At times like now when times are hard It behoves on you whether to be glad or sad The world will press you hard To make it hard not to be sad But it behoves [...]
Feb 272012
emmanuel abasiubong
Jan 212012
NOTE: This poem was largely written last year after the death of former Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar Adua. What has triggered its publication now is the recent spate of politically (and otherwise motivated) violence in Nigeria. The last stanza of this poem [...]
Jan 182012
Fellow Nigerians, our country runs like a cesspool So you say Its stench stinketh foul and hard That I concur Our rulers rule like parasite That I concur Fellow Nigerians Our country is sick at [...]
Mar 092011
Down in the valley of indecision There is one in a state of confusion Entangled in a web of delusion Wondering what’s the perfect decision Not knowing what’s right or wrong He looks for a [...]
Mar 092011
Nigeria I hail thee My beloved country I hail thee Excellent in climate and luscious in beauty With a sun to watch the day, a moon and the stars to guard the night With plenty of rain [...]
Mar 042011
Life is an enigmatic phenomenon, interpreted by few but misinterpreted by many Some say life is fair, others say it is not, some say it is like a coin, any side of which you can [...]
Mar 022011
Oh helpless being that you are, who has cast your mind into this delirium For you say that you are in love, yet you live in doubt You believe that your choice is right, yet [...]
Feb 262011
He could
actually be caring o, but i don’t
like his attitudes, he shouts at me
in public, and the other day he
even beat me,
Feb 252011
I live in a small community of bizarre men and women, it is this small community that i chose to call my my jolly little ghetto; it may not be as action packed as the [...]