Tag Archives: Gabriel Bamgbose. Poetry

Thy Freedom Come

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(for Madiba Mandela) When freedom laughs at you All you have to do is laugh back Even when freedom laughs and lashes You still have to retain that calm smile To reconcile your living with your existence Yea, freedom is … Continue reading →

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I have no shoes

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

That was what he told us That won our hearts And made us hail Here comes our messiah We thought he was like us He would be empathetic in our cause Because he had no shoes He gained our sympathy … Continue reading →

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