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MIRAGES

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The tidings of my heart,  lingers Curls around my thoughts like a cobra Toxic, scary , monstrous, horrorifying, roger me? Contained, I smile. Subtle bended curves How fallacious The last thing I'll do is to cry I mean how can I? When the well is dry. Call me, profess. Let me pretend I believe you The word 'to love' how atrocious.

To Love A Brother

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Racism is as old as time.We are all one, whether coloured or black or white. Love is the way for us all. Enjoy this piece on togetherness and unity among us all. Who does not know That the content of heart And the art of act Is the difference in man! Who does not know That the cover page Is not the content page! Who is ignorant Of witless gray hair And witty coal hair! How long will You be tutored That the color Upon the face is a make up Of outward deceit! Let's speak the content Of the heart in the art Of true love. Our hearts are same Let our art and act be Let their contents too be. What's in a colour If it speaks against another Beauty is in valued varieties. By Shola Ojikutu Ojikutu, Shola is of the department of English, University of Ibadan. He is a budding writer who believes in the corrective power of poetry. His form and content of writings are shaped according to the need to affect the human society both locally and globally. He

When Love Makes You Cry

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Love, they say is a beautiful thing. However sometimes love can cause so much pain. Like when you love someone and its unrecipocated or the one you love takes you for granted. As fun as love is it could also be a torture. Enjoy my short piece on a one sided love. They say that when LOVE happens It would wash every pain and my heart it would gladden I sought, fought and love I finally bought It was magical for a while But it later seemed as though somebody lied This love in which I take pride in makes me cry Nobody gave me the true picture No one told me love was a torture I just want a departure From this feeling that has got me captured I want to be myself again Towards love I am never going to be born again Happy weekend Love you loads Kizzes