A Zebra and a Giraffe by Malusi A. Mbangata

[tabby title="Poem"] Held captive in the hippos' kingdom,And barely escaping to their surprise,A zebra and a giraffe seized their freedom,Though war in the jungle began to rise.Each spoke with gratitude for life,Claiming to henceforth breathe soundly,Though each joined theirs in...

There, Under Your Sky by The Sad-Eyed Boy

[tabby title="Poem"] There, under your skyI poison your rivers and cut down your treesDecorating my city with your holy textRound and round we go, one foot behind the otherAll for this decadent battlefield we call home The corpse you planted...

50 WAYS TO LEAVE A LOAFER by Mbongeni Khumalo

[tabby title="Poem"] (for Brian Yankee Mokae Mogaki -25.09.1971 - 03.06.2026) Fare thee well Mr MiyagiGo well MozartGoodbye Sir Go go Bushman tour guideWe shall all follow your spoorTo where no one knowsYou nominal Anglican and passionate traditionalist You kept the...

Blissful Ignorance by Refiloe Khumo

[tabby title="Poem"] Do you recall our joyful summer days, basking in the sun's medicinal rays,chasing carefree & thrilling venturesand trying our eager hands at new adventures?Our life stories were waiting to be written.We didn't know then what it meant to...

Divine Madness by Chanda katonga

[tabby title="Poem"] Deepin the forestsof the Amazon, I metthe ancient peopleof the trees. The Indigenous soulsof the Earth. Night fell slowlybeneath the canopy. Darkness breathedthrough the leaves. And therebefore the flames,the ceremony began. We movedaround the firelike forgotten spiritsreturning home....