Friday 22 May 2015

THE HEAVY HEART

The heart was heavy as lead,
Stiff as a corpse,
It could hardly bend.
It was distraught,
Sinking deep,
As would a man in sand during drought.
It sank and sank,
Seduced by gravity's pull,
Cheated by life's attractive lure.

This heart had never been to such depths,
A heart that thought itself strong,
Had never imagined it could travel such lengths.
It craved peace,
Even though it would come as a lease.
The depths were chilled,
Slates of ice coating it's hide,
Like it were an armoured shield.

The low temperatures slowed it's rhythm,
The angel of death smelt an incoming collection.
But no!
This heart was a die hard.
It fought with little strength,
It hang on at low depth,
With grim determination.

The heart was smart,
The heart remained grudgingly calm,
Another day was yet to come,
It had picked its card,
Praying that there would be heat,
A flame hot enough to rocket it back afloat,
For the highs and lows of life it realised,
Very much imitated the changing seasons!

Friday 1 May 2015

Fake Kenyans

I looked around,
Everything so right and sound,
Borrowed and bound,
In a culture we found,
Never ours,
Never sound.

We have failed to see,
We have refused to be,
To be us,
Original in our tasks,
Firm in our believes,
True to what we are,
True to whom we are supposed to be.

Like the ancient Egyptians,
So we should emulate.
For why should a culture,
Dead and past,
Be so intriguing in modern times?
Why is it still mysterious?

The world in which we live bears strong influence,
The world in which we live bears little sense.
What happened to diversification?
Do we need total globalisation?
Most of all, what happened to originality?

I see two kinds of people,
Those who lead,
Those who follow.
Those who invent,
Those who use other's inventions.
Those who create,
Those who copy!

Dear Kenyans,
Can we be original?
Drop the fake English accents?
Create new recipes?
Create new dance moves?
Make our own movies?
Create inventions to solve our own problems?
Stick to our natural hair?
I believe it is time for an identity check.
A wildlife and marathon identity is not gonna cut it!