Girl ChildGirl Child
From dawn, She began to learn the world with dolls Nurtured to take up her mother’s skirts and shoes: Little by little, little by little Her two innocent feet Were[...]
Tag: poem
THE VOICESTHE VOICES
These are the voicesMurdered and stolen awayIn the open secret of bloody nightTriggered by deaf hearers in power Arms, they did not pick upTreason, they did not considerBut were only[...]
Poet Is Also A SoldierPoet Is Also A Soldier
Written by: James T. Abel Adesitimi You’re trained to be a soldier,But I was born a soldierYou fight with gun,I fight with pen Your battlefield is right thereWhere eyes can[...]
OFFICER MESSOFFICER MESS
“Ogbeni, give me “white note” for thereOr you wan smell the mess of this riffle!?”Officer Mess stopped a driver on the highway. “Oga officer, I get my license for here,I[...]
THE GOSPEL’S ERRAND
(Inspired by Sir Walter Raleigh’s Soul’s Errand)THE GOSPEL’S ERRAND
(Inspired by Sir Walter Raleigh’s Soul’s Errand)
Written by: James T. Abel Adesitimi Go, pen, on gospel errandHoly word shall be thy witnessAfraid not to say what is goodPlease, give relief to the distress,Preach what’s right about[...]