating to dictators. Europe did these, America copied , Australia on "socialist" precipice. The knees on the neck in Canada. Africa the beggerly consumers. Dull heads and gracious tyrants. Leading heads of conquered docile whimps. Bodily autonomy despised. President and prime ministers, more catholic than the pope. A false cure to healthy citizens. Euphoria, A poison patented, Ask Moderna, Conception and naming ceremonies, "Alpha," "Beta," "Gamma," "Delta," "Omicron" Greed sighted opportunity, Protected from litigation, Unsuspecting mass of guinea pigs, Wuhan global poison transverse freely. No sanctions, No repercussions, The plotters planned Olympics. Media mopped contrary views. Censorship of facist style journalism. Doctors silenced. Massive casualties Pretenders purloining, Pharmacopia conspired. Another false sense of security. Illiterate dictators consented. The gaulible on a long queue Welcomed an experimental ampoule. The quickest ever. Greek gifts like Cleopatra flowers. Criminals rushing to the lab, The history of past failures overlooked. Humans, bereft of logic. Jabbing for fear of death. The division Vaccinated deodorized Unvaccinated criminalized and restricted. "Omicron" the game changer Defying experiment Until the demand and sales pitch failed Billion in dollars their gains Casualties their pigs Sorry, You cannot sue https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_poisoned_bottle_1432713 |