Truly alive by Refiloe Khumo

[tabby title="Poem"] We plaster labour-intensive smiles over traumas and festering emotional wounds,as modern day life's unpredictable pendulum swings us from temporary ups to drawn-out downs.Modern day life systems force us to become adept at existing in survival mode.We aren't afforded...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 10 February 2026

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Were you there? by Jacqueline Rudy

[tabby title="Poem"] Were you there?Were you there?ClickClackClacking on stoneVirtuous voices wailShattering boneWere you there?Were you there?Condemned “them” to carryThe weight of robed mastersUnwilling to careWith inverted BibleHands mimicking prayerTwo falls,a tarry…poor Mother so pale(you like her white-washed & blue-eyed expression...

Through My Fingers by Tilixia Summer

[tabby title="Poem"] 掀起千重浪,你说,你留不住的不只是海沙。 我说,不是不是留不住我是放手。 The waves rise,layer upon layer. You saywhat you cannot keepis not onlythe sea sand. I say,it is not that I cannot hold—it is that I am letting go. [tabby title="Poet Bio"] [tabbyending]

The Sinking Boat by Abdu Rahman

[tabby title="Poem"] In the night of darkness,In the heaviest rain and lightning,Fear of thunder has driven us away from our land.The waves of the river roaring,The drops of rain shattering, Nothing covers our drenched heads.Infant babies and innocent children,Cry of...