My Pen, My Power

by | Sep 11, 2017 | Poems

When the pen decides to stand-out on plain sheets, It effect knows no bound. When imagination allows itself to be crafted out, It effect spreads beyond the shores. When dreams allows itself to be made manifest, It action goes beyond the words of the mouth. When...

A Journey Of No Return.

by | Sep 2, 2017 | Poems

                            Journey of no return, Death, Death, the beginning of a new life, New happenings, new growth process.   I learnt he never rested in death, At the spot, they told...

Loneliness

by | Aug 28, 2017 | Poems

I have often felt so lonely, Often, crippling beneath my thoughts I am encapsulated as a groundnut in its pod. Loneliness gripped my ability, Loneliness kills my vulnerability, I have often wanted more from life, Often wanted more from friendships, And more, from...

My Crib

by | Aug 28, 2017 | Poems

  Soft, succulent and tender is my abode, My place of rest The place I call home, Your warmth, my warmth The only shelter made for me. Dozing off on you Seems like a journey to Iceland, A journey filled with smiles and comfort. When I lie in you, I know my pains...

Freed Slaves

by | Aug 14, 2017 | Poems

  I am a child born by post-colonisation, All they make me understand was that, “Colonisation made me a slave” But now, I am a freed slave. I no longer have to do what the white man says, “Les hommes blancs” no longer have their grip over me. But their aroma is...

HAVE WE LOST IT?

by | May 23, 2017 | Poems

The arrival of the Europeans changed a lot of things about our culture and heritage, We were bought with sweets and guns, our forefathers sold out our heritage for an unwarranted gain. They sold us to oppression and slavery in the name of westernisation. In the name...