YOU ARE A ROCK – BE STRONG YOU ARE A ROCK – BE STRONG (DEDICATED TO NOMANGWANE STANZA) Pain was my everyday companion Happiness was a distant thing to me I was down and out Death seemed like the only solution for that worthless life I was living Giving up seemed like a best thing […]
STORMS STORMS #FreeStyle BY: Elosiuba Okechukwu Rhema Someone… Anyone… Please placate the wailing cloud, Bid her to shed no more tears; Let her heavy heart mourn no more, For her tears have stolen our lands, Usurped us from our abode Compelling us to share in her grief. Ask her to find the fortitude to bear […]
She Still Shines She Still Shines Darkness looms around her Whispers fill the air As she sits crying…alone Doubts begin to build Fears bring more tears While her faith drops lower A glimmer of light fills the room Drawing her attention As she slowly stands Weak Staggering She stumbles to the door As she opens […]
WE ARE FAMILY We were family, sharing one smile together That warms our united hearts. In corners of our minds were hidden desires With all hands working, we wove, little by little From every story, sound and tear Into a perfect dream Happiness was not ours But we forged tiny laughter from thoughts of our […]
FAIR TRADE Trading with you, so much fun Grading its price, so much pun Stating the profit, a perfect con A daylight robbery called fair trade What sort of trade happens in reverse? Buyers determine the price to buy Farmers, victims of their hard-work Sellers, coerced to the only option given My sweat is dried […]