Ngetich Kiptoo Poems

It’s sunset
Am on the beach barefoot
The sky’s rich, brilliant and varied
Like you
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Am I in love?
Tell me
Are you the one making me sick?
Am I in love or not
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He kept glancing at the phone
He wanted it to vibrate
He always put the phone in silent mode
He hated the squeaky ring tones
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What is life but an empty shell
What is life but a hollow emptiness
We walk around in gold
Ours ears glittering in pearls
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I know that the first love
It is the deepest
It is the finest
Is the essence of life
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Why are doing this to me?
I see you everywhere
I feel you in everything I do
Why are you torturing me?
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Your beauty and fragrance inspires me,
Your complication intrigues me,
Sometimes you are natural and perpetual;
At others you are hybrid and delightful
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My class of five
Is driving me nuts
I went to class this morning
To teach them action verbs
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I don’t want to see the sea,
To have its cool breeze graze my tormented soul

I hate the laughter at the beach,
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Let me sing to you
my dear African brothers and sisters
my brothers and sisters now on dhows and dinghies
or whatever vessel you use
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