A Glimpse of Hope

From afar a glimpse of hope

Holding steadfast, like a knot on a rope

A dopey grin and a glint in the eye

A perfect disguise of the about to die

A sigh escapes with a wheeze

Bringing forth a doppelganger in the breeze

Breathtaking and choking all the same

Imperfection laid bare in the name

From afar echoes of laughter recede

Its motion the darkness vainly impedes

A lonely soul locked in an embrace

A phantom creatures’ humane gaze

You and I could never be

Yours and mine weren’t ever meant to be

Hearts had similar incompatible destinies

Mine acts worse than thousand piccaninnies’

From the beginning I hoped you’d see

Against advice I fell head over heels for you

Looking for my worth now among the ruins

Among a myriad of should have beens

Pity engulfs me, but I hope to get through

No one knew the truth better than me

How I went home every evening hating me

I knew one day, not by luck, you’d see

You and I could never be

Grab Your Gun,Son!

He grabbed his gun and told his son

With a stiff and rough voice

'Stop playing with toys, you're not a boy'

The little man rose, having no choice

‘Here is your gun, keep vigil like the sun

Let’s protect our land

The whites ruined us and we must fight thus

Lest we lose where to stand’

The white man came and took our name

Our habits and land

He gave us guns, let us fight as he earns

And we kill each for a place to stand

Once I Wanted To Die

once i wanted to die 
i felt i'd lived long to ask why 
but dive into an abyss 
where nothing would be amiss 

once i wanted to die 
i'd believed one lie 
that no one would miss 
my breathing days, as this 

once i looked up the sky 
and let out a long sigh 
wondering what would be new 
for i no longer had any dues 

once i wondered about life 
self-consciousness brought about strife 
and i looked up the sky 
and wondered if it was really that high 

ENTANGLED

Entangled bodies

Oceans drifting beneath

Scents of love wafting

Groans and moans

Unimaginable pleasure

And bodies so desperate

With each and every thrust

To merge and be one for long

Awhile, heavens spring around

Wingless flights, high up the ground

Sighs rent the air

Ghettos,leafy suburbs

every place

is made of this

I LOAN YOU MY DREAMS

Beauty from far, from a tribe which to seek

One must set sail with an advance of a week

To content thyself with hers glowing smile

And lie on her bosom at least for a while

I loan you my dreams

Beauty from far I see you shine so bright

So alone are you- the sun mimics you, right?

So much beauty that fits you perfectly

To make you mine I must eventually

But before then I must loan you my dreams

Here, I loan you my dreams cutie pie

Let them generate interest as high

You belong to the stars and everything above

Take it to the bank-make me the one you love

Take all my dreams for you’ve taken my heart

He Won't Make It Home

Among the many things he was

The best of them all was and could be

He’s the man you’d love to see

The unyielding grasp of eternity

And tonight he won’t make it home

Looks like his usual self, huh?

Occasionally he dines with the star

In the morning, romance and glee

You won’t hear that ear splitting knock 

Or his course voice trying to sound

Like age old Kikuyu romance

You won’t sulk like you do when you open the door

He won't make it home tonight, not ever

He's gone-the police say he tried

To make your ends meet

And they made him stop a bullet