How I See You
By Chido Nyandoro, Zimbabwe Emotionless she stands And yet she gives them all she has Hoping that finally they will see her See her worth.
Borrowed Roles
By Chido Nyandoro, Zimbabwe Set up on a hidden stage A secret love you’ve always know would one day be gone. He’s not ready and you’re not whole; Yet here you two are, playin
Your Eyes
By Chido Nyandoro, Zimbabwe You look through the window and see them staring back at you Reflecting my sadness in their tears Your eyes; That show you I have nothing much left Stil
Dead Call
By Eze Ifeanyichukwu Peter, Nigeria Bits of scraps and flesh littered the area where a military patrol vehicle once stood, like morsels of a meal eaten in a haste. I didn’t l
The Epidemic (2)
By Katiso Thatho, Lesotho “Stop, don’t go through with this bro!” are the very first words that escape my lips the moment I pick up the microphone. The crowd falls silent. I