A Different Rhyme
One, two, buckle my shoe.
I rush out the door with only a minute to spare,
Doing up my buttons as I go,
My hair looks like I intentionally roughed it up,
It would have to do.…
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Browsing Tag
poem
Solitude
They say being alone is not the same as loneliness.
Well frankly, I do not care.
Alone, lonely; I want it all.
I want to spend six hours in silence,
Staring at…
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REMEMBER YOU NOT
I want to cry,
But all I do is gasp,
As if my drowning is inevitable.
I want to scream,
But all I make is muffled silence -
the echo of the wind.
My mouth hangs…
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VIOLENT LOVE
I came with a black eye and busted lip;
They said it was a mistake.
I came with a broken wrist in a sling;
They said I should pray for him.
I came with a white cast in a…
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A BULLET FOR A LIFE
The raging bull came charging at me
He tore my dark blue dress like a lion tears its prey
Leaving not a single seam intact
I could barely hear my own whimpers
My tear wells had…
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SILENCE
Dear silence, my lost friend
I left a little too early, now I have learnt
I've been dancing by myself tonight
Closed my eyes, I am lost in the lights
Nothing is left of what…
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Everything Good
You’re peace and serenity -
A safe harbor,
A comfort zone.
You’re faith and hope -
A torch lamp along a darkened path,
A still, sweet voice in the midst of a raging storm.…
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THE QUILL’S OPEN HOUSE
-By Chinedu Nwaduru
FCR, ABH- On Tuesday, July 17, The Quills Club held her first "open house" event since the hall resumed from her holidays. Held at the Famewo Common Room, the event…
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WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY??
-By Funke Olayiwola
Myriad of dreams have been nibbled in the bud,ideas and innovations that could have rocked the globe have been thrown in the dust,all because of the pending doom of…
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