[tabby title="Poem"] One day I'll pull you from our burninghouse and whisper *uhibuk uhibuk*,but today l unknot myself from your embraceand recite to you poems about dyinginside a body that never should have been yours.At night l write you long...

[tabby title="Poem"] I have this dream where l sit in a roomand everything around me curls and bends into the sinister nightmare called forgotten memorywho are these children laughing, taking my hands into their own, what is the name of...

[tabby title="Poem"] That's my ten-year-old brotherTurning on the tvSurfing the channelsGuided by Daddy's instruction:"You only watch programmes rated, FAM"Selects a film rated exactly thatYet crashes straight into explicit sexual contentOn a program supposed to be for family consumption If the...

[tabby title="Poem"] My girls are black girl magic personified.Rich and a varied, melted blend from the finest soil.My girls are divinity graced on earth;Rare and one of a kind.My girls are fountains of youth springing forth;Cleansing and forever flowing.Talented and...

[tabby title="Poem"] One, two, three, fourI felt in my spirit an uproarAs I stood there watching the downpourBest of both worldsThe tearsThe rainsI sobbedNature sobbedQuestions snubbedReality kickingHeart beatingactualizationI could not fathom the realizationThat even though the DelugeWasn’t just a downpour...