By: Evelyne Syombua (issyombua@gmail.com) Thumbnail photo courtesy of theconversation.com It’s been long,Long since I sat and listened,Long since I prayed,But not too long since I called.Just for You to keep me strong,For you to keep me going. In the brokenness,Teach me to praise.In the waiting,Teach me patience.In the healing,Teach me to trust.Not just the process,But […]
By: Guest Writer – Santiana Havyarimana (Shavyarimana17@gmail.com) Photo Courtesy: Pinterest.com I open the front door of my mind to you,Wanting to explain why I cannot do the things you want me to.You tell me that there is a Creator who loves me,Who wants me to follow Him, to be free. But I ask you to
By: Nyokabi Ng’ang’a (Leshnyokabi@gmail.com) Thumbnail photo courtesy of desiringgod.org Bring them who haven’t lost their voices amid the noises of our citiesBring them who still maintained dignity after the war passedBring them who had no name but acquired one on their exitBring them who still chose their names after their nations brokeBring them who didn’t
By: Nyokabi Ng’ang’a Leshnyokabi@gmail.com That BUDDING flower That knows time Time in a season The season of every month, That budding flower That makes me an adult An adult of days With the days of frays; Pain is elementary When I bud as a flower My emotions rage My moods change; I
By Nyokabi Ng’ang’a Leshnyokabi@gmail.com Photo courtesy: YouTube.com Stand by me. At my worst, at my best: When the wind blows and the sun sets Stand by me. Stand by me; In my cries of depths, In my smiles of breaths, within greatest sorrows and huge burrows. Stand by me: When fears set while victory is
By Nyokabi Ng’ang’a Leshnyokabi@gmail.com Photo courtesy: Pinterest.com In times of war, they lay me down Taking turns I mourn Of this body of gone. In times of peace, they put me aside Dictating frocks of long To cover this body of gone. In times of love, they put me aside Choosing
