The image in the clouds

It's a rabbit, not a cheetah, And behind it I see no litter, My friend argues, we're taking an evening walk, The rains are in the offing, nowadays it's all we talk. Are you going to argue that's not a pig over there, No you swine, that looks more or less a hare, And what's…

Where you see wind

I'm going again, to my favorite place, Delighted, you should see my face, Don't even feel the angry sun, Only the furious wind, it's fun. A startled wild rabbit dash off, throwing its hind legs in air, Startled myself I stop and stare, admiring its flare, Wild and free, for a moment I feel jealous…

Same Gender Parents?

I'm perplexed, I don't understand, Two men walking hand in hand, Oblivious to the world around them, no shame, Admiringly looking at a small girl skipping infront of them. I'm astounded, my prejudiced mind hopes she's not theirs, Wouldn't be fair on the kid, I do even if no one else cares, Being adopted is…

Bomoa-jenga Republic

It's school opening day, at the gate there's some scuffle, All the promises down the drain after a cabinet reshuffle, The parent and the teacher glaring at each other, student in tears, Not enough matatu fare for two and losing on classes, their fears. The village dispensary in a dilapidated state, no drugs, At the…

Nightmares of a first-time father

First image of my baby I can't sleep, I'm wide awake, No time to rest, I know what's at stake, No one prepared me, mine was an absentee dad, Mom tried, but even for her playing both roles was hard. It was only a poem, My Unborn Child, Now living it, I fail and it's…