Lagos Poems - Poems about Lagos

...On the streets of Lagos,lumbasa , Kigali, Cairo and their environs Shame etched his name on thy skin Thou art become a site for dumping For all willing to dump Gone is thy once-proud stature......Read the rest...

...AMAPIANO The Zulu land cooked a sumptuous meal, With no premeditation, someone will go for the steal. The world watches in awe & vibes even from afar, Amapiano rhythm played like a shining star......Read the rest...

...incessant downpour outdoor is gloomy and moist sunshine is cocooned......Read the rest...

...HAIL THE KING OF NAPOLI (1) The Chronicles of the old king, Diego. An epitaph of his statue reads: "When I go, I go away from you then this badge loses honour and beats dead with no urge" Lik......Read the rest...

...Once I purchased a book about Total Recall It might be of Re-cap-i–tulation Rum-i-nation Or glorious immigrant stories…. But I failed to reach even a library spot… Too high a ladder. Yo......Read the rest...

...The genie is on the loose The genie is on the run Ali Baba and the 40 thieves Pandora box has been sprung; Pandemonium, helter-skelter str......Read the rest...

...Again these men comes to mind, Paid to say yes and nay, Lame duck, Canker, ***** rapscallion minds Incorrigible, Political impostors detached from the humdrum of street cries Maggots in honor......Read the rest...

...I've been seeking to blend, in with people and at least make a friend. Most times I use my pen, To try to get out of my lonely den. So many times has loneliness pushed me over the brim, That the......Read the rest...

...The night that never die I wanted to write a love song But I remember the unforgettable night The dark long night of the youth In end SARS protest The night of sorrows and agony The night o......Read the rest...

...You see only the triumphs and jubilations, Sugbon what about the trials and tribulations? Can a poet speak in wisdom and you'll understand? Yep, on this apata(rock) of igneous I stand; Sleepless ......Read the rest...

...Grow your Abuja, Shining like star. Turn Ibadan's heritage Into hermit's hermitage. The dangerous Lagos, Must stay emboss Bí omi Òsun, Tí kò sùn. Happy birthday sir! As you s......Read the rest...

...It's gradually I come to realize Time is not the major thing Cos with everyone, I idealize Its way is different in Beijing Of minutes or hours compare To doing exploits, fate ensnare It's gr......Read the rest...

...On my way to work this morning, Sandwiched between two perverts, I opened my eyes to look beyond the sky; Someday, I will be out of this bus! Standing in an overloaded BRT is quite a challenge,......Read the rest...

...THE BLACK TUESDAY (Tribute to the Victims of the EndSARS Lekki Tollgate Massacre in Lagos, Nigeria; Tuesday, October 20, 2020) Dark is the night, Darker the soul, Fathomless depths, Stories to......Read the rest...

...A paranoid dwarf A paranoid dwarf Working at a Lagos wharf Does fear his ending up in a fridge By crossing a suspension bridge Offering a picture of a farm’s ridge And doesn’t a dime care That......Read the rest...