It was found many years ago in a treasure chest
Historical data not found in the regular bible
Events that took place
Theory full of mysteries
Stories of its own
Journey far and beyond
Words in foreign languages concepts
No collaboration to the regular bible
Strong reflections on principles
Ironic in the purpose
Richness of the words throughout
Quality beyond anyone’s intellect
Superior from high calling
Secrete in value
Fortune quo
Dazzle in sequins all around
This secrete bible is not easier found
Secrete and personal
Secrete written and words spoken in documentation
Logical and Ethnical
.
the two tone'd
textures
theirn
twist
trading
throat thunder
threading their thews
titillating
theirn think
transfixed
tete-a-tete
toasting
this tempt'n
tome'z
teach
tip
theirn
'telegence
thusly
* diversely ethnical .)
*"tete-a-tete" means;
'head to head' [french]
When tongues arise to condemn racism
None speaks the ordeal of the African albino being
Defined by different views of ethnical beliefs
Discriminated by his brothers for lacking melanin
He is but subjected to verbal condemnation
With chants of mockery upon his head
Discriminated by hypocrites who speak against discrimination
Begging love and acceptance from his fellow man
Have not many mocked his blurred eyesight?
And taunted his nystagmus as he squints in the sun?
Have not many tongues wagged in ignorance?
Spitting forth myths about his existence
Where now is the ignorant Yoruba cook?
That says "Afin ojeyo" with all boldness
Where is that man that showcases emptiness?
To say the sun beclouds an albino's reasoning.
Many myths are said and put to practice
Cursed is the man that sacrifices an albino child
For the zeal of greed has made men fools
To think the albino's blood a charm
Many a person living with albinism
Are daily deprived of the right to noble labour
So if ever tongues shall wag about racism
Fail not to speak of these black beings in white skin.
By: Adams Elizabeth Oyarese
Lizdiamond Poetry World
Suddenly we appear
On a land with tinctured atmosphere
The cross, the moon and star
A sovereign state more ethnical than wazobia
A smooth and broad path before us
Hungry for our feet to break the hush
Alas the road becomes starved
With thorns and thistles upwardly breaking its soil
Like the ape, bigotry evolves
Extremist in every nook and cranny
Untamed by the scepter and khaki
Callously murdering people in cold blood
Enemies of peace lurking around
Refusing to walk in the path of love
Killing people with façade of hide and skin
The unpunished traitors of love and nationalism
Dedicated to those who lost their lives in Southern Kaduna massacre
YEMI AFO (2017)
We are not safe any more
Our culture has diminished
We are not safe any more
Mankind has lost its kind mind
We are not safe any more
Enmity between humans vanished not
We are not safe any more
Ethnical cruelty has not been reduced
We are not safe any more
For peace no search was carried out
We are not safe any more
True friendship has not been found yet
We are not safe any more
Sages’ sayings were not listened
We are not safe any more
Our intelligence has been improved
We are not safe any more
Technology has developed
We are not safe any more
Let us be heedful to the truth
We are not safe any more
P- pernicious injustice,
terrorism perseverance and
E- ethnical intolerance
A- are in no way the
solution to the
C- continual and
persistence global,
E- economical incongruity!
This
O- only serves as means to
terminate the tranquil
N- nature of our global co-
existence!
E- living soul needs to
embrace one
A- another and also respect
one another in views, ways
and in our personal
R- religious beliefs.
T- this is a sip from the sea
of ways by which,
H- homo-sapiens could live
ever after in amity!
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