Poems
We have got a collection of thought-provoking poems authored by poets from different backgrounds.
THERE WAS A TIME
THERE WAS A TIME There was a time When humans were all heroes, A long-way-home time when pride Could be read on the face of each life, Each single life of each single thing! There was a time When men and women used to stand strong As up and high as oak trees, An era...
MY FATHER’S SON
MY FATHER'S SON My father's son is the ultimate bastard. Sired by three fathers and two mistresses. Sowed at a brothel in the ghetto. On three nights, dank and drunk. But he's also a monk His temple on Kilimanjaro is grand. With loud quietude from coherent humming....
FREEDOM FIGHTER
FREEDOM FIGHTER Here I am, looking for a blue colour, The only key which can open that door Behind which I may find the strength of hope, Here I am, tired of this heavy coat! This heavy coat breaking down my shoulders, And turning my child days into nightmares,...
REVERSE MODE
REVERSE MODE Let's start from tomorrow. And live the moments in reverse. Skipping every tears and sorrow. And recite backwardly this verse. We'd part ways before we meet. And make up before the quarrel. Pass before we glimpse question sheet. And drunk before emptying...
NATURE DANCERS
Nature Dancers They dance to the tunes The friendly wind plays Like masquerades All to different beats Nature choreographers In void dance steps Thrust their trunks in thin air And salute the moon's home call The seas dance in waves Voyaging fossils of old pilgrim...
HUMANLY SPEAKING
Humanly Speaking We hate them Who love us not Is it our fault? We love them Who hate us not That's what we are taught We try to love them Who love us not Now look where it has got They think we are stupid And take us for granted They are hunters, we the hunted They...
XENOPHOBIA – Where Lies MADIBA?
Xenophobia - where lies Madiba? The air exhaled from the South Lies tints of red Ashes are no strangers Visiting them in soots of black veins Rage has escaped its cage Snarling and benighting A place we once called home Puncturing the tranquil landmarks Moulded with...
THE GREATEST BATTLE
THE GREATEST BATTLE Disagreement begets conflict, Conflict suffocates peace, Debate of words commence, The war is birthed on the battlefield, Rumours of war fill the atmosphere, Chronicles of wars abound, Blood flowed like seas, Hatred and wickedness hung in the air,...
TODAY
TODAY Eager to know what tomorrow holds, With much hope for tomorrow, Much of happiness to behold, Behind I lay my sorrow. Live for today, Learning to rise above the fears, With the promise of life, Now I have no more tears. Live for today, Letting no words be...
GIVE ME YOUR EARS
GIVE ME YOUR EARS They think they know me They think I want money They think they know me The think I want fancy things They think they know me They think I want security They think they know me Walking around in confidence saying Oh this is the XYZ of women Give me...
FREE AFRICA!
FREE AFRICA! Free, Africa! I'm free! Burnt, the roots of the oaktree Under which I was kept Evil custody where I was left Broken the bottle and the chain Making me the dearest son of pain Sleepless nights I remember Dwelling in my cold chamber Like a soul at a...
THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT
The forbidden fruit: Premarital Sex Sweet at its first taste, Sweeter at its second taste, Sweet when the party is still willing, Sour when the result surfaces. Dressed in fine apparel cloth, Portrayed to be as strong as an oak, As beautifully elegant as it looks or...
