Temi (MINE)- Poem

The world should witness this pact I sign

And trace the design

As I stand before all, triumphant with glory

At last by grit I won the trophy.

The moon smiles down upon my reign

“The conqueror that emerged from the enormous plain”

To bring new dimensions into love’s gimmicks

Organized by cupid through heart- blossoming lyrics

Was it my tender wit or enticing ego?

The will to be a man or her serving hero

That swayed her feelings to echo my name?

Or was it the purity of the flesh in my chest

The audible rhythm of beat at its crest

That makes her feel as much, the same

Or the charming smile on her face

Which makes her look beautiful?

These and more I cannot answer

So I’ll let this phobia free

What matters is that the feeling is mutual

And she is forever…Temi                           

By: Abdullahi Abubakar

A Bid For Change- Poem

We wish to make a wish,
And our wish for now is change,
Our sons and daughters are dying,
Our kith and kin are suffering,
Including our awaiting rain
That is about to fall.

In the womb of her mother
You can hear her call,
A call which is for us all
Not only have midwives fathomed it
We amateurs can as well see through
As she will not stop until her victory is sustained.

Since hands still exist
And the tongue never gets sick
They are to work for a purpose
Assigned to them by divine nature

If to the manifold to be beheld,
We will not be sick to make a move;
If to a level of meeting our end
We will win,
We wouldn't hesitate
To take a bold step

For we are Nigerian future leaders
And want nothing but a better Nigeria.
We only have a unique manifesto,
It is a bid of change for a better Nigeria.

One Nigeria, where Peace and Justice shall reign

Penned by:

Abdulhafeez Oyewole

©2013

What Guys Complain Most About Ladies- Battle of Sexes Column

                                    BATTLES OF SEXES              

Welcome to your favorite column on Battles of the Sexes, a clash of Titans. This week, I sampled people’s opinion on the topic:

 

                          “What guys complain most about ladies?”

In my quest to gather views, I realize that most guys are of the belief that some ladies do not have a dress sense, some say that they cannot date or marry a lady that does not know how to cook, others complained about ladies who eat too much, snore while sleeping and talk too much. Hey ladies how true? If not true, then defend yourselves by proving them wrong. One funny thing is that what guys complain most about ladies are what other guys appreciate more about them (Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder). I could remember a preacher who once said that a guy was complaining about his woman that she has big nose. Man…! Leave her alone for she did not create herself. On the contrary, there was this other guy who liked her just because of her nose. An ugly woman in face with a good heart is far better than a beautiful damsel with a cantankerous disposition. I do not mean to say that a guy should go for a lazy woman, CAPITAL NO! I am not in support of it for no man will like his woman to be a lazy full house wife who only sits back at home doing nothing, but waits for her husband to put food on the table. So ladies…better check yourself to know the things you do that can put your man off, observe those things and do not hesitate to correct them as fast as you can. MEN…learn to appreciate women, stop comparing them with every Stella and Cynthia you come across. Hey…guys don’t be too excited cos the ladies are coming to bounce back. WATCH OUT!!!

JIYA JANET KANDE (MZJANE)

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF