Mother What is life without your loveA love that knows no boundA love that I’ve depended onRight from my days in the cradleWhat is life without a mother What is life without your concernWhat I’ve always called unnecessary worryYour endless call when I don’t return earlyMy son be careful, you’ll always sayAlways there to caution […]
Category: Poetry
What is life
WHAT IS LIFE What is lifewithout a friendThe one I can call onWhen I’m indeed In need What is lifeWithout an heavenly siblingThe one who knows my allWhen I’m sad, you cry for meWhen I’m happy, you laugh with meWhen I’m hungry, you feed meWhen I’m thirsty, you give me waterWhat is life without you. […]
The black man
I woke up this morning feeling like I need to do thisThis is neither a hate speech, nor is it a dissI just manna talk about mankind and how we liveEspecially the black man and his believeA black man thinks he can’t rise to the topWithout bringing another man downAnd when he is finally at […]
The plight of a leader
You say what?That I should have told you?That I should have lied to you ?That I should have said something I wasn’t sure of to you?It seems y’all don’t getYou just don’t get itI can’t just jump into conclusionIn every situation.I have to make confirmationsBefore I disseminate informations.I don’t know everythingI can’t be everywhereI’m not […]
We don’t look like what we’ve been through
We’ve been through fireBut we are not burntWe’ve gone through shitsBut we don’t smellWe’ve seen tears but we don’t cryWe don’t look like what we’ve been through
Pa Chigozie, the Blind Rich Man.
A story inspired by one life, a song from the responsibility EP by azeez. There was an old man living in the big mansion at the end of my street, people never wanted to do anything with the old man because they believed he didn’t make his money naturally, they all believe he did money […]
The note is a friendHighly underrated companionKeeper of my secrets.
Poverty not as bad as man
CAMOUFLAGE
My hides are thick and thorny.I look tough and scaryMerely looking at me you don’t want to be my friendBecause you think I’m unfriendly.You’re being deceived by my camouflage
Baba aduni awuuYou better give yourself a breakYou wake up early and come back late.You’re always the first to leave homeAnd you’ll be the last to returnSe nitori owo yii naa ni?You want to wear the finest clothesYou want your house to be the biggest on the streetYou want to ride in styleYou want people […]