DEDAN ONYANGO

Water is life
Our thirst we resuscitate.
Oceans potions
Notions
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With their bags they walk
On their backs they talk.
'Excuse me sir
I lost my book! '
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Bees are known for their sweet honey,
Bees are known for their poisonous sting.
Bees are known for their diligence.
When flowers dry
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Look at them
Their wrinkled faces tell it all
Of the heat that is eating them up,
Look at them child
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'BETROTHED'
A response to Obyero Odhiambo poem Betrothed.

Well you say
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Show me where to steal,
Coz I am tired of being honest
In a society where values are only learnt in class
Yet practiced none on the grass.
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Africa a continent of beauty and wealth
But unknown and unexplored by its humanity.
Africa why the animosity?
Across your nations war tempers rage
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Trials
In
Our lives are plenty.
We get psychological torture
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You have time to think about the future,
It may not be crystal clear,
Yes, it may be unclear,
You still have time to think about it.
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DISABILITY MADE ABILITY

Hello to the world, Care to listen to my plea,
Isolated I feel, humiliation I undergo still,
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If you have to be good
Be a good listener
And please don't be rude
Unless you want to be a sinner.
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The big ball sends spikes of fire on earth
Each ray wrapped with wrath,
AND stealthily he maneuvers eastwards,
Behind half-baked herbs stand.
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Across this street,
There is one thing that catches the eye.
It is not the tarmacked roads that snakes down the hills
Neither the beautiful horizons drawn by the setting sun,
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The era of academic uniformity came to an end
Launching you to another trajectory of individuality,
With new expectations in the reality.
Another life will be started in your humanity.
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Old men and women,
Motherless and Fatherless war torn youngsters
We greet you in peace!
In our childish life we want to narrate the ordeal
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Hodi hodi nabisha, mlango nyie fungueni
Kuna jambo lantatiza, mahasadi pungueni
Swali langu skiza, kama maji ufukweni
Mbona nchi twaboromosha, hasama kila uchao?
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I.

Do you know a queue?
Probably yes, probably no!
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The me in me,
Inside me lies a heart
With passion I will leave to cherish
The me in me.
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The walls of the cathedral are under attack
The bells are no longer ringing raucously,
Rust has invaded the big towering bells
Rats are prowling the church
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WITNESS OF THE SKY

I see
Expectant clouds
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