There Was Once Water Here by Chilufya

[tabby title="Poem"] There was once water here,where cracked earth now sighs,where hands reach out for mercy,and find only empty skies. There was once kindness here,in the shape of outstretched palms,where nations wove their promisesinto bandages and balms. But now the...

The Children of Gaza by King JojoXll

[tabby title="Poem"] The Children of Gaza are heroes in front of the world,Helpless and ignored, starved to death but hopeful. Enveloped in mass brutality and unbridled cruelty. Their *grandparents*, mothers and fathers have been killed. The Children of Gaza, so...

Of A Man And His Dream by Chilufya

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] There once was a manwhose life before we met,I know nothing of.I like to believeour meeting changed himboyish vigour, matured to manly valour This man dreamed a dreamthe dream of luscious green vegetablesbig bouncy bullheadsbright, noisy and...

Freedom, Running by JulesLightbearer

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] my dearest babara today i sawkids without slipperssons who leavesons who leftgirls withdaughters with daughtersfathers without kinmothers who singi saw headmasters that cryshy prostitutesand reverends with shopsshops without windowsbabies asking me "how to let go""How do we...

Meet the Voiceless by Chilufya

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The Anguished onehe is to be found every morningat the traffic stopthe robot’s red to green colour paceholds his daily fatethe discolour of his skinsmell of his breatha testimonyto the faint memory of his last bath The...