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I FOUND LOVE
I FOUND LOVE i found love, it was wrapped around your name, it spoke exactly like I imagined it would, it shouted silently, it screamed softly and it called my […] More
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in PoetryCARNAGE #Stories4Health
All hail the queen; Covid19 the great Destroyer of the 7 nations; With no regard for cultures Immorality her quest; Unquenchable her thirst; Elixir must be filled; So blood she […] More
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Review: Don’t Love Me In English – Bridget Ankunda
As a writer, I have tended to avoid poetry. It is a medium of expression that, truth be told, doesn’t come naturally to me. If I were to speak honestly, […] More
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in PoetryLabongo's Spear
His smile His smile just reminds me of how deeply he is lodged in the deepest confines of my heart Like Labongo’s spear that Gipir thrust into the heart of […] More
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Where have all the children gone?
Poem illustration by Laughing Gas Design, Addis Ababa. More
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in PoetryNightmares
NIGHTMARES I have lingered in our historic monasteries And discerned a death among the dusty pages Of him who fell silently as the story itself; I have released my mind […] More
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IN THE SHOES OF A KAMPALA POET
Recently a friend, Kidron, while disagreeing with my stance on the concept of performance poetry in Kampala spaces today, made a point which reminded me of the brutal reality we face […] More
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in PoetryLast Night I Told A Stranger All About You
I stood and saw you take the front seat of my memory. You were on a train Writing poetry While I, last night, Told a stranger all about you. The […] More
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HOPE IS A CURE #Stories4Health
Whatever they said and so did, it was never a thing to be ashamed of unless you chose to join them. The choices of words offend but they deliver the […] More
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I remember you like rain on my skin
More often than usual I find myself talking outloud to you. You are here, Yet not. I remember you like rain on my skin. You are not here anymore and […] More
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A LETTER FROM 2020 #Stories4Health
Dear 2050, How are the daily struggles of life? -breathing, smiling, living- Do not grin till your charred lips Crack from this repetitive exercise You like calling survival. Do not […] More
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LET ME TAKE YOU BACK #Stories4Health
Let me take you back to a time, When the clock struck midnight, The gong resonated throughout two poles of the earth, The wind rumbled, While thunder roared, The world […] More
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in PoetryTOSHA UWASE
and only as a poet do my words learn to grow wingsand escape my grip in search of their freedom. My love, I am everything in words—I am a despicable […] More
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#stories4health
It started when I couldn’t smell, I remember that day clearly, it was the 2nd of June on a Monday , when things started changing for me. It was Nana’s […] More
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in Poetry
#MuwadoLoveLetter22 (My light bearer)
Dearest Shalom, i often do not know how to say this but you are my blessing because of all the light you have brought into my life. I prayed for […] More
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in PoetryGood Intentions
Dear son As you grow You will hate me I will tell you things you don’t like I will forbid you things you like. Look I see broken shards Everywhere. […] More
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in PoetryFragmented Echoes in the world of the word in Uganda:
Poetry has long been a vibrant form of expression yet, beneath the surface of this seemingly united artistic community lies fragmented echoes of division and individualism. The poetry scene in […] More
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