Yellow Rays

07/17/21 • 1 min

Yellow Rays is the sixth poem in the poetry collection of Overman and other realities. It emphasizes on what growing up is in the typical street of Nigeria. The challenges, hardship and the aspirations of the young ones who strive to achieve their great dreams.

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The Dream Preacher ( For Chukwuemeka Akachi)

The “Dream Preacher” delves into the using menace of suicide incidents, in the contemporary society. The poem x-rays the case of Chukwuemeka Akachi – a young, industrious, intelligent and promising scholar whose life was cut short when he took his own life on account of existential questions. The poem ends with a note of plea to individuals to “say no to suicide” (line 41).

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Ezechitoke is the seventh poem in the poetry collection of Overman and other realities. It is a ritual poem where the persona questions his creator about his thoughts and purpose in this life.