Patrick Nandwa is an aspiring young poet from Kenya. He holds a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree from Egerton University where he majored in English and Literature. He has taught in many high schools across the country. Patrick currently lives in North Eastern Kenya where he works with the Norwegian Refugee Council in it's Youth Education Pack(YEP) Programme in Dadaab Refugee Camps. He has written quite a number of poems that are yet to be published.
Of late I have come to learn
All that I needed to discern
That those with beautiful faces
And sexy looks
...
Of beauty and beautiful ones
They walk with their lovely faces
Right into a pack
Of hungry wolves
...
After spending so much time in the cold
I finally found my way back to the fold
For so many times I had heard
That Jesus is the real Shepherd
...
When we met on the street
Amid the sweltering heat
You smiled at me
And I smiled back
...
If I could have my way
It would be my way out
Out of this crummy world
To a world where
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