By Siphosethu Mpungose, South Africa: I refuse to write another love poem Because every love lost is a page torn and every love gained is a new sonnet I refuse to write another love poem because I am tired of writing myself in and out, in and out of love Spinning the web of he loves me, he loves me […]
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By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: What were you thinking? That's always the first question people ask when things go wrong. What was I thinking when I let you go? When did I let things get so bad that hurting each other became routine? What were you thinking when you took those first steps to deliberately break me? When did you became […]
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By Spliph, South Africa: Half if not all the time when I try to contact a government official or opposition party representative they are in never ending meetings or briefing the media somewhere. It is because of this that I sometimes wonder who is running this country, at what time and how exactly they go about it. After months of […]
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By Vimbai Lole, Zimbabwe: She is all over you like white on rice. A year into the past and she would not acknowledge that you existed. She would not even look your way. An intense gyming programme later and you are the one, they talk about when the topic is hot guys You made it, you, the one they make […]
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By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: For as long as I can remember I have been asking you to draw me. I thought some of the perks of dating an artist are you get to have those artistic images you want done hassle free. In over 6 years, you have drawn me exactly zero images. You keep giving excuses and I don't […]
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