Get up and fight by Collen Molahlehi

[tabby title="Poem"] You came into this worldwith your fists held highswinging like you knewyou would have to finishwhat your ancestors couldn'tThis mould you call yourselfboasts a shadow of what you werebefore you started seeking salvationNow scriptures make you yearn for...

For he has not lived long enough by Collen Molahlehi

[tabby title="Poem"] For he has not lived long enoughto see his curtains capturethe beauty of your stars shootingevery wish he has made to the universe in vain.We now spread his ashes in a lakethat he couldn't even swim in when...

Oh, what a shame! by Collen Molahlehi

[tabby title="Poem"] For my tongue to taste deathYour name had to be buried on its tipWhen true intention dug itself into a holeYou made it your destiny to guide othersInto our homeI watched your warm eyes indulge in the coldI...

Beneath Your Feet by Collen Molahlehi

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Even after you’ve severed every limbI still crawl back to the love that eats me inside out.Look at how these pores breathe themselvesInto the cracks, you vowed to seal.You broke every brick I’ve carefully laidFor you to...

Seesaw by Collen Molahlehi

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Holding on for dear lifeThey have wings the size of angel-shaped clouds.Melodies of youth are indeed chortlesAnd innocence with no summer blues.Up and down on the seesaw they go,With a peripheral view and a jealous groundThey can...