NDI IGBO BU NDI GBÓÓ
Ndi lgbo bu ndi gbóó
Ndi gbóó bu ndi lgbo
Omenala ndi lgbo bu enyi
And it has been from when the water quarrelled with the land
Separate...
Mother – An Anthology
The ones who undertake our childhood roles
The very souls that prepares our daily bowls
They're from men but raised higher on the pole
To be caring,...
War Against Ourselves
From the northern down to the southern hemisphere.
From the smoke and gases released into the atmosphere
Dancing above the waste we dispose in and on...
The Two Moons
Dark empty sky stretched
To the wide endless recurrence of infinity
Kissed by cold callous breath
Of a lonely dull lighted keeper of the night skies
Whom roused...
Emptiness!
The man in the mirror.
He deflects what he reflects.
Mirror mirror on the wall, now that you’re on the floor.
Show him the pieces that make...
Leaders Appreciation
I recite this piece
With so much gratitude and inner peace
And as a deer pants for water
So have I longed to educate people on this...
TALE OF UNITY by Al-Latif Kambo-Naa
We walked through a glass street door
Poised to be back in saloon room
Shake by wagging tale of unity where
Leaves fell from the bulging tree.
Tugged...
PERFORATED BASKET by AL-Latif Kambo-Naa
A perforated basket
Made on a yawning day
I was born.
Stashed through my hurried life
Into the parking garage of future
Guarding me jealously
Without a reason.
A perforated basket
Weaved...
EVERYONE CAN LIE
From the young to the old
From those who are not that bold
And shiver to speak as if with cold
To those who talk without fear
And...
BY THE CHRISTMAS TREE
By the Christmas tree ? ??
Where the birth of Christ is heard, read, and spread
That Once upon a time
Even before the beginning of time
In...