Faces of Leaders - Somto Okeke

A man wearing a pair of shades told me I should follow him, Like a dream, I stood beside him, But alas, I was not the only one. When I get there you would know ‘He Said’ We walked and the sun stalked, We thirsted and our throats twisted, We limped and our feet tripped, The tree branches had no mercy, And our feet kicking the mud, leaving no tracing, We hungered and wondered, Will this ever come to an end? And on the brink of surrender, Some screamed form behind, ‘Where are you taking me to?’ ‘Where are you taking us to?’ And...

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LOVE by Somto Okeke

Can I have something I cannot define? So dynamic, it cannot be confined. So short in letters yet can choke, So tiny that gives men stroke, So complicated yet makes me fly, So high, further than the sky. Very light to say out, Very easy to scream out, People drink it and are drowned, Some swim in it and get drunk. I stroll down the lane, Perceiving the air so full of scent, From flowers that suffer no pain. I see the birds on high, And I give...

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The Facebook Addict by Laju Arenyeka

My fingers shake,My legs are pressed together from an enduring bladder,My shoulders ignore the numb painMy heart beats faster every secondMy vision is blurred by red, blue and whiteMy eyes read my lips“Just one more message,Just one more photo,Just one more friend request”Yet amidst a singing stomachMy eyes know that lips lieBurning the mid night oil I would have sleptOn my knees, a trip to wonderlandYet to like and unlike,My clear eyes dare commentOn...

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Feeed me!

I'm human like you You're human like meWe're all humansBut our nature far apart On the streets we strivewe only hope to survivemy self-esteem is lostnow just a walking corpse You look at me as hopelessI perceive you as heartlessI never pray to be like youYou never wish you were me you've got great dreamsI once had those I thinkyou've got all you needI cry daily even to feed I'm that child you ignoredas you walked past this mornI buried my brother...

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