Tag: Poverty
Posted on August 23, 2020
by Ugo Nkwoala
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He’s mad,if a man is after moneylike a fugitive on the run.He’s a capitalistif he keeps itby whatever means necessary –ruining anyone solely for profit. He’s a playboyif he spends itwithout a careon booze n’ boobs.A never-do-wellif he doesn’t get itat the dint of… Continue Reading “Money is Only Paper”
Category: Nature, Love & Poetry, Politics & Social normsTags: Capitalism, character, conscience, Delusion, ethics, God, Greed, happiness, human-desire, Humanity, money, morality, pleasure, Poverty, principle, Proverbs 10:22, responsibility, society, Wealth
Posted on July 11, 2020
by Ugo Nkwoala
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She is, without doubt, home freethe wife of a ‘greener-pasture-seeker’ overseas –men who have chosen to leavethis country than stay home and pay tithesagainst their will to an episcopal curate – Poverty. With a legitimate ring on her fingerhe has yoked her to his… Continue Reading “DNA Father”
Category: Family, Sex & SexualityTags: DNA, Family, Fly-in-Fly-out Dad, infidelity, Lady-Chatterleys-Lover, lies, Masturbation, Paternity test, Poverty, Seeking-for-greener-pasture, sex-starved wife, stay-at-home mum
Posted on July 8, 2020
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Vultures don’t feast on the caravans of the affluentFlies and worms banquet pleasurablyOn the carcasses of the vulnerable,War is for the poor.Guns and bullets prove their mightOn the harmless bodies of the poorMass graves willing to embrace their bodiesWar is for the poorWar does… Continue Reading “War is for the Poor”
Category: Nature, Love & Poetry, Politics & Social normsTags: Democracy, diplomacy, fascism, fighting, Humanity, liberty, life-lessons, loss, Politics, Poverty, society, war
Posted on October 7, 2019
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Yeah, I remember ‘19a year of NEXT LEVEL CHANGEthe economy in recessionworkers n’ management at a crossroad –mass-sack, unannounced pay cuts,hunger n’ despair in the family n’ land –Poverty capital of the world.Fear about suicide bombersin the mosque, churches n’ marketplace.Government considering land grabsready… Continue Reading “‘19”
Category: Politics & Social normsTags: Department of Security Services-DSS, freedom-of speech, Government, human rights, IPOB, Next-Level, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Poverty, Sahara Reporters, Sowore, Take It Back Movement
Posted on January 23, 2019
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Whites, Negros, Redmen, Immigrants – rich in courage, abundant in self-sacrifice;bright minds – God’s gift to the world to flourish civilization once again. You ‘bought’ African natives, converted themto Christians and economic machinesfounded great industries out of their servitude, andafter convulsing with Morality, set… Continue Reading “Let America Be Great Again”
Posted on January 12, 2019
by Ugo Nkwoala
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I come from a land A place of the living dead A land of the hungry and dying A place of so many wars A land where ignorance rents all. “Brother, give me life!” Am heartbroken – chained by infirmities “I’ll redeem you, am… Continue Reading “A Land, A Place”
Posted on January 3, 2019
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Five times a distant firework banged and flickedit’s 12:01; it’s 2018; it’s another dawn and perfect with merry, high expectations and hopeful reckonI made my New Year resolutions; I made thee welcome. In your newness, wonder, and un-guilt I’d thinkwith hypes from economists that… Continue Reading “2019”
Posted on December 2, 2018
by Ugo Nkwoala
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My nib is incensed my fingers eloquent; they never sleep all they do is sweat. They shout what Autocracy calls forbidden values They limn what speech censors tag unapologetically dirty thoughts, since they must decipher at shut doors the secret codes of a treacherous… Continue Reading “My Nib”
Category: Short story & Flash FictionTags: empowerment, freedom-of-speech, Nature, Love & Poetry, nib, people-of-the-book, Poverty, Reading, self-discovery, self-expression, Short story & Flash Fiction
Posted on November 6, 2018
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Land of beauty. Land of the beautiful. Land of our fathers – valiant men n’ women Land of dreamers, who dreamt big for our land, for our people. Land of dreams that have turned pipe dreams Land of promise. Land of promise breakers Land… Continue Reading “Paradox”
Category: Politics & Social normsTags: Africa, Biafra, Corruption, Democracy, Eric Osagie, Governance, Government, Independence Day, Nationalism, Nigeria, opinion, Politics, Poverty, society
Posted on October 22, 2018
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Category: Politics & Social normsTags: Bourgeoisie, Capitalism, CEO's, Corporations, Corruption, Delusion, Evils-of-capitalism, exploitation, free-trade, Government, Greed, Humanity, Nigeria, Poverty, Wealth