Open Space by SMM An open space of land. A bed. To lie down. Falling into sleep. Placing you above the surface. Until the blinds lift. Your eyes receiving light. Before you is an open space of land. Dry deserted. Infertile ambitions. Rest on the surface....
I am an African By Koketso Jan Ndlovu I’m part of the long Nile River, I’m endless but a quiver Whom nail rocks and soil upriver Then I lie on African land, mountains’ ancestor We sweat chalk that scratch our faces, Push rocks like beetle, Break barks...
I can’t marry a poet By SMM. When he falls asleep. To the rhythms of his words. Instead of my steady rhythmic breathing. When he cries. His tears are inked on paper. Sharing an intimate part of him. I only read to know. I can’t marry a poet. My beauty...
SIMBARASHE SHONHIWA The new decade The start of the new decade 2020 was marked by the COVID 19 epidemic. Africa's story has been different for the other parts of the world, with the majority more afraid of the economic impact the epidemic will cause than the COVID 19...
ALEXA MIDNIGHT He is gone No longer, will I hear his song No longer Because he is gone Let me put my best face on 'Cause everyone expects me too Even though he's gone And everyone knew Knew what he did What he'd done Off the grid On the run My heart is broken The...
