Anxiety – Song of a Victim by Olatubosun David

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] With the thought of many sorrows My sacred soul has committed a sacrilege - Deserting her refuge Heading for a life-time wreckage I’ve bridled the thinking horse of my head To speed slowly or faster away From...

I AND ME by Mobolaji Adebayo

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] It was the day of giving up The moment I gave my heart a piece of my mind The time I shattered the clouds of hope and searched for darkness The day I owned my flaws and...

The River Sings by SapiosexualMuse

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The day is young, Full of life and stirring me up Towards the river that my father warned me about Not once, But every time, the banks vomited One more lifeless body and threw our town into...

City of Gold by Tobe Ofili

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Chaos: Birds had barely begun to sing when Tapiwa was hurled out from his tent. He knew the rebels were close but he had hoped for one more night One more night with his comrades Disciples and...

Landslide by Tobe Ofili

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I stand on the rock of Gibraltar. The Andalusian coastline is sumptuous from this vantage. I wish to pay her homage But it is Africa I eagerly seek. I can barely see Morocco Does her desert aid...