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Premium Member Barren Land of Illiteracy
Barren land of illiteracy ,
Soil never having been loosened,
Not fertilized by education !

Prejudice from heart difficult to eradicate,
Aspirations vacilitate, soon disheartened,
Barren land of illiteracy !

Comforts and bad money marionette ,
End of the day, lie disillusioned,
Not fertilised by education !

Howsoever doodads may shipshape,
Barefaced soul eventually feels...

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Categories: illiteracy, desire, education, hope, prejudice,
Form: Villanelle
Illiteracy
Illiteracy
A world full of 
Too many intellectuals
Too many scientists 
Too many geunious
Too many smart technologies 

Yet find it deficult 
To live among 
each other 
With love 

Is equal to a doom 
Called 
illiteracy...

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Categories: illiteracy, africa, earth, humanity, image,
Form: Epic
Ignoramus Life Limbo
Mwizi! Mwizi! Mwizi!
Shika uyooooo
2am habitual
I toss my sheets stand by the window
They all speak at once
''Achomweee....''
I wear my walkies and switch my lights

I scrunch my nose
Freezing outside
Ni nani?
My anxiety grows
I join the mob
Fury is forehead engraved
Rusty smells of pangas and rakes and jembes 
Ticklish breeze...

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Categories: illiteracy, africa, anger, betrayal, conflict,
Form: Burlesque

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Hard To Believe
Trusting almost got me killed,
Love hurts more than I can imagine,
And being real still got me hated.

The street has never been rosy,
The potbellied men got money for election malpractices
But can't feed the poor masses.

Today they supply us with guns,
Tomorrow they expect assassination,
Why should I kill...

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Categories: illiteracy, poverty,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things