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The Gen Z protests in Kenya: a blackout poem created from two pages of The Matrix screenplay

31 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred

The Gen Z protests in Kenya begun in June and, according to posters seen on social media, are set to continue on 8th August. Nane is the Swahili word for the number eight so the upcoming protests have been dubbed "Nane Nane". It has been a rollercoas...

Thanksgiving.

21 Jul 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

In all things we should give thanks regardless of the state of our mind; whether it's happiness or sadness. Being grateful should be a constant state of our mind. When we constantly put ourselves in a state of complaining, we overlook so many thing...

The Bird Across My Face

10 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I've got a flower up mysleeve,hidden like a facecard It is blooming up into my hands; Pink and yellow petals assume the fragrant formof a crude, offensivegesture And a grin of unrepentant malicespreads like a soft, rude flower,orthe bird across my fa...

Still Like Air, I Rise.

24 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

There are people that are bent on frustrating you, that's lifeThis is not gender specific and not even limited to a wifeSome people are fuelled by drama and deep rooted strifeThey have no joy in their heart and are controllingI have seen them every...

I Caught The Smile.

23 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

It's been an absorbing few weeks and I feel far awayAway from amazing people here but I bear you in my heartDaddy's duty came in, in full flow and you can't be too preparedOur bundle of joy arrived and it's a joy that can't be comparedJust when you...

POEM- OCEANS DEEP

22 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments TheAiCollectiveArt

Oceans Deep Staring at my mirror, I whisper to my soul,"Don't wait, act now, let your story be told."Tears are good, they clean the eyes, a natural crater,Pain is a gift, it changes you, shows you're alive,Remembering what's forgotten, that's the rea...

2024–05–29

22 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

A poem Confined to tight spaces Forged by corporate races Devout to whom phases My Soul Pressures overbearing Chasing riches, fame uncaring No time for despairing My Soul But when my mind can wander Late in the dark it will ponder It joins my heart...

Still Love

21 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

A tea kettle whistles as the evening Sun sets; Its golden and rouge hue is cast on the trees' tops. The light's blaze heralds the coming of Night's stars: The children of celestial decay and death.   Inside, with grace and serenity, a woman Pours the...

Flattened Frog

17 Jun 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Great White Snark

Flattened fat frog in a side street, Guts and internal organs burst from its mouth, Squeezed out as if from Some macabre toothpaste tube Or bizarre unwrapping of skin. This grotesque victim Was witnessed late one night After a thunderstorm, Unwilling...

Love is Everyones Weakness

16 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Me and I

 We may desire no wrongdoing but if our sexual desires take over, we can hurt others therefore our sexual needs can be the evil side of everyone. Deep inside I feel that only a small percentage of people can keep their sexual needs under control. And...