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There are always moments when that ‘trite’ of fluctuating dreams Cease to be a nibble and reality hits And you are lost in memories as songbirds chirp outside while the faucet in that [...]

We chant, May we dwell in unity, peace and liberty, Yet elections get rigged And our women are burnt, land is grabbed. All motivated by senseless ethnic violence. Shamelessly, they sit with fat [...]

Plunged into chaos, it lies bleeding, a dying paradise, paradise lost overnight. Besieged hearts, feelings, love, unity mother’s, daughters, everything. The little ones, playing in shelters, [...]

My first close friend was a caramel-skinned, quiet girl. They were our neighbours, separated by a “ng’ombe” fence, rusted iron sheets and a feeble, tall lemon tree which never bore fruits. Her [...]

‘Sun will rise and we’ll try again.’ That’s the problem, I’ve been overlooked, I don’t want the sun to rise again Yet another reminder, sight of plight. where is that I erred, that cannot be [...]

We were both in search for nourishment Each, with a need that required fulfilment My desire was to seal the gap in my soul Hers, to fill her stomach which had a hole My starvation inclined [...]

Not too long ago all animals in the jungle fed on plants and the hyena was King of the jungle. He lorded over all animals on the ground, insects and birds in the sky and the beasts of the sea. [...]

As I wandered in the forest nearby, I could feel the calmness that surrounded the place. It was almost magical. But then, magic is only possible when one is a child. I followed the common trail [...]

The weather today is foul. The earth seems to have taken a dreadful turn. Life is tinged with an inert kind of sorrow. The devil must be working overtime this June. My mind is going awry. There [...]

I tend to think That memories for me are like A sweater of various palette One that’s still being knit So when you pull one thread It all unravels You have to start over Or you consider it done [...]