Soyombo Ayomikun

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Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

Op-Ed Editor 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…

July 23, 2014

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…

July 8, 2014

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…

July 5, 2014

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…

June 28, 2014

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…

June 13, 2014

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…

June 1, 2014

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…

May 5, 2014

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…

April 28, 2014

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 …

April 19, 2014

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…

April 13, 2014

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…

March 7, 2014

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

January 16, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: An Okada man’s anger (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun With anger I daily commute Frequency of 1 passenger every 3 hrs Daily income of 1000 naira Out of which with 600 naira I…

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…

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…

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…

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