Joe Kanyiri Poems

I'm a beast on my feet and my beat is Easy Street,
Pride is neat and I can't be slipping on my beat,
I'm full of myself and man is surely what he eats,
I pen songs of individualism that live on despite defeats.
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Tenacity is what matters in Nairobi City,
A land of gifted youth with too much audacity.
United by blood but divided by wealth,
We have each other and that is our health.
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You Could Be A Winner
We discover our mettle in times of hardship.
What matters is to be forbearing in whatever battleship.
I come from the hills and have disavowed companionship.
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'Why are you here? '
A poster in the twelve step meeting reads
I am here to finesse my cunning and that is all,
'What if you fail? '
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