What good of you apart from life? You condemned me to hunger and tatters Trampled and ravished on my budding dreams. Every fading day is my only happiness For I bitterly Dream riches And happily live poor As gray...
Read MorePosted by Makewana | Nov 21, 2017 | Short story |
I stand by the road passing by the mystical mwala wa mthunzi. The wonderful green carpet of tea trees blends in nicely with the blue canopy of the sky, the green landscape and the tiny huts popping out the green trees...
Read MoreShe made a mistake She felt beautiful every time he was around She thought it was love so her ears she blocked He undressed her and she let him He ruined her future and she regretted it She made a mistake For I was born...
Read MoreGrowing up, I accepted what society gave me I accepted that women should lean on men It was normal seeing a man beat his wife I thought that was sign of a strength I accepted what I was told: that only men are intelligent And...
Read MoreHe told me He was only a phone call away Yet when I called him I couldn’t reach him. He told me he was only a breath away yet when I reached for him I could not feel him. He told me I was his star Yet when I...
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