Why?

Do you stark us naked like earth?

Like an orange you have us peeled?

For pleasure you squeeze out our juice?

Why do you devour us like a lion?

Dispose us like a rust iron?

And call us woman, […]

In this world of words I reside Where words compete to be regard In world of words where numerous are patois Not only my ear even my nose perceive noise In stillness and serenity came this voice ‘Wonder how it bypasses the world thunderous noise Deep from the world of words me he summon Far from utterances of tribes me he beckons [...]

Every moment I starve to hold a staff For years, I stand to be given a hand I look to be handed a book I eat to be hit with it In tears I cry when you don’t hear me To be haunted by you is all I want But no, I still lack the know in knowledge I don’t have the heart [...]

‘Wish I can capture all feelings in words That my pain and happiness I will shout to the world That to the world I will tell story of my first And my very best whose love I’m still in thirst   May I have the taste of your lips? From your steam may I take a sip? He asked with ease My hand [...]

When silence prevails and becomes our breath Let our lips form the feelings of our heart In words let’s draw out our emotions Forget assumptions and let’s sort things out Let our thoughts flow in the stream of our saliva Let’s hear the language of our heart in the creaking of our teeth Let our [...]

In his mysterious reign, Comes the relief rain Which wards off our pain And again, Despite the heavy rain, Mysteriously the earth he will drain. Luxury bloods run down our vein Though we know all is vain Yet we crave for her way in Until to him we pray We will always be a prey [...]

1 Friend you know what? These words are of great worth Cos I’ve tried to write for years But all I do was shed tears Since you left I couldn’t write ’Cos I don’t know what is right You never looked back After you left me in the dark   Knowing that you are my [...]

She has seen what the blind can see She has heard the words of the dump She has felt the pain of the dead She has trod where there is no footpath She has laughed with the sad She has perceived the odour of water She is a woman She has conversed with the dump She has danced to no rhythm She is man’s [...]

Beware, He who compares you To silver will someday Exchange you for gold He who compares you To gold will someday Exchange you for diamond He who compares you To the rain will someday Drink from you He who compares you To jewellery will someday Trade you Watch out, If you are called ‘Apple of my eye’, You will someday be eaten!…[Read more]

Can’t you see with your inner eyes that this man has change, Baba Deji? Can’t you see the look of desperation in his eye and the thirst for power in his action? What has he done to this sate in the last four years? Nothing! Ooh! I see! You still see a friend in him, right? If with him you [...]

So vast are you that Man couldn’t see your end So deep are you that Man couldn’t measure your depth So wide are you that Man couldn’t measure your width So patient are you that you Watch men exploiting your children So powerful are you that you Hold man’s mighty mansions So strong are you [...]