In The Beginning... If we were to sit around a campfire, never mind that in my thirty something years I have never experienced it, I'd be the adult munching on her crisps nervously getting her many words straight. I stummer while addressing a crowd, however huge or small it is. This is probably why I am so lucky while doing this. It is way much easier meaning I am more fluent in coming up with written sentences than I am in spoken word. I hail from the East side of the black…
Grandma To encounter age. This was taken a few days ago. But it is a representation of age. This white hair stands in for eighty three years. The 'shred' ear is one of beauty. It was a tradition firm in my tribe when a girl was ready for betrothal. The lucky guy was my favourite man in the world, my grandad 💙 This photo also represents my roots and where I am from. It stands in for home. I am named after this strong woman who witnessed colonism first-hand and the liberation…
Meet Kiko The Giraffe Back in December 2017, I had the pleasure of visiting the David Sheldrick Wildlife Orphanage in the heart of the city in the sun or simply, Nairobi. My eyes witnessed the absurdity of extreme poaching and the impact these inhumane actions bring about. Kiko Before he got this close and I started questioning whether he was really eighteen months old only, he was up to no good :D He had tried taking Maisha's share of their afternoon milk. Can you see the…
Blues... `Play me the harp` `like the queen` `I am` `to help` `silence the` `chaos within` `my mind` `with your` `love stricken blues.` `Chase my lost spirit` `across the vast` `haunted loveless deserts` `with my tribal beats` `and witness drums` `airlifting` `my African feet` `back to` `that diluted undeniable` `africanicity.` `Walk with me` `through this world` `of infinite blues` `floating` `disturbingly in the air` `as a melancholy mood` `hovers over` `our depressed…
Seeking Control I sometimes pen a bit of romance... I hope you enjoy it. Do share your thoughts. In the stillness of the night her skin glows against your trembling hands fighting desire floods. Her softness teases openly asking for kisses calling out for you even without a clue. If only she could be more maybe allow your core to float in her dreams as you stir her streams. Tempted to taste her all your tongue heavily swells salivating with lust the need of a single thrust.…
The Writing Life Anyone who writes will tell you that writing is one of the hardest things to do but also probably the easiest. It is a skill that requires a daily polish to retain its initial sheen. That is equivalent to consistency and most human beings, myself included, are wired to procrastinate. Daily journal entries and small amounts of opinion and thoughts scattered in notebooks can help one forge a routine that evolves into this discipline namely the writing life.…
Find Me... Find me there Lying in her delicate arms Playing with those softer palms Counting the years of love That she would make my lips curve I swear that sometimes It all feels like the right rhymes. Find my hands Snaking up her light blouse Looking to settle upon the hills Mounted on her chest for feels With the aim to arouse Her frozen passion And reignite sensual action. Find my fingers Caressing our fears away Whispering that she should stay On behalf of my wishful…
Journeying... *From knowing pain more than faith* *To refusing hope and whatever it brings* *To always taking doubtful steps forward* *To then have the strength to run back to the past* *To suffocating while still breathing* *To craving for peace while holding on to demons.* *From having an abusive affair with fear* *To dragging the weight of shame around town* *To being a closeted antisocial* *To desiring the power of invisibility* *To being quite jealous of the wind* *To…
The Green Paradise... How close have you ever been to manicured tea beds? They are simply breathtaking... healing even 🍃☁️ This is my rural home. It is suitable for tea planting and harbours a chilly breeze regardless of how hot the sun is 🌲🤍 The dam that irrigates all this tea and provides water for domestic use to some community members. It's undrinkable though 🦢 Other farming activities... as we have to eat :) Hopefully you enjoyed your green therapy. These were all taken…
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