Strait Jacket! – Adewale Sobowale

I protest conventionRefuse to be prisonedBy societal idealsNot necessarily ideal! Believing more than ChristAt Christmas!Giving to the poorShould be everyday! At turn of new yearTurn I a new leafFor few minutesThen resumeMy old waysWhich is always! Society has set dateFor Christ’s deathAfter EasterOne can withdrawFor a yearCommitting all crimes! On Valentine’sWe’ll findLost loveTurn to lustVery…

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6th finger! (A poem against lung cancer) – Adewale Sobowale

Suffering disappointment?Want an appointmentwith Eledumare‘cos you’ll be late! We all know you foughtwith long thoughtsyou might not be winnerdon’t put your finger! In another cinder‘cos ’twill lingermight end in canceryou’re trying to buffer! When you finish your puff,are things less rough?As you finished feg,check your health! Of what use is your lossof those looniesand precious…

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Presidential Mess! – Adewale Sobowale

The elections to the office of President in Nigeria, as far as I’m concerned, promises to be a good joke. Ijọ́ ikú erin, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àdà laá ńrí! I wonder why people who can not even win the election in their families, not talk of local governments, are joining the fray. Mind you, I recognize the…

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Picking Rice! – Adewale Sobowale

Anyone who has picked local rice in Nigeria would understand it’s not an easy job. The current news about a Nigerian actor’s escapade with a little girl has drawn many folks apart. And it won’t stop. I never knew some people could be collaborators in paedophile cases. The Yoruba are right in saying, ‘ The…

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