Love Poem by Farai Chaka

[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...

On Forgetting by Farai Chaka

[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...

Which rating? by Comrade Elixir

[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...

My girls by Thea

[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...

Reflections by Hekima

[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...