Often, we forget That we hail from a line Of divine beauty. Told, over centuries That we did not belong Yet the sun knows our skin so… Read more “BLACK EXCELLENCE“
Author: Natasha Muhoza
FREE
To be free A birth-right to behold The ancestors rejoice Their songs carried forth in the veins of a generation Breathing change into the hallway of time… Read more “FREE”
Rwanda, Remember This
Liberation Day 2021 Poem – Performed: 15/07/2021 In times like no other,Strength is best seen inThose who –Rise to the occasionLike no otherThose who dare to believeThat… Read more “Rwanda, Remember This”
Transcendence
May it be a season of resolve To know yourself deeper, wider. May this be a season of self-forgiveness For all that you could have done better. … Read more “Transcendence”
Grandmothers’ Dream
I smile unto the unknown I bless the air I breathe. Women move the earth, they say Women are* the earth, I say Sacred stone & Solid… Read more “Grandmothers’ Dream”
STRONG AS STONE
“I will speak to them in our many tongues
And comb my hair towards the sky.
Don’t worry, Mama, they will know our names”
Africa Day 🌻
(Image by: Ayaode David Alabi from Nigeria) Soil that bore us Ground from which glory sprouts Immortal spirit Love drenched in brown Rooted in royalty & charm… Read more “Africa Day 🌻”
Nifemi
Story time again with myself & the awesome @alabiayoade, who through his lens, takes me to places/stories in his home country, Nigeria & I create poetry out… Read more “Nifemi”
Amadi
Amadi, We spent most of this day together Talking.. about ocean life & other stories. We soaked in some silence. • This place has a way of… Read more “Amadi”
Remind Them
Grief spins ever more wildly This time round Remind them They are not alone. Remind them Our soil cries along. Remind them They’ll never be forgotten. … Read more “Remind Them”