by Ayomikun Soyombo Surulere is not a place But a painful state A state not marked on the world’s map A state of tears and hope Surulere is the pains endured As the heart dreams of victory Neglecting the shortcuts to fame Because of the knowlege that riches laboured for lasts forever Surulere is the... Read More

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October 12, 2014

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@Alabaster85: Diary of the girl child (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun For fourty weeks I sojourned Inside the lonely liquor-filled world Tumbling & living on fluid With no friend,confidant nor foe I longed for an escape,for liberty,for light Then suddenly hell’s door opened In labour mama cried & panted With some umpires screaming ‘push’ at intervals Dawn to dusk the battle lingered Wished... Read More

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October 1, 2014

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@Alabaster85 on #NigeriaAt54: Menopause is here Nigeria

by Soyombo Ayomikun She was A beautiful woman Chubby cheeks Cherry eyes She conceived But not of a man We came forth Her children She’s our mother She’s Nigeria We are her children We are Nigerians She never got tired Of giving birth So fertile is her womb Sprouting with seeds each & every day... Read More

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