If there's nothing to wish away in you,
Then, there's something to pick from you.
Perhaps, something that's not lost
in the whiteness of your teeth,
In the lines of your palm,
In the smoothness of your skin,
In the tan of your colour,
In the strands of your hair.
If there's always something to behold in you,
Then, there's something to hold on to in you.
Perhaps, something that's more than
Your concrete eyes. Something that seizes the sight,
That brings calmness to the humiliating air,
That breathes life to the lifeless darkness,
That wakes potency in the budding sun.
If there's nothing to do away with in you,
Then, you must be the gold that sacks poverty,
You must be the melody in the orchestras' songs,
You must be heartfelt depth of the lyre's lyrics,
You must be the pithiness in poetry.
(C) AbdulHafeez T. Oyewole
ARTWORK- Shadowart-ist (Deviantart)
Oh, Sweet heart!
Oh, Sweet heart!
Covered with streams of blood
-Thinking you have kicked the bucket-
Hoping I will say goodbye
But I never wish to say so
Trying to hear your last word
But all I can hear is the sound
Of wave from the near by sea
What shall I do?
Abandoned in the lonely house
Now I wish I have adorned your presence
Now I have apparent your reason
Of staying with me always
I was astonished when I heard that you're gone
Now I know why you sacrifice it all for me
(c) Stephen D. D. Samuel*
*He is an art student of Hollab College, who likes sketching, writing and reading.
ARTWORK- Mark Calderwood (Tumbir)
The blacks back from war
With the white
With a feeling of defeat
Their youngest with knowledge
Of the white
With their smooth surface
They inscribe the white
Upon the black
Which give them more knowledge
That they are able to understand
The blacks reconciling
With the white
In a broad smile
Welcoming them
As soon as they appear
(C) Rejoice Akinsola*
* She is an art student of Hollob College in Ilorin. A lover of creativity who reads and writes at her free time.
ARTWORK- Kay Nielsen (Pinterest)
Through the muse,
Meanings are gotten to rotten,
To life before spoilage,
Before the depletion of the up sphere.
Money is not everything
People believe in money
People serve money
Men and women love money
But money is not all things
It also has good root
It makes people kill
It makes people steal
It makes people hate
It makes people fight
Money is the root of evil
Money also helps people a lot
It helps in feeding
It helps in paying bills and school
fees
It makes a family complete
But money is not everything
People should not love money
More than their family
People should love each other
dearly
Even when there’s no money
Be contented even without money
Because, we all will leave it and
go
Money shouldn’t be all our most
essential value
Money is not everything
©Ifeoma
Deborah Nzekwe*
*She
is a student of Hollab College, Ilorin, who enjoys reading and writing.