Stealthily she has ripened, Hence, she cannot recall when, These enduring changes crept in. Gradually, kindly, and subtly, As if not to stun and petrify. Grown ugly in a heartbeat, Suddenly she’s diagnosed, With severe appearance deficit! Now we see the wrinkled face, Flaccid breasts and bruised skin, Emaciated body, the aftermath, Of absolute adolescent…
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Barbecue box for lunch
For lunch, I bought a boxful, Of barbecue brisket and pork, And got it packed as takeaway. Hurriedly commenced the journey, Quarter of an hour back to the office, So much to showcase than enjoy, In front of colleagues at the dining table, Over a cup of granulated coffee. Daydreaming, I began to transverse, A…
Odd places I’ve been
At the very edge of the world, In a little town called Cockermouth, She handed me two odd keys, One was for my chamber and, Another for the front door, To this small decrepit motel, With uneven creaky floorboards, Under a worn-out grey carpet. Floors and walls were paper-thin, Outside noises came uninterrupted, The crowd…
Old man
This seemingly soft November day, My old man is a little apprehensive, In one of his favorite black pants, That once fitted him like hand in glove, Over twenty years ago! But now in his frail Eighties, he, Wore them bottoms rolled up, Kept up by a homemade rope, Assembled from the inner bark, Of…
Legendary Steve
A name that does not need a prefix, Neither the earned Chair nor rightful CEO, Not even the conventional Mister! A name that does not need a suffix, Neither the rudimentary Junior nor deserved OBE, Not even the appropriate Esquire! Yet a name due of an adjective, always! Phenomenal Steve! Inspirational Steve! Legendary Steve! The…
A reason to live
Is it coincidence the windswept gorge ayonder is majestic, Total happenstance that I am here, at this particular juncture? Sitting on a strong Mopane trunk, uprooted by gentle breeze, Having a scenic view, observing life beneath with all its beauty? Husbands with hands worked thin, save for bulging veins, Wives with pendulous breasts and wailing…
A weird world
A weird world that we live in! We are born pure and innocent, then, Taught biases by those we look up to, Intentionally, seldom inadvertently. To judge individuals by their origin, Their race, the pigment in their skin, Even more, the shape of their eyelids! That our difference is bad, not good, To be treated…
WOC27
Yes, we are making progress! There’s been headway on matters, Of gender equality in the workplace, But cutting a cross-section of that pie, There aren’t much Women of Color! It’s unequal distribution of opportunities, And never been the lack of resources, For, if you want to catch a goldfish, You go and fish in a…
BTA2022
If you aren’t invited to the table, You set your own, resourcefully, So the Black Talent Awards were born, Of #Evenfields, for even playing fields. Fortunate to support Black talent, Hence been invited to Edgbaston, On one pleasant Thursday evening, For an inaugural soiree agreeable! Into a room awash with pleasing vibes, Coolly, we entered…
A little late
Alas, the rooster failed to crow, So this morn I’m a little behind time! Despite forgoing my daybreak ritual, Moreover, the rain is unforgiving, Starts to gush out soon after nine, A drenched suit declared my tardiness, And guess whom I bumped into first? My patron, right by the front door, Hideous, with a missing…