Poems
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My Mother
My mother is a woman like no other. she gave me life, she nutured me, she taught me, she…
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FOR BOYS WHO ONLY EXISTS
FOR BOYS WHO ONLY EXISTS . My mother told me that living is more than existing, She asked me to…
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SCARS
My father’s tattered house breeds red demons, and my mother’s kitchen feeds black spirits, We grew up loving demons…
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REMEDY
REMEDY . When stars fell from above, we were clouded with the shield of fears, We cowered behind lost hope…
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BLAME THE SOCIETY
BLAME THE SOCIETY blame the society when a piece of meat is stolenfrom your sinful pot of selfishness and greedblame…
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HOPE FOR THE ADDICT II
READ PART 1 HERE . From North, south, east and west Wherein I was pilgrimage through the smooth coal tar…
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HOPE FOR ADDICTS
HOPE FOR ADDICTS . I never wanted to become one, No, not once have I ever thought of it I…
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Boys who never returned
Boys who never returned . Each day I sits resting my back on that tree and thoughts of life would…
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IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE
IN MY FATHERS HOUSE . . Has my father a house or a hut? has he even a roof to…
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THE SON OF WHOM YOU ARE
© Afolabi Kayode Remember The Son Of Whom You Are So He Told Me As You Traverse Into The World…
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LOST TREASURE
LOST TREASURE i showed them the path of our ancestorsthe mould which they trudgedI reveal the beauteous of our natureso…
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Pon Mi Le
Pon mi le for that is what I accord you respect they say is reciprocal let your utterance not be…
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SISI EKO
By Afolabi Kayode Sisi Eko So much I have missed you the glow of your multi-colored face laid on a…
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AWAKE COMPATRIOTS
. . Wake, the silver dawn returning and the night gradually heads home. The rocket of sunrise burning and darkness…
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Before Now
BEFORE NOW . Before now I use to think that life is full of sadness and melancholy, I never thought…
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