Dellas Chitekwe
Dellas Chitekwe Poems
Father, when did you become a hero?
How did you become a hero?
When the war flared up
You boarded the first plane to Europe.
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We, the people of Zimbabwe;
the pawns
in a very dangerous game of politics
carelessly played
...
That minute...
That brief minute...
That minute suddenly strikes;
When love and hate mean the same
...
In this land of sunshine and silence,
Where gold hides deep and bread hides deeper,
We wake up chasing zeros that multiply
Like lies at a political rally.
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Dellas Chitekwe Biography
Dellas Chitekwe is a Zimbabwean poet and writer whose work explores the intersection of personal experience, social realities and political life. His works are centred on contemporary poetry that reflects on the conditions shaping ordinary people's lives in Zimbabwe. His works can be understood within a tradition of socially conscious African writing, in which poetry serves not only as a form of artistic expression but also as a means of documenting lived experiences, questioning social structures and expressing the aspirations and frustrations of communities.)
The Best Poem Of Dellas Chitekwe
The Hero Without Scars
Father, when did you become a hero?
How did you become a hero?
When the war flared up
You boarded the first plane to Europe.
Where were you, father?
When our mothers and sisters were violated
In broad daylight
Did you see, father?
The thousands
Who were left lying in marshes and trenches —
Forever dead
For the sake of freedom.
Father, do not fantasise war
Those who saw it felt it.
© Dellas Chitekwe 2004
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