Category: General
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SOUTHPORT 2024
Unseen forces are at play,Sending rioters to displayRacial intolerance as a right to say,Acts of violence is their part to play. Is it right or is it wrong?That a person’ action has ‘justly’ won .Mob reactions who feel so strongAbout destroying the work that is now undone. Who is safe and who is not?The boiling…
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QUEST FOR ANSWERS
I wander through the labyrinth of my mind Seeking the elusive truth that eludes me Questions echo through the corridors As I search for the key to unlock the mystery Each step I take leads me closer But the path twists and turns The shadows play tricks on my eyes And the answer remains In…
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CURRENCY OF WAR
You stand justified in this prolonged warBut are you winning the fight so far?You have pledged the currency of lives untoldAnd bartered fiercely with the young and old The human cost and towns destroyedBecome the testament of the senseless exploitsAnd throughout history the story of hate is retoldDespite the lineage and boundaries thatyou both hold…
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VOTING
Today is the day we do the danceTo democracy and take a stanceA single moment to decideWhose the candidate that will be on your side. Many manifesto fly around in your headWill you make the right choice from what is said?Swayed by words that fill the airInsincere directives or truly fair. Let us forge a…
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FATHER
A year has come aroundAnd your loss still feels profoundYet in our hearts a light shines onKnowing that your legacy lives on. We will share the memories that were madeAnd the grace and kindness you conveyedGave us courage to fight unseen warsPut our worries behind closed doors. Your strength and laughter helped us on our…
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A TEENAGER’S REGRET
Am I destined for a life of shame?Disrespected simply because of my name.Words cannot shield me from this world of pain That is Inextricably linked to my past again. Am I slipping into a life of crime?Listening to violence in songs in GrimeHardened gangster lost ,thinking there is no other way While songs of the mourners strum…
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COLOURS
I see red at injustice ,black at destruction,blue when distractedgrey where things are so drasticWhere purple is impacted . I see white with such purity .Yellow in tranquility .pink at the start of each friendship.Lilac a first loveshipAnd orange built on warmth and optimism . I see green filled with such envy,And magenta so friendly,As…
MARYANN BOSAH 