She keeps on askingWhere she wentWhen she is coming backAnd wondering when we’ll ever go homeWondering why we left in the first place She enquires of her little brotherThe one they’d play togetherAnd reminds me of their teacher at schoolWho had told them of this sayingEast or west, home is Read more…
In the civilized worldYou metHe proposedYou secondedAnd they accepted. Besotted you became And brought to the world What is known to be a blessing To join you In your intimate landscape. Soon, anons, paws And beefs Encroached And started talking Talking in a secret language With your cheeks. Read more…
The journey was longYour hand in mine felt strongPromising happinessWithout loneliness. I felt my heart filledAnytime we walkedProblems forgottenAnd happiness begotten. You were my prince charmingWith kindness bewilderingPromising nothing nastyOn a road that was dusty. I clung to youLike a tick on a eweHoping for the very bestEven to the Read more…
The clouds were denseAnd the water in them seemed to condense Almost ready to dispenseAll that looked immense Just before it could commenceThe wind rose in defenseWhat made trees sway as if in self-defenseAs the wind rose to prominence. Though without offenseThe clouds became tenseAnd could dare not dispense Anything Read more…
Yes, it has passedEnded completelySo, no more remembranceTis’ in the pastEngulfed by todayReceived by the pastDeleted from the futureAnd from todayYes , it’s forever gone. Also posted at VoicesNet
It’s right To light, light At night When their ‘ light ‘ Is no longer right. The flight of fright Of the world Tonight Should fight To light This bright light And restore The right of the world. The right For the light To light The light Is free,free to Read more…
You conceived me, Nurtured me even before I was born, And brought me into this world, So painfully, yet you smiled when you saw me! Helpless I rested on your arms, Unaware of myself, and my environment, And, your tireless arms held me tight, Breastfed me till I slept, Everyday Read more…
Sparks dart from the burning wood Soaring as they burn out Glowing as long as they can As the fire devours them Creating a magnificent show That only lasts for a moment Ending up with ash Blown all over by the wind Broken into pieces One that float helplessly So Read more…
His face inspired hope And his voice The dawn of a new life The promises The life changing utterances The formidable candidate We all wanted change A life Forged out of brass We didn’t care much for the gold The wind blows like it did Four years ago Read more…
Altruism Selfless Men and women Of dark and white skin Rising from the dark hills of Africa Their feet, stuck in the mud After the storm struck in the night And the river swollen, roaring angrily Their hands held together As they cross the angry river No one left behind, Read more…
