• Tep Ra June 2023

    Green, yet dry

    you won’t need that suit again when you get to spain. in spain you will find ones of better quality, like the navy blue piece uncle stanley wore in the picture he posted on ig last christmas—you envied the smile…

  • Tep Ra March 2023

    TALKING DRUM

    Dem say dem come in peace, Las las dem leave us in pieces, Day dey break with new vawulence, Even Peace nor get peace again. We give them throne, dem give us thorn, Guy man nor fit cash out with…

  • Tep Ra March 2023

    Election Na Bazaar

    Election na wrestling match And who follow the rules no dey win The referee dey bias Him go bend the rules make you lose Election na bazaar Who win na the highest bidder E no matter weda skeleton dey him…

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    Echoes of Chains

    “The Echoes of Chains” Through the scorching sun and endless pain, The enslaved were forced to walk in chain. Their feet bled and their spirits waned, But their will to live still remained. From Africa to the New World’s shores,…

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    Slave Routes

    SLAVE ROUTES Slaves Routes, a road of tears, Where freedom was lost, and hopes disappeared. But their memories live on, in each and every one, Reminding us to fight, until justice is done. Tears flow down, like a river of…

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    Slave Routes

    Like a troubadour traversing, they are, Leaving for a greener pasture their homes, Like rodents forced out of their comfort zones, They leave the country and travel afar. They leave the land full of milk and honey, Shivering in the…

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    The Damned

    There’s a passage with punctured holes Where the souls of the damned rigmarole In their quest for freedom To exit with a wave of eternal goodbye to this damned Kingdom But their footprints find them Like drops of blood on…

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    The Journey That Never Ends

    It still feels like yesterday, When they took us away; Sold out in slavery by our very own kinsmen. In chains and shackles we embarked, On the journey that never ends. Far away from the comfort of home we went,…

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    Na woman she be

    She sorpose dey kitchen When her man go fishing Na woman she be Teach her how to cook Because after everything na her man she go look She get dreams But society make her sad Na woman she be Somethings…

  • Tep Ra

    Gender Roles in Africa

    Mama Caro dey wash plate early momo when papa Caro start to dey para for her saying; you stupid woman, I no know why I marry you since you no fit born male child for me. All my family too…