Poetry
THE JOURNEY TO THE GOLDEN CASTLE
By Adegoke Rahmah In the hot, arid desertI kept pantingmoving so fast as if I was being chasedI never looked backfor I never thought of doing so. My feet were t...
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THE PACE OF TIME
By: Rahmah I wish I could hold it with a ropeand not leave it until I wishbut impossible it is, for that is the decree,to continue to runwithout waiting for any...
alfaaedahpressJul 3, 2026
Poetry
As if Never
By Hamzat Waris Gbolahan From the root, That drinks deep in darkness, That drinks deep in darkness, That drinks deep in darkness, Fingers gripping stone and s...
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Poetry
IN THE FISHING NET
All are aligned in the fishing net—Big fishes, small fishes, none forget.Everyone is the master, none a guest;Status fades, all face the test. All ignorants are...
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Poetry
The author
Rhamat Bello Just like a play, prose, and the like.They have a source, the author,Alpha of protagonist and antagonistAlmighty role director,Master of all scenes...
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I'M GRATEFUL
Aakifah Dokpesi I’m grateful for the loss and ache,For every dream I dared to make.For nights I cried and couldn’t sleepThey taught me how the soul runs deep. I...
alfaaedahpressMay 26, 2025
Poetry
By Favor, Not Might
Murithadoh Abdullahi Akorede You strove for it through days and nights,Is that how you got it right?You took few steps, yet reached great heights—By His grace,...
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Poetry
Awakening the Uplifters: A Free Verse for Al-Faaedah Press Members (The Uplifters).
By: ADEDOKUN, Muhammad Adeyemi. O Indispensable Uplifters!Uplifters of the cherished Integrity!Penetrators of Hearts!Custodians of the Pen! Architects of Though...
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Poetry
THE CURRENCY OF CLOUT
Murithadoh Abdullahi Akorede THE CURRENCY OF CLOUT For the likes, we forsake ethics,For the shares, we fuel the gimmicks.We care less about the massive clicks,F...
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LIFE’S REAL NAME
This life is not worth our whole being! And perhaps if we died for it, It would lament that we didn't die well!
alfaaedahpressNov 24, 2024
Poetry
Seeds of the cloud
The cloud has gathered In its blue-white robe Putting hope and dreams In some hearts Casting terror and anxiety In some eyes Shed your fresh seeds on our roof L...
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Poetry
THAT RAY OF LIGHT IN A DARK WORLD
Living in two different worldsDwelling in two opposite realities One spells lightThe other pronounce darkness Lightdarkness both in the daydarkSpelling doom and...
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