Soyombo Ayomikun

December 14, 2014

.@alabaster85: #BringBackOurGirls – For Chibok, may the tears cease

by Soyombo Ayomikun 1.History Won’t forget The leader Under whose watch Our daughters Disappeared NO! 2.The Commander With his retinue Keeps dancing around Screaming ‘Power!’ With each shout Bombs answer Souls depart Ashes fill our throats 3.How Will history Forget The anguish And pains From Chibok, The horror Nigeria Swallowed The... Read More

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November 23, 2014

@alabaster85: Dear GEJ, is this your transformation agenda?

by Soyombo Ayomikun With awe and disgust In our different homes we watched As lawmakers were treated As rogues to be barred from a sanctuary On the order of ‘Pontius Pilate’ They were locked out of their assembly complex We watched as they battled the gate With policemen hurling tear-gas cannisters We watched as ‘honourable... Read More

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November 9, 2014

@alabaster: I am SS, you are SS. I will marry you marry anyway

by Soyombo Ayomikun It was a gloomy day As I raced around as the doctor I wanted to save lives I wanted to end sorrows About 3 blocks away From inside the medical ward I heard the loud scream Of a little boy He was our patient He was my friend The sickled cells Were... Read More

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October 12, 2014

@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

@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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September 13, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: The Nigeria we buried

by Soyombo Ayomikun We had no Xbox The rich saw cable news We watched ‘Premiership’ on newspapers But we were happy DVD players were a luxury We worshipped the video cassette players Once power goes the cassette gets stuck in Generators were quiet expensive We communicated through hand-written letters Still we rarely misunderstood ourselves Mobile... Read More

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August 27, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: We will soon forget Dr. Adadevoh (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Asphyxiated as his body dangled from a noose That was Ken Saro-Wiwa’s end He fought for freedom And eventually was consumed by darkness A rare spirit that has now become Forgotten! Dele Giwa loved the alphabets He juggled them together to display the truth Unknowingly he embraced death when it came As... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: #BringBackOurGirls – Have we betrayed them? (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun May it Be said That We never Betrayed #Chibok With our Silence 1.May we not forget That the Chibok girls Are innocent and beautiful souls That should not have seen hell That should not have seen darkness That should not have tasted horror But for the fact That they are Nigerians That... Read More

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August 12, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Oh war, may the heavens punish you! (POETRY)

by Soyombo Ayomikun We maim children. Raping all women on site. We set ablaze. We tear apart 1.You’ve turned us Into animals Causing hate’s bubbling lava To explode from our hearts We roar around Without pity,boiling with anger Causing ourselves horror From Gaza,to Borno Now we smile watching the helpless die Madness! 2.We blow up edifices... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Malala, Levick and Chimamanda Adichie’s Vision! (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun “Bring back the girls” She told the king “Yes ma” He replied 1.She was But a little girl Who chose To confront hell She cherished education To the point of dying for it Terrorists decided to silence her forever She got shot 2.Her face Got shattered But not her voice Not... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Minutes before M.K.O Abiola died (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun He sipped The tea Thirsty Needing fluid The Evil ones Watched him Happily 1.They Gave him The mug Filled with Hot tea And Invisible Poison. He was To be Nigeria’s president They ... Read More

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Ayomikun Soyombo: Marry Igbo, I’ll disown you… you go waka alone (Poetry)

by Ayomikun Soyombo She dreamt of eating ‘fura’ Barefooted on the streets of Kano Ali was a god She became his goddess “If you get belle for hausa,” mama warned her one evening Just waka go alone 1.We smell Of bigotry Our hearts So far apart We smile... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: #AbujaBombBlast – Jonathan, help us find the Judas (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun If only We could reattach The amputated limbs The dismembered bodies 1.Mangled limbs Blood droplets Souls screaming In shock Cars burning Roofs crumbling The survivors watching Police watching 2.People running All praying That this madness Had better been a dream Mournful sirens Rent the atmosphere The... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: #BringBackOurGirls- 60 days (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Some of them have been raped. If not all. From uncircumcised demons. Manhoods laden with infections 1.Of anguish & tears Of wailing & pains Of bile & hate 60 days of bleeding from our hearts 2.Of deceit & deceit From leaders who should have answers Of schemings to propagate chaos... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Give me one more cigarette or I die (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Some people talk about it. As being a cause of lung cancer. Instead,within its sweet bowel. I find load of answers Things I’ve heard: 1.With each puff I inhale gods Causing me to grow wings Easing me above pains If you ever want an instant miracle... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: America will surely know (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun The present location. Of our kidnapped children. A question I can’t really answer now. Be rest assured that America will know 1. Wondering who brought Nigeria To this pitiful state of decay That disease wrecking our bones America will know 2. You,just try for once To dip your hands into our... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Please bring back our girls (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun From the jaws of hideous monsters. From the very gates of hell. Before their voices get silenced forever. Please bring back our girls 1.From the jaws of hideous monsters From the very gates of hell Before their voices get silenced forever Please bring back our girls 2.From the grips of dark warlords... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Listen to the ghost whispers from Nyanya (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Where we should find succour. Gory death became our prize. Embittered whispers from Nyanya. Listen! 1.Whispers of anguish Suffocated dreams Whispers of anger Ghosts wanting vengeance Killed for no cause Murdered for no reason Embittered whispers frm Nyanya Listen! 2.I rushed out T’was a... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Nigerians want food, not a rebased GDP (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Whatever GDP means. Nigerians’ brains at the moment cannot comprehend. Please give us food. Before hunger deals the final blow 1. Our stomachs hurt Bleeding from the wounds of ulcer Ulcer from prolonged hunger As our sweats yield only pennies that can’t feed a cat Whatever GDP means... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Use the rod and kill the child (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun This Usain Bolt holds no world records. But has rich ‘compound records’. Whenever he chases his children in his compound he wins. Subsequently beating the hell out of them. He’s the Nigerian parent. Who believes training a child is synonymous to beating I heard the thumping footsteps A race between the hunter... Read More

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February 24, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Dear Sanusi Lamido, Nigeria loves you (Poetry)

by Dr. Soyombo Ayomikun There must be a drummer beneath the waters. Seeing my president put up some dance steps. I can’t but wonder who the drummers are Each night I now sleep With clouds of uncertainties enveloping me Scared of what my president will do next A man supposed to... Read More

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February 5, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Cancer- For the fallen heroes, the living legends…for all (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun She was a beautiful mother, religiously a lover of God, then her cervix began leaking blood, on a fateful ‘God-forsaken’ day 1.He looked into my eyes A penetrating gaze consumed by pains “Doctor,don’t leave me Doctor,help me end this pain” His screams charged the atmosphere with darkness ... Read More

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February 2, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: National Conference or a gathering of vultures? (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun We don’t want a gathering of vultures Devoid of passions or dreams We don’t want an assembly Of souls infested by greed At our National Confab 1.A solemn gathering Of minds burning for change Both young and old Seeking to light the path into tomorrow... Read More

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January 27, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Anti-gay law – When we hate (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun We cease to grow Happiness disappears Arguments ruin our hearts Tomorrow becomes bleak Wars are inaugurated Smiles are lost Friendship becomes sour Pains abound Blood is shed Lives are ruined Both the innocent & guilty That may be saved another day... Read More

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January 26, 2014

Rejoinder: Dear gay lover, do you really know God? (Poetry)

by Clement Molu In eyes that chose not to condemn. Eyes that made her realize that she is forgiven. With stern words: “Go and sin no more” – This piece is in response to another by Soyombo Ayomikun titled Dear gay hater, who made you God? (Poetry) Once upon a time, some claim to love LGBT more... Read More

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January 25, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Dear gay hater, who made you God? (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun The gay is a brother seeking to be heard A friend seeking to be loved A cousin desiring to be smiled at Colleague needing a warm embrace #Once upon a time A very great man lived Thought to be the wisest of all times The wildest thinker of all generations To Him... Read More

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January 6, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: Fire gone wild in Ore (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun A distraught mother rushed in With burnt hands & eyes spilling tears After her appeared men carrying two children Both already severely burnt 1.Just the other night I sat Together with a colleague in an emergency ward Reminiscing about life & love Suddenly the soft... Read More

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December 22, 2013

Soyombo Ayomikun: The curse of the open letters (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun The letters seem to be Fragmented parts of a jigsaw Perhaps reaffirming the truth That stones shouldn’t be thrown in a glass house 1.A sage died Baba travelled for his burial Sobriety struck his soul The letter leaked 2.Filled with hailstones and fire Towards the... Read More

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November 9, 2013

Poetry: Echoes from Abu Dhabi – Yes, we can!

by Soyombo Ayomikun That we are not useless spirits without lofty dreams Though with their education being suffocated by corruption Still they screamed ‘Yes!’ to their dreams As the FIFA tune played I smiled With honour & dignity as one just crowned To the loud shouts of ‘YES!’ I danced Rhythms pouring forth from... Read More

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