Dear Ghost

Ghost drawing by Hexendesign13 on Instagram Dear ghost, How once you were my g.o.a.tand now, to me, you're so lost, a ghost, beats me.Your silence that left a deep holeswallowed me whole. My love with your distance, swallowed it all.Am here in the dark, A ghost,Inking out the little magicStill flowing through my veins. Sinking…

Poetry Books Recommendations For The Upcoming Kenyan Readathon in September

Can you tell how excited I am? 2 days to the #kenyanreadathon and I'm your resident hypeman. I didn't take part in last year's as I was deep in a life slump. Now we wanna make it up to it and damn well. https://twitter.com/EofBookingham/status/1696863658221998371?t=a78zRf8EiWxSkhk4CB0A0Q&s=19 (There are) Many Fragile Things(Like) Tales of Murugi(And) My Six Little…

Sinking Friendships

Photo by BoogieBoyLock on Deviart “Of friendships that sunk deeperThan that ship,Of friendships that were like TitanicGrand, beautiful, rich. And like herHit a berg of hateThat ate at the coreThat we had filled with loveSprinkled with faith and joy, Not forgetting hope and respectThat was an extra security.Only do waters full of knivesTo stab it's…

I Know For A Fact

"I know for a fact I can live without youIf you go the sky will still be blueLove will still remain trueThat I'll still be amazed by the morning dewThat I might even fall in love with another soul.But now that I've met youI simply can't imagine my life minus you.You don't complete meFor I…

Seen

For some reasonYour love remindsme of the seasonsI'd attracted ghosts,Doing a number on my mindFalling for their heartsThat left me hurtLeaving me in the darkAnd like CasperGoing mum, going unseen.What was my sin ? But your lovemakes me feel seenAnd maybe just maybeThis, may bethe one that remainsAnd perhaps the ghostswere a necessary evilto pave…

Chains

For someone who gives the all, their wholeI wonder why I attract bare minimum soulsThen I remember papa, Papa taught me that bare minimum is normalThat the fact they're just present and not activeIs more than enough, a present it seemed. Whoever taught him that beats me.But that's a deep fallacyThat has rooted me in…

Starry Friends

Of a friendship that has stood the testof timeLike Van Gogh's paintingsTall, steady it stands among a starry night. Of a connection thanks to ones, zerosand words that sparked the otherThat reaffirms, supports, laughscome rain, shine and everything in between. I couldn't have made it, alonewithout your words of courageyour generous deeds if not seedsthat…

In This Home

In this homewe are pro loveand accept we are not a pro at love neither masters of (many) heartsNor master of hurts,We just want to master that one heartMuster all its hurts Paint them away into a beautiful piece of art. We accept too that we are prone to ail and failAnd for that we'll…

Musings on Writing

I have a confession: I've been struggling with my craft lately. The words and feelings are in plenty and I know someone needs to talk about these strings that make up life but sometimes I wonder a lot. Then I wander off into the land of 'who cares about this?' and meander till I end…

Under The Influence

“It's not fairThat your innocenceWas stripped bareAnd not even your papa couldProtect you. Now you're out in the coldHate slapping you without remorseSuperiority adding it's own whippingFear and anxiety holding your heart dearSqueezing every humanity out of you......Sigh! Now I even realizeSorry doesn't even cut itRather it cuts even deeperAgainst wounds still healing. ”I'm Sorry,…