The Emperor Of Tribalism

As most Nigerians remain ruefully lukewarm 
about President Buhari's second term bid;  
an ever-increasing multitude of potential 
voters across ethnic divides, seem to be 
enthralled by Atiku-Obi presidential ticket,
on the duo's restructuring manifesto and
remarkable track records of achievements.

It's as if the masses with full intent or 
otherwise, have at last come to 

Iam Thecover In The Lonely Nights...

ONE DAY I THOUGHT OF LEAVING
,
IT WAS A MOMENT.. I CLOSED MY EYES,

MY SELF WAS TORN TO PIECES,

APART OF ME WAS TAKEN AWAY..

THAT MOMENT I SAW A CRYING ORPHAN

Childhood Memories

Contained in this world is one specific hatred
Colour and ethnicity; these differences denigrated
Before I was born, I knew I was already hated
‘Cause of the colour of my skin, constantly humiliated.

Beaten and chopped down to my knees
Clasping my hands hoping higher power would see
That humans are defiling us coloured beings
Destroying our morale and optimistic dreams.

The Crying Orphan..My First Poem...

ONE DAY I THOUGHT OF LEAVING ,
IT WAS A MOMENT.. I CLOSED MY EYES,
MY SELF WAS TORN TO PIECES, APART OF ME WAS TAKEN AWAY..
THAT MOMENT I SAW A CRYING ORPHAN BEGGING ME TO STAY.
I FOUND MY SELF SURROUNDED BY ALL OF YOU,
. YOUR TEARS FILLED MY EYES .
AND IN MY TURN STARTED TO CRY ,
HOW I FORGOT THAT MY PLACE AS HIGH THERE IN THE SKY
HE WHISPERED TO ME YOU ARE THE GIVER AND YOU WILL NEVER BE A MISER,

A Poet - 06

A poet is but

A God in disguise,
Who creates -

Worlds new and alive
Without borders,

States alien and neighbouring
Without wars,

**dark Clouds

From freedom
To security
Checked
searched
Interviewed
Many times

Paranoia
Who stopped me
This time

! ! P R I D E

Pride and armor
of a lineage, a perception
cautions and lifts inner to a
pedestal.........
lessons on its rule book
taught not to run back...
but fight back with dignity...
that is pride...
precursors wrote in regal ink
a kind of aura it transpires

A Dilemma

It is so sad
when clarity
gives way to
frank befuddlement.
It is the brain
that cries for help.
In dire need of nutrients
that are not present
in daily meals of classes
lower than

All Poets Of Poem Hunters Awake...Let Us Stop All The Wars

All Poets of The Poem Hunters
Awake on This Site-Let Us all Unite

We are poets from every site
From States and further than New zealand
Thus, We represent poets of the world
We represent every ethnicity...religion...race.

Let us feel with every soul
Let us all unite

The Warlords Of Poemhunter

I am saddened, in fact dismayed
For the attention that I have paid
To fellow poets who fail to perceive
That they should enlighten and not deceive.
Poetry brings solace and tranquility
It’s no battleground for verbal stupidity.
It transcends gender, religion and ethnicity
It’s not an excuse for madness and eccentricity.
Keep this site clean of hatred and aggression.
Go elsewhere with your childishness and regression.

1 Is Easy

One sex, one race,
one religion, one face.
One thought, one nation,
one dream, one altercation—
One is easy.

But gender,
belief, and ethnicity,
patriots and pariahs, authenticity,
need not tender

October 2018 Showcase..[ Poems, Poems, Poets, Poets; Sharing Some Of My Favorites With You ]

A -BRI'S INTRODUCTORY POEM:

It's mid-September and the pressure is mounting,
‘cause I KNOW, on me, Bri, you ALL are still counting to place joy, nay, rapture amidst your dull drudgery,
e.g. caring for partner, kids, & old folks, aka your ……family!

And/or some may even WORK for a living, & not at …
WRITING,
but at banking, baking, driving, diving. So Exciting …
can be "work", yet at times definitely it AIN'T!

In India, It's Impossible, Impossible To Be An Indian English Poet, It's Impossible, Quite Impossible

Hey, in India,
The India of the mass
Diverse and varied,
Where the sun blazes hot
Like a fireball
And the scorching summer
Beats with heat and dust,
It's impossible,
Impossible,
Quite impossible

The New Neighborhood Co-Written By Rusty Daily And Mary Nagy

What leads us
to those from
opposite sides of the world
and places them
front and center
in our lives?

Point...Click...Enter
a world where friends are chosen
by keyboard characters

God's Own Country!

Kerala; the God's own country.
My motherland; where I lives
with all my mind and soul
I lost my heart, as she
allured me in her most
opulent ornate beauty!

Fourty four rivers, which embellishes
her perennial greenery and
complemented the plenteous paddy feilds

Consider Yourself Lucky …. [things Could Be Worse! ; History; Personal Problems; Humor (Maybe Not) ]

I’m not a history buff at all, ……BUT I’ve heard some stories ……
about some of history’s most grievous moments, and some …..of its glories.
I’ll repeat several of the grievous moments for you now to hear.
Some of you may scoff at them, while some may shed a tear.

In ancient Rome some early Christians were fed to wild beasts.
In Fiji once lived men who, on their enemies, would feast.
Citizens of Pompeii were buried by volcanic ash and mud.
Native Americans were persecuted by “whites”....who sometimes shed their blood.

The Undefined Saint Abdul Sattar Edhi

The candle extinguished but I see,
still not dark, many candles were lit,
a living candle, a source of light,
let the candles lit, we need it.
A saint and servant of all,
irrespective of languages and religions
Who was he? Can you define?
Let him remain undefined,
he was a sun he shined and will always shine.
(Saint Abdul Sattar Edhi

The Lost Way Of Love

In search for truth we follow many paths
Till the understanding dawns upon us
That all paths converge upon one.
One loving ray prisms through as many,
What diverges culminates back in one.

Difficult is to tread it's mystical path.
Strong is bond of kinship to last,
All is forgiven in that premise fast.
How cruel a man becomes in animosity

Nature Is Our best Teacher.

Living bodies are open systems,
need constant input of food,
water and energy
for survival.
Mother Nature is the unique giver
of every thing without
any betrayal.

The sun provides energy to all,
does not discriminate

A Question For Langston Hughes

What
Color-race-ethnicity-
Check only one that applies!
Did your page turn into?
What a painfully effortless answer
I see
For you
And them
In your simpler times
Of Black and White vision