It seems that no matter how
hard I tried not to hurt you,
I hurt you all the more.
Every tear you shed for me,
Broke me in two,
For I could not stand to see your tears;
An incessant reminder of what I’d done.
You may have said your goodbyes,
But as for me,
I know this is not the end.

We never promised each other much,
You and I,
But the little we did, I broke;
And this is killing me inside,
Slowly gnawing at my conscience; at me.
I have become one with my guilt;
It in me, and I in it.
My reflection betrays me,
All I see is you staring back at me;
The same sparkling eyes I loved,
Stained by tears of hurt and pain;
The same smile I loved;
Twisted and contorted, as you battled within;
The same sensual lips I tasted,
Now salty and bitter in remorse;
The same you i loved,
Yet hurt so bad.

In this life I have made mistakes,
I am only human anyway;
But this; this I cannot explain.
I do not know even where to begin.
To make you cry, to cause you that much pain;
I cannot forgive myself.
Your gift to me,
Was more than just love.
More than just friendship,
More than just about you,
Or more than just about me,
But rather of us both
And what we shared,
And I let it all go.

The road ahead is vague and unsure,
I revel in my yesterday,
In my memories of long ago,
In times I spent with you;
And of the heartache I had caused.
And it saddens me all the more,
That you’ll never know of how I really I feel,
As the courage to tell you this fails me,
And so I write this ode of tears in my heart;
Hoping that someday,
It will find its way to you.

© Brian Kamara 2009

They

judge me coz of my religion

discriminate me coz of my race

hate me coz of my tribe

laugh at my beliefs

But

Their venom does not bother me

Their negativity does not affect me

I will not allow them to bring me down

I embrace my diversity because it makes me unique

© james wamathai 2010

Like a princess under a spell I go to bed,
Falling in a deep sleep
I dream of you.
Maybe its coz I wear lingerie to remind me
Of what I’m missing
And the thought of how you’ll go crazy
When you see me in it or imagine it.

That red lingerie that touches my nipples, caressing them gently,
the ends playing games with my thighs or is it my rounded belly.
Or maybe it’s the panties that hide my secret place,
A place where only you are allowed in,
Where your fingers (or is it your tongue)
Will unlock the closed gates of me.
Turn my insides into hot melting lava of heat and honey,
Honey meant just for you.
And that will open the valley wide open
that the soldier may go in,
The lone ranger riding to the rescue of his damsel in distress.

She only needs his kiss to wake up the dragons
that live inside her and the fire that’s simmering almost grown cold,
only his touch can fan the flames and turn the dormant into active.
Cause the heat to rise and the body to burst into flame and lava.
Alas the princess awakes to find that the pleasure she felt was all a dream
even though she could swear that it all came true.
Deep inside there’s a throb and heat that’s just waiting
For his touch to fan into flames and explode.
Come take my hand my love,
Take me to your bed and unleash the dragons inside me.
Come taste my desire, hot, spicy and sweet.

© Sexy “vixen” mamojama (Not her real name)

I call you during the day
To see how your day is
To tell you that i miss you
To wish you a good day

I don’t call you
To add on to your stress
To be a thorn in your side
To ruin your day!

I play dress up for you
To get yout attention
To look beautiful for you
To be worthy of you

I don’t play dress up
To flirt with your “boys”
To get noticed by men
To tear your world apart

I kiss and hug you
To show you i care
To brighten up your day
To show you my affection

I don’t kiss and hug you
To show you spite
To darken your day
To smother you

I whisper sweet nothings
To please your mind
To tease your heart
To express my feelings

I don’t whisper sweet nothings
To agitate your mood
To tourment your mind
To try your level of patiece

I show up unexpectedly
To suprise you
To pamper you
To see your sweet face

I don’t show up unexpectedly
To test your love
To drive you crazy
To humiliate you

I suprise you with treats
To show you my love
To show you tolerance
To show you my embrace

I don’t suprise you
To make yuo angry with me
To make you feel irritated
To see your hatred…

© bridget mutua

Grain,planted in her warm Womb,
Pain,On her Maternal being,2 bring you home,
Strain,she did,to provide comfort,with her able hands,

Swell,the baby in her womb was You,
Well,YOU got into this world thanks to her,
Sell,You should not,the love YOU feel for her.

Guess,This life with her You were meant to spend,
Yes,with her unending,unfailing love,
Bless,YOUR Dear mother,for her care n’ concern,
Caress,her n Re-assure her of my love,For its TRUE,
Scents,Sweet Fragnance to YOUR soul,ooh,sweet mother,
Fresh,is your Love,say YOU.

Love HER,YOUR Beautiful mother,
SHE’s Worth far more than Rubies..
SHE lacks nothing of Value,
She’s laik a Merchant Ship,bringing goodies from a far,
Praise Her,ForShe sarpass them all…
She brought you Forth..Thank Her…
Mostly now..For its On this day..years ago,She Gave BIRTH..
To YOU..

***for Wamathai

© judith paje 2010

As the birds chirped,
The new dawn set in
And a life was brought forth
The ones who saw it
Celebrated,danced and ululated

That was many moons ago
And time really flies
Faster than anything that exists
Ohh! what a time

Today, you’ve grown
Become an inspiration
A vivid model
And a shoulder to lean on
To so many
Both existing
And yet to come

Happy birthday
As you leap into another period
In your life!

***for Wamathai

© mburu kamau 2010

You took her hand in yours,
locked her eyes with yours
met her lips with yours
Exchanged her fluid with yours

You whispered in her ears
that she was the only amongst her peers
whisked away all of her fears
and made love,so cheers!

days go by and her belly grows bigger
I sense panic as i grow bigger,
Now I see fear as my eyes grow wider
I hear something as my ears grow larger

Dad am coming to this world
and I want you to be there to mould
Oh!please give me your word:
That mum will never think that you are a coward!

© hope dominique

Elude
Escape me…gone
Impetus more strong
Chase into the unknown
Lost in limbo
The darkness engulfs me
Chokes me
“MUST…..GET….OUT……….”
Gasp
Reach for the air
Grasp
Desire makes me moan!
Groan!
Leaves me alone…
Lust masks me
Thick “incandescence”
“I see it…NOT!”
Desolate abyss
You hold nothing for me
But the darkness, grown comforting
No! Not darkness, lack of incandescence
My past illuminated
Path desecrated
Stumble into the pit
Black=lack of light in it
Close my eyes
Imagination; life is your creation
Barbie seems happy….
Cascading sand castles
Diminishing sands of time
The loss distracts me
The darkness engulfs me
Chokes me
“MUST…..GET….OUT……….”
The enchanted
I fall flat on the face of reality
And the realm of what is says to me:
“Precious silver
Precious gold
Precious mercury
Story untold
What you see is what you get
But child, do not fret
You see nothing, nothing be
Because thine eyes are closed to thee
Incandescence, rainbow, dew
All in due time shall come to you
Child in darkness, see the light
Illuminata, OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!”

© ruman kuria

I am the one you’ve been dreaming about,
Looking for. But at some level
I am the one your mother warned you about

I am the one who will love you conditionally,
Treat you like a lady
I am the one who will be there for you
I am the one who will make sweet, passionate love to you

I am the one who will hurt you the most
I am the one who will manipulate you to his benefit
I am the one who will sleep with other women behind your back
I am the one you should stay away from but can’t live without

© wamathai warugongo

Am I
The one whom you miss when you lonely?
Am I
The one you feel secure with when I am near?
Am I
The one you think about time and again?
Am I
The one who makes your heart soar?
Am I
The one you wish I would make you happy?
Am I
The one whose physique drives you crazy?
Am I
The one whom you want to spent the rest of your life with?
Am I
The woman of your dreams?

© Saru Mkamboi Mwakale.