A Stranger She Misses by Nqaba Dano

[tabby title="Poem"] She laid eyes on him Her heart raced Running for the mountains Fueled with joy And excitement She contemplated her fate How Would she initiate This romance budding In her heard With this stranger Who just stole her...

Slayed and at PEACE by Nqaba Dano

[tabby title="Poem"] Gazing Down the barrel Of a gun Contemplating Sins committed And those that the mind Was still to conjure up Instincts of fight Or flight Refusing to kick in As I stare down The barrel of a gun...

Speaking to Deaf Ears by Nqaba Dano

[tabby title="Poem"]I speak to deaf ears Closed hearts That refuse to listen Unwavering In their pursuit To justify that They should heard But they refuse to listen They speak in loud tones Drowning out My subtle whispers Even though I...

Dear Black Man by Nqaba Dano

[tabby title="Poem"] Black man Hunched over Bearing the world Dying to live Living to die Souls unappreciative Destructive rants That constantly scare Your existence Still fighting For a voice of reason Reasoning With close minded beings That devalue you That...

To Be Heard by Nqaba Dano

[tabby title="Poem"] Have you ever wanted to be heard, to have your story told, To have that one person sit and listen, For you could breathe a sigh of relief If you know that one person truly listened, For at...