WHEN HOPE IS LOST By Victor Anazonwu
The other day, Emperor Caesar In his new colony did appearTo visit Pontius PilateFor lunch was the head of the BaptizerServed fresh on a platter. They made empty speechesDressed in …
Poems
Poems
Watching the tide and clime: By Anuforo Kingsley A.
The Chinese are said to see a 50-50 situationIn every crisis: destruction/opportunities.The way we see and react to situationsDetermines the result we get.Can we keep our cool and use our …
My voice, an equal future: by Afoma Egwuatu
Silence is power, silence is wisdom, silence is a peacemaker. However, Silence is also the reason the discrimination we face today thrives. For this reason, we were all given a …
The rape attack: by Mr Theophilus Emelayo
THEY CAME,ENTERING UNINVITED,YET WELCOMED.THEY CAME,KNOCKING ON DOORS,DOORS THAT GLADLY OPENED TO THEM. WITH IGNORANCE,WE SHOWED THEM ALL,ALL, AND AND THERE CAME THE FALL.WE SHOWED ALLAND THEY SHOWED US THE CROSS. …
‘Behind the Pulpit’ By Emelayo Theophilus
Behind the pulpit are those guys who live their liveshelping others live theirs aright Behind the pulpit are those guys who strictly worship but seemed worshiped Some of this guys are now after the …
AFRICA By Anuforo Kingsley A
Where is thine beauty gone?Why art thou scattered and torn?The drum of thine heart beats no more.Thy sun, less glorious than before. Our ancestors’ backs art to us turned.The white …
The essence of chiney By Anuforo Kingsley A.
Where you left, your traces never fade.You may come and go like the lightening,But the night shall never be the same againShe has known light and would strive evermoreTo achieve …
The unwelcome melodist by Chinwe Ezeanya
In the illumination of the night I seek youAs you sing your beautiful melodyThat disgusts meAnd make my body creepAs you pause to take in a deep breadthFrom a low …
The days of reveilles and bugles by Chinwe Ezeanya
Do we not deserve an autonomous government?With an honest referendum?Not the constitutional crooks of the rock Is democracy a fairy-tale?A long-deserved interregnum For how long shall we observeThe Evita’s of …
The drum beats are on by Anuforo Kingsley A
The drum beats are onLuring the youth to the “Suru gedee” dance.It is only the healthy, strong manThat can cope with the rhythm of “Ekpe anya oku”“Ekpe anya oku” has …