Poetry

Laalu Ogiri Oko!Oh ku ise mo ro’wo re oh!The one that says otherwiseCannot ever know OlodumareI saw you at work...

Awon rulers Nigeria o ni ku’reThey shall not die well!Thou shall not hate, says the LordI quote am for Quran...

The day is comingIt is inevitable.It would dawn unexpected.But the day of reckoning is at handI can feel it in...

Oh! How I wishThat I could just lookAnd then find the graceThe grace to laughPerhaps as FelaProbably shorn of mirthBut...

What color are the angels mamaWhat texture are their hairsDo they have eyes like mineAre their lips and noses as...

Him’s just round the cornerHim own all of the cornCause him’s just a conAnd him call me a coon Massa...

Where were they, when we bled?Where were they, when we wept?Were they shown the scars?Have they seen the severed limbs?Who...

Adorn your sackclothesAnoint your heads with ashesWail at dusk, and be not consoledBlessed beyond beliefBut beggars become!Weep! And be not...

To live forever, be prepared to die, To live on purpose, be shorn of fear, Devoid of fear, we cease...

What color are the angels mama What texture are their hairs Do they have eyes like mine Are their lips...