Hidden smile

This is the 2nd poem I’ve edited and contributed to for my man Aston Kamunde @AstonKamunde on WordPress. My contributions are italicized I longed to hush my sleepless nights from the darkly depths of resentment that torn and bruised my soul and left me standing alone. For many days and months I felt numb and […]

She makes me wonder

Many thanks to my frequent collaborator and friend Aston Kamunde for giving me his first draft to this poem, and allowing me to strengthen it. Gentle touch as echoes pass Remnants of the night fell softly like feathery petals many of them reminding me of her perfectly crafted in black and gold Soft winds drew […]

The African Green Gold

Mother nature takes no breather Challenges are enforced daily Rain drops shimmer Tasting and swallowing old earth for new if only it was true The rain falls hard On bare ground, Intoxicating the air with new smells But will Mother Nature continue to allow the birds to sing with a feathery flame? Or for frogs […]

The Wanderer

Collaboration piece, co written with Aston Kamunde at https://astonkamunde.wordpress.com/ My contributions are in bold Sometimes I wonder if anyone’s watching how despair torments the lone wanderer Under the quiet moonlight a currency of shadows encircles him sinking him deeper and deeper the surface of life is on the verge […]

Expressions

Express without guilt In different interactions This is who I am

They never ask

Loses

Desert crossroads

The war for everyday survival has a new playground, In the past he found being surrounded by light as a blessing but now life is a burning gift in swollen darkness His dark cloak wraps his languished bones The desire to continue to reach the end of survival in time has his hunger for victory […]

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