Mary Mirie, a friend on Facebook, put up on her timeline an excerpt from a paper, about a Kenyan girl in Austria who took her own life. The girl, Atieno, was struggling with depression, that tragically got the better of her, citing financial hardship after her business went under and unbearable pressure for financial support…

In her majestic beauty And the modesty of the green canopy Albeit what’s left, of the few patches Since she is losing her vegetative mane Torrents of tears run down,the surface crevices Where she hides and cries At the onset of premature menopause And, she’s moody from changing climatic hormones Stripped of her mojo, she…

I am breaking free! From society’s mould, I need to be free! Moulded layers of judgement suffocating me, I need to breathe, free! It’s dark in this mould they put me in, I can barely see, free! Clouded, clarity is elusive, my mind’s barely free I need to find peace of mind, I’m breaking free!…

My eyes saw you, they liked you Checked you out for a while, and decided they love you Without thinking, they went straight to my heart My feet left the ground, I fell for you, head first! My eyes and my heart got into a passionate entanglement By the time my head was joining the…

Life begins at 40, I heard, this is interesting. I could have sworn mine begun when my father’s soldier went to war fully geared for combat, but forgot to wear his rubber helmet. Self deployed in the bush his gun fully loaded His target in sight, he moved in within range and fired. Rained his…

Kajuju your name has made a permanent residence in the mouths of the village, utiiwe uticii cia Kajuju! You are a hardworker, ngui we nurutaa maa , they know you in the village! They praise your hard work, uti uthayo mwekuru Kajuju uwe i murimi cararuku. Your harvest you take to the market without fail…

Keke! My people come see wonders Now he has become a preacher! With his mud slinging sermons, throwing dirt at your sister Assassinating my character, oi nano, what a bother! Did my village not call me Nkatha? Mwari wi nthoni, a daughter of Mt Kenya, well raised by my mother! The daughter of Mugambi, the…

I met you at the end the gestation trip, at the birth station Having been on board the pregnancy express for nine months, in continuous motion I was worried and anxious, as I painfully waited, amid other labourer’s commotion Who were aslo, impatiently, waiting for their special deliveries, as they paced up and down I…

A lone ranger, on a horse back Cums riding, to my king-size outback He trots his caresses He lasso’s with his tongue Then breaks into galloping kisses Raising a dust of passion A roper he reels me in good & proper, heck! I arch my neck in sweet surrender, to the deep French tongue He…