Favorkhaoya

THE UNTOUCHABLE BOY IN CLASS Momentarily starstruck!  I grabbed a stool, Gulped a drink, and opened my eyes wider! I had the feeling I get when I read a well written line!  To close the book,stare at the wall and let it sink in! He was standing there! At a close range!!! The untouchable boy in class. His confidence magnetic, His smile  charming , His cologne giving me infinite  reasons to drown myself in his perfume bottle, His voice making my goosebumps orgasm, His wink awakened the exotic butterflies within me,  His gait  depicted a touch of class ,with a drop of sophistication embedded in royal essence.  All I asked God is to bless the ground beneath his feet!   I know he ain't the Centre of the universe,  But he keeps spinning me like one  I am his number one fan, His posters are on the wall inside my head, The little spart of emotions I felt keep brawling to a star. He literally swept me off my feet!   Too bad I couldn't fall o...

SERIKALI TAFADHALI SAIDIA I am not inhuman Neither am I a renegade But my thoughts maybe inhuman I seek not  defend  them Though maybe they need my defense As I may get stoned.   "Serikali nisaidie!" That's a cliché in my mother land, Choosing not to fix broken bridges As the children swim across swollen river to quench academic thirst All I can think of is disposal to Bilharzia or pneumonia. Doesn't it scare you,my country people? That they could be attacked by the  inhabitants of the water?   When the media reports .. All the villagers say is 'Serikali tafadhali saidia' How hard is to put planks of wood to use to cross over???     When harvest is  bumper, Farmers feast with their families, They sell part of it. When their is food shortage in the country, They yell out ' Serikali  tafadhali saidia' Does the government grow crops? Can't the farmers store ' emergency food' in the granary? ? Can't they use the ...