Somebody tell me am smart. Going not by what I’ve been taught That’s truth they distort But by truth from my past. The lessons of my past They hide to limit The confidence I exhibit In this life in which I exist. Well, can somebody say it? The agenda, to promote The clan and demote…
HERE IS THE GIST
My well is deepMy fountain never runs dryFriend and foe take a sipIf you like I won’t ask whyWhatever you do keep my sanctity This Brooke of wisdomA course charted by painHeartaches and letdownLoss and gainLessons only life could train The stillness of my depthHolds a lot of wealthAnd I can tell you holding your…
MIND YOUR OWN
Am talking to youYes, you!Who has an opinionAbout my childrenYet you have your own You who knows themWhat’s good for themYou think you knowWith a raised browYou tell me howThey should grow You who didn’t birth themYou don’t feed themYou don’t cloth themYou don’t shelter themYou who deos nothing for themExcept talk about them You…
AM I OVERSTEPPING?
To that boy childI think am entitledA say how they’re trainedAn opinion how they’re guidedIt’s the least I’ve askedI brought him in this world Decent human personIs the only reasonI insist for my influenceTo be a good manSince am a womanAm I not in a positionOf authority to influence?The choices and decisionsIn his life about…
MY LIFE IS FINE
You look down on meFor what reason?That my life is fineWith what I have chosenTo put value in for meOh, not up to your expectation?But it works for me! News flash to you and yoursYour life is yoursYour values are yoursYour possessions are yoursYour expectations of me? yours! It means nothing to me what’s yours….
LIP SERVICE
I am on the fast laneI don’t like racing, so this is insaneBut I can’t stop, my thoughts just won’t let me I can see oncoming trafficBut my anxiety accelerates the panicAnd I worry the end might be tragicBut I can’t help myself, and that’s more tragic My confidence should slam the breaksBut my self…
ON THE BRINK OF DEATH
Pregnant for hundred and twenty five yearsWrithing in pain of bondage, oh the tears!The hard labour grinding our gearsWorking like a donkeys for the Slavers We’re expectant with a child of freedomCloser together the contractionsWere getting more intense, with full dilationOur child was finally born Couldn’t hide our joy, our hope as new parentsYears of…
POETRY IS HUMAN
Can I say poetry is human?With feeling and emotionDesires and aspirationsFor belonging and inclusion? Can I say poetry is human?Who’s sensitive to the pain of denialOf basic rights and betrayalOf humanity, daily life feels like a trial Can I say poetry is human?Whose voice has been deniedWhose need is to be heardWith dignity as deserved…
COLD CORRIDORS
It looks crowded in these corridorsYet for some reason I feel aloneIt feels cold in these corridorsBut outside I can see the sun I can’t access conditioned airThe heat of inequality is stiflingI need an opportunity for some fresh airThe injustice is suffocating Out for a stroll, I’m skiddingFrom the muck of social injusticesI miss…
That African girl 