Read “Of desire” by Ibrahim Sheme, first published in Citizen on 15 Jul 1991; an archival poem on desire.
The ground burned with furyScorching the last of the greeneryBlazing heat defying all fortsLizards scampered into comfort!Men retiring under mango treesGulping fura da nonoOut there he stoodStaring with bizarre lookBelly groaning for foodSkin burnt as sootExcept for the leg in a tattered bootConscience!You cryptic oneWhere have you now gone? Drizzles and showersTurning to hard, painful […]