Month: April 2020

Who says tomorrow will come Who says yesterday has past Who says the future is certain Who says the future is now We said tomorrow will come We said yesterday has past We also said tomorrow is certain We said now is tomorrow Are humans in confused state? Are we dreaming? Where is our tomorrow? … Read moreThe Price of Tomorrow

America lockdown her door Europe stays indoor Africa does likewise Asia padlock the door The Africa doors are now shaking The doors made of bamboo Disease of the poor reside at the door The accuser of the poor Who is this accuser? Who is tempting the only institution in Africa? Is it CORONAVIRUS? Is it … Read moreAfrica Lockdown!

My father’s banana trees grows with courage She grows with children taken over the mantle of leadership They function in line of order She sees the future like the vulture She lectures the young one to culture How Mandela is our banana trees; the leadership which died long ago. How wonderful is the herb of … Read moreThe Trees of Leadership

If gold could rust If diamond could decay If silver could be buried What would be the fate of iron? If flowers could wither If the ocean could stop flowing If air could seize What would be the fate of every living? If the economy crumble If the rich loses If the wealthy dies What … Read moreWhen legacy speaks

By Oloyi Kehinde Thompson Africa conscripted and entrapped Dragged into a journey she was not prepare for An adventure that met her unguarded A civilisation, alien to her culture Her identity altered, adorned a new one while she ambivalently accepted. It was subtle means they use Riding on the chariot of Religion They rode through … Read moreConspiracy

By Oloyi Kehinde Thompson An infection broke out in Wuhan A virus move like a ragging storm A hoodoo rode on civilisation, Flew like prince of Persia Bringing devastation for us to bear Globalisation has wedded the north with the south It has united third world with the first It has connected tongue and knitted … Read moreWorld and the Virus

We thought we have knowledge We thought we have summoned wisdom We thought we have drew understanding to our kneels Our thought is drawback We thought we have built economy from the nature We thought we have survived the politics of the feudalist We thought we have defeated famine We thought we have put war … Read moreOur Thought: The habitation of Good and Evil

By Oloyi Kehinde Thompson I see men making pledges I see naira raining in thousands, millions and billions. I see patriotic men, women, business tycoons, preachers and cooperate organizations forging alliances and uniting against the infamous virus. I see donations from every ethnic and tribes. I see a united cause to defeat the ragging enemy. … Read moreWE CAN BE MORE NIGERIAN EVEN AFTER THIS TRYING TIME