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Best Nigerians Poems

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A True Nigerian
A true Nigerian is brave like the Lion,
He is courageous, hospitable and kind.
He never shies away from responsibilities;
In his hearts of heart he controls all...

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Categories: nigerians, africa,
Form: Blank verse



Vote Wisely
vote wisely

don't believe what you 
see 
cos behind the close 
doors lies a lot unknown

as the saying goes
all that glitters are not gold
look beyond what...

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Categories: nigerians, abuse, africa, corruption, dedication,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Let Us Celebrate
Let us celebrate
This is not time to denigrate
Nigerians rise and jubilate
Cause we are poised to rethink and meditate
  
Let us roll out the drums
This...

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Categories: nigerians, celebration, hope,
Form: Rhyme
We Are One - Nigeria Remix
We Are One (Nigeria Remix)

Ever seen an eagle feeding like a vulture?
Dignity trampled on, where corruption is a culture?
Darkness threatens her future, cause of her...

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Categories: nigerians, peace, political, visionary,
Form: Lyric
Scam
Scam-a-day, my way. 
Scam-bags, graymail written, 
sent. 
Nigerians make more....

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Categories: nigerians, business
Form: Haiku



The Third Coming
The first duo 
The candidate we can trust

Manifesto reads 
War against corruption 

The second duo
The best man for the jobs

Manifesto reads
The rule of law prevails...

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Categories: nigerians, confusion, dark, death, dedication,
Form: Couplet
Towards Peaceful Elections In Nigeria
Yesterday we were happy and free as a bird,
Today with nostagia,we bite our thumb,
Tomorrow we burn midnight oil in tomorrow's aspiration.

Today we give the new...

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Categories: nigerians, black african american, confusion,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member Tribal Tripod
The tripod stand of the three major tribal 
 domains;
Stands forged by force in 1914 by the
 British ambitious chains.
These stand's can't be undone now...

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Categories: nigerians, africa, break up, creation,
Form: Limerick
Colour
THE ANGELS:
Oh!
My angels,
My hands are in the,
Air for you,
Pardon me for abandoning,
You for some times, age,
Like Ojukwu properties,
In Lagos state.
My angels,
I am sorry for sometimes...

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Categories: nigerians, beauty,
Form: Alliteration
Behind the Bar
Behind the bar as i
stood alone with my
thought
I could see the life
of my people
In misery and agony
fighting for
freedom.
How they are
humiliated and
discriminated 
By the leaders in
their...

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Categories: nigerians, abuse,
Form: Alliteration
Irony
IRONY

My joy that I wasn't born a Nigerian
Is that my parents are Yorubas
I would have been limited to Naira

Mo dúpé pé mo lókó nílé (All...

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Categories: nigerians, africa,
Form: ABC
Our Farmland
In this farm where boats sail on oil,
On overflowing oil, we yet live in a dream.

The things we see should not be said
The things we...

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Categories: nigerians, patriotic, political, satire, people,
Form: Didactic
Tears For Nigeria
Oh I cry for Nigeria!
Revealed sadness from 
Book of enlightenment 
Opened the dam of tears
That floods away joy 

Oh I cry for Nigerians!
Tears crying for...

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Categories: nigerians, absence, political,
Form: Ballad
My Long Awaited Novel
I have been away for a while now, this is because I was busy working towards the accomplishment of my novel, titled "Shoeless Night." It's...

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Categories: nigerians, abuse,
Form: Epic
A Special Specie of Human Race: An Ode To A. Aladekomo
I know of a man. A man full of gratitude and humility for all he is and all he has
He has an eternal fault: an...

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Categories: nigerians, black african american, caregiving,
Form: Ode

Book: Reflection on the Important Things