THE POEM WILL MAKE YOU REMEMBER THE LOVED ONES YOU’VE LOST – Review of Aremo Gemini’s Irawe by Ola TheRAWPoet Adene When a loved one dies, it is never just about the pain and the tears associated with the period of their death, it is more of the void that their exit leaves. The emptiness […]
Play and Download Audio Here just like above Lyrics Bernard Bernard had a lot on his mind to say that day But for the shame of it He wasn’t going to speak to his father face to face And so he pulled out his phone It was time for him to face his mess […]
About the Poet Isaac Idehen Ugiagbe is currently a 400L student of Geomatics in the University of Benin. He is the lead graphic artist of Sensei Graphics, a lover of the piano and a Spoken word poet (with the stage name motmot) who aims to change lives by the words the breathes out in poetry. […]
ME AND HAPPINESS So it is painless to get a box or bar of chocolate, a new tie, gifting of clothing you so admired from friends and family and at that point would confirm and know you’re happy. Come on, how won’t you be happy? Passed an exam, got an email confirming your attendance to […]
I’ve seen giantsEnd up as dwarfsTaj Mahal blueprintsEnd up as unpublished drafts. I’ve seen CheckmatesEnd up as lossesFor the player, was checkingMates paces to run personal races. Rocks have been reduced to ashesFor they were scared of harsh hissWhat will people say, has left a lot of folksWithout a say in their own lives. If […]
Have you noticed? When I don’t talk,There’s silence between us. When I don’t call,There’s distance. When I don’t text,We run out of words. Have you noticed? When I don’t askThere’s no openness. When I don’t show affectionNone of us cares. When I don’t prayThere’s no amen. Darling, have you noticed?That I’m the one dating us.
Yesterday was a Sunday that had me asking: -where the Sun dey? But things that bothered me,Bothers me no more,For I’ve come in terms with the fact that there are some things I’ll never know, -like who God’s mom is. Maybe when I see Elohim He’ll tell me, Maybe not, Maybe I’ll never know,But the […]
I know you’ll say it doesn’t make senseAll of the insults I takeFor your sake,That sometimes, being polite is rudeBeing rude to myself,And love is but just a ruse. I know you’ll say reckless loving,Is a fool’s mayhemEndless obsessionIs a madman’s endAnd even the devilWill not dare. I know you’ll warnThat you’re not the oneThat […]
Every once in a while, I say hi I go try chyke you like say I don high. Every once in a while I say die But the next day I dey claim say na you be my life. Every once in a while, You see me. But I dey claim say You dey on […]
I heard you’ve had enoughGive me some. Enough is enough Why are those that have little or maybe nothing quick with those words? I heard you screamingAnd like time, I have run out of words.Give me some. Take a chill pill, Don’t try to beat the queue. I’m a veteran in your shoes,And here’s a […]
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