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Her dress is different It’s made of the many skins Of them that screamed and wailed Them that were bled and ravaged On those nights and days Her dress is different It’s bound by many unanswered [...]

The nine moons bled into three trimesters A triad of the phases it took to weave tiny stars, into the very fabric of my womb To my dismay, the knitted strings of this bundle fray into a tomb. The [...]

An open book read only With a sense of touch And more of logic. My eyes were lured But had no capacity To comprehend the style Of his writer’s writing. He whispered softly With a warm breeze at [...]

Hold me in your embrace In the depths of your warmth Jovially caress my soul daily Kiss my aches away with your magnificence Let me lay in your bosom Make my heart rejoice within me Null all my [...]

In this month’s edition of the magazine, I had a chat with the an incredible author who is involved in several activities geared at bettering not only herself, but her immediate community too. [...]

In the embrace of silence, a calm repose, Lies the essence of rest, where true solace flows. Where weary souls find respite from the chaos of the day, In stillness they find comfort, where [...]

Children gallivant in near nakedness Makgabe and ditshega covering the barest of necessities. I am Botswana Adorned in a culture unparalleled. Woven intricately; sun-burnt fingers. These [...]

This beat echoes the ages When my people were chained Led into ships like sheep to the slaughter When my people were sold Led away from home with irons on. That beat is reminiscent of days When [...]

Keep your eyes closed, So you can follow their voices blindly. If the words are sharp enough, You won’t feel them cut out of your soul. Keep your hands together, So it’s easier to relinquish free [...]

In the dusty village of Mookane, a stunning girl named Seabe was born to Temba and Nosipho Madikedzela. She was the third born of a family of five; three boys and two girls.  A gorgeous baby with [...]