Abdalla Juma Shenga Poems

After a tiresome time at school
With a long stride I walk home
I walk thinking, what went missing
Along the dusty roads I keep thinking
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Dinosaurs are extinct
Faces are distinct
The world is a strange place to be
Bloody roses are lovely
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I am desert where nothing grows
Those that i keep if not by heat
Of thirst they die
And the cold night wind blows sand over them
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Dancing thoughts
Shouting silently,
Screaming.
Eyes gleaming.
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Giving
Is receiving the blessings of God.
Vitals that you give
Indeed shall be rewarded.
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You are the architect of sadness
Blindness and madness
Yet uniting us in oneness
Should I be sad or glad?
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I envy those who live high up the montain
Because down here its terrible
In this low altitude
The sun burns the hottest
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When the sun dives
Make haste, return to your hive
You’ll stay alive
When the sun is swallowed by the evening sky, evil men thrive
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I had it in me,
Now it’s all coming out.
I had it in me,
Now I’m clearing my doubt.
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Machete Boys

You see them in all sizes, shapes and colours
Machete boys patrolling the dark corners
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