Were the sky an egg, the sun would be its yolk Were it an artwork, the painter will be God If rain was virgin silver escaping from heaven’s treasure house Men would line up in their numbers to be the first to be drenched If earth was a building of precious stones Wouldn’t you … Continue reading Know Your Place
Look, I’m calm, I’m not armed But I have a voice –a very faint voice But please hear me out before I pass out. Look, look again, I am bleeding Bleeding virtues and morality away But I still have conscience–thinning out… Look,through the windows into the streets See how many are clueless and unaware Trading … Continue reading Look
I, with the precision of a recorder remember your voice That thundered through the speakers And caused a mini-earthquake in the auditorium —Sent some chills down my spine What did you say, That drew half a bucket from my desert tear ducts? –Tears that confluence with streams of sweat On my usually dry and unyielding … Continue reading A Ticket To Hell
Payment for no goods I gave a twenty naira note to the officer and he squeezed it into his pocket, Again he has returned his hand to the previous position. Stretched out, ready to take more of the notes from other commuters He peers into every vehicle looking for an excuse to extort money from … Continue reading The Officer in Black