Ero Kamano

“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you’?” William A. Ward (1921–1994) “I admire all this who diligently live by faith. For a bit there we broke up, faith and I.And I went over to hopeHoping she'd fill me up where faith failedBut now barely having escaped…

Your Place

Everyone has their place in time and life, each as important as the other. So stop comparing their role to yours and feeling either inferior or superior. The roles simple are. They don't make you you make it. If you love writingIn rhymes, keep that lightDon't give up that fightUnless it's a situation of fight…

Celebrating Small Wins

For someone whose chemistry teacher ingrained the fact that 'it's the small things that matter the most' while teaching us the secret to balancing chemical equations, I've been shying away from celebrating small wins, shelving them until later on when they'd have gathered mass without much thought. “A thankful heart hath a continual feast” W.…

Recipe For The Blog Masters

Recipe For The Blog MastersDish serves unlimited number of individualsEquipment needTimeBlogIngredients 3 cups of faith A cupful of hopeInfinite amounts of loveA sparkle of intent5 ounces of actionBucketful of wordsFor seasoning:Plenty of authentic self2 tablespoons of creativity (can add more to your liking) For Garnishing:Method1. With action place the bucketful of words on a notepad,…

Rights of Passage

She has been incessantlyIncessantly knocking on our doorsAnd while others let her in gladlyTo unlatch the locks that held us backAfter fighting tooth and nailSweating blood and tearsSome succumbing to the dark fears, Some are still lost in the darknessSearching for that switchThat will shine light into their land. She, change, is the light that…

The Light

Picture of books in a heart shape with a fuzzy heart illuminated by light. “They cackled claiming I could give charcoal a run for its money,⁣That my height was too great⁣to be loved as one package. ⁣They ridiculed that my weight was so slightthat the wind can carry me over. Laughed at my name as…

Mental Check

“Perhaps the butterfly is proof is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.” Toby Mac I laughed and the sound that emanated from me was both shocking and yet delightful. After spending ages lost in darkness that seemed to have no end it was like a spark…

No Human Is Limited

Mural of Kipchoge Keino on Nairobi's Streets No human is limitedI remember this When the light around meSeems to have dimmed:When doubt blows hard from the leftFear whispers unto my flame from the rightAnd anxiety pulls at my spark at the center, I am not limitedI loudly whisper. It's like the words have warmth in…

Write To Remember

Oh Glory! Every time I see the halfOf our yellow sunI remember these things called wordsAnd am blown away. Magical and enchanting:Worlds built upon wordsWords that mirror our worldLetting our thoughts Run amok on pages Infused with feelings, Inking worlds and sinking meanings. We could coin this wordplay But it's not only playFor to play…

A New Day

16th June marks the day of the African Child. In every new dayThere I that chance of rebirth, A clean slate to try anewAnother chance to try another wayExtra day for our ideas to come to birth. Even with hurdlesWe have that spring in our step-That energy, faith, idea, that power-To jump over themAnd step…