BOLDLY SOLD

I was told a story; And I would like you to listen; And perhaps tell the world, Tell them so that they hear you, They may just nod but tell them anyway; Tell them of the boldly sold, Sold into a cold dark world; Trade in humans, And children turned into products; Tell them, Of

BEHIND A SCREEN AND A KEYBOARD

He flourishes, He gets very loud, And Sometimes very violent; Because he knows everything, What to be And what not to be, Behind a screen and a keyboard, He is the best; And perhaps the worst, A monster, Hiding behind a screen And a keyboard, He is the public opinion, Many times a bully In

YOU MAKE ME BREATH

Perhaps you may not know, Or maybe you know; Somehow you can tell, That you make me breath, You make me love life, You alone make me breath; As you make me build, And you make me grow, You make me breath, As you make me brave, You make me fight, And you make me

‘P’ FOR POLITICAL POWER

I grew-up learning ‘p’for planet, And for a little fan I said, ‘P’ for pluto or ‘p’ for plant, And when science was out of it, I learnt ‘P’ for politics, That soon grew to ‘p’ for political power, And the naïve me thought, ‘P’ for good policies, And planning and polite, The little naïve

Songs of My Ancestors

I hear the drums playing, Sweet drums, The beautiful tunes Tunes of my ancestors, Feeling of home, So calm, The tunes of family, Bonds and ties, I hear the tunes playing, Asking me to hold my brother, And carry my sister; I hear the songs of my ancestors, The songs of pride, The songs of

WHEN THE HEART SPEAKS

When the heart speaks; It doesn’t mix, It is not weak; But meek, When the heart speaks, With every beat it ticks, Always pure and binds, The heart is kind and minds, When the heart wants; It also grants; The heart is not mean, With the mind it’s no twin; When the heart learns, It’s

Dear Mheshimiwa please Don’t Fight

I have written a lot to you; Asked a lot of you, I know it’s sometimes not easy, But please don’t fight; Don’t go into parliament and fight, Dear Mheshimiwa, People dressed in suits don’t fight; At least using their fist, I didn’t vote for you because you can fight, If so I would have

I FOUND LOVE

And I found love, In the arms of the one I can’t have, Because she belongs to another; And we can’t be together, But I found love; And you can’t tell me I don’t deserve, The stolen kisses, And the misses, In darkness not light, I found love in the fight, I found love by

SAME

Is it the same old song, Gone on for long, Same day over and over again, Yes, it is insane, We never seem to grow, Or take what it in store, Same old cold night, Then a day comes with the light, And we fall in love again, Think we are back on the train,

SILENT

Keep silent and watch, You may smile, And even laugh; But keep silent and your truth, Because you know the truth, You know it in your heart, You know it in your bones, And you know that you try, Keep silent, And don’t let them know; Don’t let them know your pain, Or your joy,