Antagonism intensified at every turn, With vigor hidden hostility continued to burn; Female circumcision is what brought unspoken enmity to the fore Rivalry between KCA and the… Read more “FEMALE CIRCUMCISION (1929)”
DEEP HURT
Frogs and crickets to the night sky raise their tired voices Deep in the bush a familiar disturbance The moon is already out of sight; and now… Read more “DEEP HURT”
BATTLE OF MῠRANG’A, 1953
Dark, bold and with matted hair Such was Gĩtaῠ Matenjagwo, in the battle of Mῠrang’a Scheming to draw the foe from the lair None, in the battle… Read more “BATTLE OF MῠRANG’A, 1953”
PASSED LIKE A DREAM
Gently flowing streams Mighty rivers tucked between ridges The rustling wind moves my heart with emotions Our four years together have passed like a dream
INWARDLY SICK
The strong cannibalizing the weak The shrewd duping the dim-minded The nation is inwardly sick
LIVE IN DEVASTATION
At the gate we hug and reluctantly part ways It’s the hour we have to go our separate way You looking over your shoulder, I waving in… Read more “LIVE IN DEVASTATION”
START TO STRESS
A heavy heart in darkness Oppressed silence veiled in sadness About bed time old regrets start to stress
