Loss Africa Poems

A glass of water

He got up late and thought of coffee,
he had to drink it in black
Forgot to buy milk yesterday because it was raining
...

Read More

I've got a lot for us to discuss,
Now that life is steadily on course.
We could have shared ideas and opinions
But Allah had exercised His majestic...

Read More

Coursing through our veins is the blood of survivors.
We have endured.
We are here because they endured.
We are here because they were brave, strong, resilient, and...

Read More

the past revisited 

He was going back to his home in a tiny village from 
where people congregated living close together and professed to hate...

Read More

The land was desolate and parched
Only sinuos marks of rivers which ran
No water found by men who searched
Rivers were squandered away by man

Sky ran obscured...

Read More

In the depths of loss, I found my core,
A shattered soul seeking solace's embrace,
Through grief's veil, I began to trace
The path to healing, to restore.

With...

Read More

The living to themselves gossip attract,
but at death eulogies mitigate lies.
Love and care from he who breathes is withdrawn,
but his slumber does attract parties.

Fake mourners...

Read More

Concrete cities of our converted land.
Currencies creeping along, Naira or rand.
This is Africa, should we take a stand?

  Helping hands strip rich rocks into...

Read More

They claim I'm not descriptive enough,
That my writing lacks a certain rough
A rawness, a vividness to see
That makes readers feel they're free.

They say my English...

Read More

The Splendid Tulip
No other flower has been the cause of savor
There are 16th century tulips beds of every flavor
Oriental pigments suited for an exotic bouquet
Garden...

Read More

You are very 
Intelligent, 
All eyes 
On you,
_____________

Some ears 
close up, 
Some  hands 
with charms.

May 08/2023
By Alfonso Warally Ngengethe 
        Mussabwa Chris 

Message: 
Majority black...

Read More

I died, my body now a lifeless shell,
My soul departed, left this world behind.
The end had come, a tolling of death's bell,
The mortal coil unwound,...

Read More

In the world of tech, where cyber threats run rife,
To be an expert in cybersecurity is life.
The journey to expertise is one worth telling,
So come...

Read More

Odyssey 
Banji Segun (Leaking _Penn)

If he's strong, let him be strong.
The hurricane blows away the hills.
If he's overwhelming, let him be overwhelming.
The bright moon still...

Read More

She watches with loving eyes,
As her child grows and thrives.
Her heart swells with pride,
With every achievement by her side.

From the first smile and step,
To graduation...

Read More