Tag: african poetry
Poetry || Eggs
I like eggs
Supple and soft
On the inside
Strong on the outside
Easy to crack
Like a heart
Easy to break
Shattered
In pieces
But out of it
Something beautiful comes
Scrambled
Poached
Beautiful
Coming…
Poetry || The Girl Child
[caption id="attachment_1314" align="aligncenter" width="300"] In this picture: Binogun WinifredAs shot by me[/caption]
International Day of the Girl Child is a day declared by the United Nations in s…
Poetry || The masquerades
You are a masquerade
I said to her
Wrapped up in your own layers
Layers of complexity
And doing a frenzy dance
Which many watch
Fascinated
But unaware of the heat which burns
Underneath your regalia
S…