MONEY Money is like literature That has no legislature But brings lots of caricature And rises all temperature Some hunts it like agriculture And gather it like furniture Others try to do some architecture But money always finds its departure Then the try a lot of restructure To get what will solve their expenditure Money […]
Lets Talk About Money
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Poetry – Silently, Things Fall Apart
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The drums of war beats steadily Restlessly, youth with hunger, anger and frustration Glaring as death; armed, looting and killing, Killing the peace, we all fought and sacrificed for. Fear now rule our streets; violence, herders and terrorist rules without laws, Elders speaks low, head lowered: sighs and moans Sages cowed, bowed, fearing to voice […]
Akwaeke Emezi Set to Release a Collection of Poetry in 2022
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Akwaeke Emezi, the talented novelist and author of Bestsellers Freshwater, Pet and The death of Vivek Oji made the announcement via their Instagram handle earlier this weekend. Breaking the news, they said, “Utterly delighted to announce that my poetry debut currently titled CONTENT WARNING: EVERYTHING is forthcoming from @copper_canyon_press in 2022!!!” In a bid to […]
Poetry – How A Beating Heart Becomes Specimen
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To write about love Is to press the entirety of your heart Into your fingertips. Is it possible to etch the colours That light up gloomy souls On blank paper? To write about love Is to explain the miracle of Translating flaws into favourites. Who can really explain the synch of Different Souls Or The […]
Poetry – Dear Lord, A Letter For You
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Dear Lord, We work in haste But we end up in vain We strive to live Yet, we have no peace. Days and days, we toiled. Yet fruitfulness is what we lacked Sweats of our labour dropped daily From our dust-formed body. We laboured without rest Yet we eat like an ant Still wanting to […]
Poetry – Second Death
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From the Brooks of fantasy. The boom of a coming legs makes a glorious call. This so gratifying not to be compared To the funeral calls of our politicians and corps. Not for the growth of our nation, But to add more loins to our necks. And our sweat abroad for their slave Masters. While […]
Poetry – Everywhere In Nowhere
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Darkness Silence Scowls of wickedness In the deathly quietness Of the valley of nothingness Here I am in a place of plenty spaces Set in a game of endless races Sweating, panting, hurting There is anywhere And then everywhere But there is nowhere Where life gets scary and absurd Yet, I cannot abscond I’m brought […]