When they read their manifesto It always sounds like presto Suddenly they lose the tempo We get the expo Everyday we hear the same thing But we never see a damn thing [Click on the title to view poem]
Author: Vwerosuoghene Abioye
Passionate about life and the arts, especially poetry and rhymes.
POEM: CORRUPT LEADERS (PART 1)
They want to be the pillars While hiding in their cellars Amassing wealth in dollars Under the guise of white collars Acquiring mansions in diaspora With views of the panorama [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: OUR FIRST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
It's our first wedding anniversary As your special commissary I thought writing a poem is necessary To celebrate chapter one of our story I pray we continue to exhibit God's glory As we make history [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: DO YOU REMEMBER
Do you remember How you neglected Those who never blended? Do you remember When you descended On the undefended? Do you remember Who you defrauded And went undetected? [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: LIFE 010
The mastery of its history Is the mystery of its story The reply to every query is a story The rules are obligatory You conceive that which you perceive And receive that which you believe [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: A RAINY DAY
First, it's the cool weather Then the clouds gather Pushing the winds farther Then the heavy pour of water That's the rain Flowing into the blocked drains Flooding the Mains
POEM: STUCK IN TRAFFIC
Being stuck in traffic Is so horrific Your time of arrival is nonspecific You start feeling lethargic You hope some kind of magic Could save you from being so static [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: SO MUCH GOING ON
There's a lot of tension I've got so much going on Right now, I can share none Until it's all done Most of us have this in common Not understanding our life's latest version [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: I THOUGHT WE WERE GREAT
I invited you to lunch I thought we'd laugh while we munch Instead you made me regret a bunch Maybe I was doing too much That's why it hurts this much I wish I had a hunch That it would all end with a painful punch [Click on the title to view poem]
POEM: LIFE 009
They are up there in the loft Looking down at the pawns in the croft Watching as their fate drifts aloft They say this game is not for the soft Who mostly end up in the undercroft [Click on the title to view poem]