Love By Emmanuel Otieno Obwanga To be loved, And not love, Is a cruel thing indeed, Same way you love , And you are unloved , She teased me , And made me chased after her, She threatened to block me, As if I was a brook , Her eyes and mouth suggested …
If only you will By Emmanuel Otieno Obwanga The glare at dusk Isn’t fit enough to make me a mask, A toast of bread cannot be made, Nor does a ray of light quick enough to make a shade, A quick look at you make me amazed, I wish I could say, Sometimes I …
Risk By Emmanuel Otieno Obwanga It’s night, Full of light, The owl mourns, The band brawls, Quick or rather slow, Before it turns into snow, He had might, Yet I was bright, He was unloved , I was loved , Yet we all, Bound with something small, But bigger than a mall, The Risk …
The Rose* by Emmanuel Otieno Obwanga The wind blew , Trees that made it due, Shackle shackle like spree, The goose leapt with dew, Cold and breezing, Dancing with joy amazing, The old man , Holding his gun, Bold like gold, Fought and wrote, “My youth” Strong and uncouth, Still bright and clear, Shine …
By Ssesimba Mahad The leader sat in his comfortable chair, And imposed a curfew It is rare for me to agree with him, But this time, the measure is necessary. I thought about it all night That we might never meet again. The roads are closed but I will walk in your dreams, …
By Omemo Spinks When I smile, you smile at me. I wink and you do. I stretch out to reach you and you also do. I like you because you are alert and never in abeyance. You only become different when I start to sing and dance. You pantomime, contort your face and …
By Erick Kitheka Uncovered dish exposes the meal A hungry man is enticed A covered dish keeps guesses of the food A hungry man guesses in awe For a meal uncovered is an enticement And a covered meal is depicted marked Down at our market There is an open-air market There they sell the uncovered …
