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
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That minute...
That brief minute...
That minute suddenly strikes;
When love and hate mean the same
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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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They arrive late - in tinted cars,
Believing that titles make them stars
Their talk is refined,
But chaos follows close behind.
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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 poetry reflects the conditions shaping ordinary people's lives in contemporary Zimbabwe and across Africa, engaging with questions of inequality, human dignity, and the challenges confronting communities. Rooted in the tradition of socially conscious African literature, Chitekwe uses poetry to document lived experience, interrogate social structures, and articulate collective aspirations and frustrations. Some of his work appears in the anthology After the Storm (2026) , published by East African Educational Publishers, placing his voice within the evolving landscape of contemporary African poetry.
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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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