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The Rising Yellow Sun
We all saw the lousy fearful storm,
Up the sky of our newborn town,
Everyone thought it’s a summer’s dawn,
Where there couldn’t be heavy rain nor storm;

We closed our ears to the weeping sky,
Even when the cloud...

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Categories: abas, africa, conflict, history, political, society, voice, war,
Form: Rhyme



The Black Tuesday
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 be told;

We were not armed,
but killed at the war...

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Categories: abas, africa, death, memorial day, political, tribute, violence,
Form: Elegy

Book: Shattered Sighs