Cake

If every strand of her hair said I love you,

All my bald head would say I have you,

Every time I touch her head,

Like Samson I'd grow from strength to strength.

I'd write her a poem, 

About a cake,

How I'd eat her up in the morning to make her awake,

She'd be sugar free,

That's what she's getting from the tree.

If her lips were grapes,

It'd be of many shapes,

Mine would mould hers,

Tickling her like the furs,

Holding never to let go,

She makes my time slow.

This is a random thought,

Of a woman I sought, 

The woman that's dope,

The woman that's hope,

My only,

My homely,

My poetry.

Life

She walks slowly down the matatus stairs,

Looking tired and unbothered by everyone’s stares,

She stands hands on her waist,

I walk towards her in haste,

Helping her with her heavy bag,

Stretching my other arm to hug.

How was your travel?

“Long and tiring” she replies as he scratches her navel,

Silently we walk towards home,

Figuring what to ask about where she’s from,

I could tell it’s heavier on her than the way it looks,

Physically and mentally draining like I read in the books.

We were a few weeks late,

She didn’t like the obscured fate,

Her kicks gave us hope,

Unborn yet she was already dope,

The reality of life brought that smile,

Forget being tired it was worthwhile.

I got in with my girl for our blessing,

Got out with two a feeling many keep on guessing,

All she wanted was me being next to her,

From within I couldn’t afford to be far,

The night before was a fairy tale,

Now and forever in love we sail.

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She hit him in the nuts

She hit him in the nuts,
Its may sound crazy but he had to pee on himself,
You could say she had guts,
Maybe protecting herself.

It all started when he felt attracted to her,
Gained courage after some sips from the bar,
Staggering he entered his car,
Stepped on the accelerator like he was driving far.

Leaving skid marks and a creaking sound,
On lookers left with mouths open loud,
He was fearless and to her place bound,
Crossing fingers to find her around.

She was a nurse and worked long hours,
On her free time she did gardening,
She had long hair the fell from her head towers,
Easy, beautiful and hardening.

On arrival he lost control,
Drove his car over her garden,
Stopped by a tree and lucky he didn't roll,
This was bad all over sudden.

She came running to save a life,
As a nurse that was her drive,
He came out falling from his (in reverse) 405,
On the ground saying "will you be my wife."

Realising his intention,
The mess he has caused her,
A dangerous invention,
So she hit him in the nuts.

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A Man

I took a break,
Came back engaged,
Seen my dreams in my wake,
As fine wine i'm aged.

I have a daughter now,
Beautiful as her mother,
Love, care, guidance and all i vow,
she maybe a better poet than her father.

My wife, bae, love and sugar,
How lucky i got,
My salad pool with a sprinkle of vinegar,
I do love her a lot.

A man i'm becoming,
better than what i was dreaming,
I promise to write again more,
setting our imagination of the shore.

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#Only

I’d want to say you are my only,

When it comes to matters love am holy,

I wouldn’t want to make you homely,

Not to make me lonely.

Alone

When you lose so much that the fear to lose fades,

You become alone with no one to aide,

Relations becomes nothing but shades,

The pain is unbearable can only be matched by a slicing blade.

Fear of new and juvenile relations,

Solitude becomes the best station,

Caution and self-doubt is the regulation,

Shielding own self in further obligations.

You become a family of one,

Yourself as there is none,

Cold becomes like the hot sun,

You can always feel it burn.

I have experienced this,

From bliss to miss,

To the abyss,

It shouldn’t be same now that I have tasted your kiss.

 

My High

We used to kiss and say goodbye,

Now we only fuck and say bye-bye,

If we ever meet again we say hi,

Same routine after we get high.

Do we even have anything in common?

Apart from well, you know the sex hormone,

Separated by a condom,

Just to kill the boredom.

It doesn’t feel right,

Can’t even walk together in light,

Up-close in the dark tight,

Crazy how we like to disappear out of sight.

Lately it’s been cold,

Peaceful with no urge for you to hold,

Guess my trust is sold,

Maybe it’s too expensive to act cheap.

I’m no longer your dark and shining knight,

Got yourself a white kite,

Fly might feel alright,

Changes your ways you should just take a flight.

I MISS YOU

I miss you
I miss the hours we would spend
talking,
being open and honest and free
I miss how my heart would breath a
sigh of
relief because you brought me peace
I miss the feeling of hope and
happiness
and how with you I always felt content
I miss you
I miss the hours I would spend lying
by your side tracing the lines upon
your skin
I miss the way you held me close
enough
to hear your heartbeat, I wish I could
hear it again
I miss you
I miss you every minute of everyday
it’s an ache, a sadness, an emptiness
that doesn’t ever go away
I miss you
I MISS YOU I miss you
I miss the hours we would spend
talking,
being open and honest and free
I miss how my heart would breath a
sigh of
relief because you brought me peace
I miss the feeling of hope and
happiness
and how with you I always felt content
I miss you
I miss the hours I would spend lying
by your side tracing the lines upon
your skin
I miss the way you held me close
enough
to hear your heartbeat, I wish I could
hear it again
I miss you
I miss you every minute of everyday
it’s an ache, a sadness, an emptiness
that doesn’t ever go away
I miss you

By Yvonne Achieng

#PhoneCall

I have been staring at my phone for long,

Waiting for a call,

Your call,

Just a ring,

My heart will sing,

If not,

Just a beep,

To let me know you think of me,

Or your phone does,

Because I will call,

Asking the reason for the beep,

Just to listen to your voice,

Then I’ll take my time to hung up,

I’ll let you know of my day,

Nothing much,

It started with the thought of you and well, now am talking to you,

I’d ask about you,

Shiver with every sound of your words,

Link the sound of your breathe to mine,

Ask you out to take wine,

Maybe also dine,

Only if I had credit,

I’d stop staring at this phone,

Call you without the thought of a beep,

Wish you a good night sleep.

Guilty as charged

Last time I was accused of love,

I denied as advised so as to look tough,

Guilt would consume me but I wouldn’t say it’s enough,

This was meant to make me rise above my accuser like a dove.

I faced my accuser in the dark,

Just as the sun was about to be swallowed by the horizon,

To settle this I needed all luck,

I needed to be at my best so as to influence her decision.

Word had gone round that she would be settle for not less than my heart,

This was scary as I didn’t have another to replace,

To keep it I needed to be very smart,

To God I asked for His grace.

Here I was,

I had waited for some time,

Saw you walking towards me like a boss,

Guilty of my crime,

I gave you a white rose,

The timing was prime.

I said in a low tone,

“I love you forgive me,

Please don’t let me in prison be gone,”

I was down on my knee,

I didn’t want to feel alone.

“I’m guilty as you,

Share my heart, love and dreams,

Let’s imprison each other in our love,”

She said bending down towards me,

She surely settled for my heart,

Love is the greatest art.

Later letter

I wanted to write a letter,

To my long lost crush, I just met her,

It felt good being together,

Each second with her lasted forever.

Her dimple had grown deeper,

Beautiful with a smile that’s a killer,

Her big, white eyes looked eager,

I’d be a fool not to try making her my hearts pillar.

I could fantasize about the twins in her blouse,

The taste of her kiss,

As walked her to her house,

This was just brain bursting bliss.

Stuck in her house,

The rain can’t stop falling,

Not that I’m complaining,

It’s a blessing making me feel like a boss.

I wanted to write a letter,

Being stuck with her is better,

I have tasted her red lips that are now wetter,

I guess I not leaving anytime soon, later.

I Can't Erase You

My mornings are all spent
looking up at my ceiling;
seeing your face spread on the white paint.

The sole bulb in my room is your navel,
sometimes I believe you are actually painted there,
but it is always a projection of my thoughts.

There is nowhere else I would want you but by my side,
each and every morn, your arm on my chest,
I am pretty sure I'd always smile at you Pretty.

I would tread my paths with delightful care,
only to see you again in one piece at dusk.

I would explore you like a rat in a maze,
Only that my maze would be sealed by your charm,
I wouldn't be helpless because in you I find a solace;
Your smile with lazy eyes would be my healer, I'd be your patient.
My dose I'd never miss, because it is you.

I wouldn't buy a telescope;
I would stare at the stars in your eyes,
My hands would get dirty but never rough;
I wouldn't want to mess with your tenderness;
My voice would be your lullaby because in it you are soothed;
I wouldn't strain myself, even you,
because in you I find a resort; a place I can call home.

Walletine

Valentine is over dear,

Just like the day before you are still near,

With you I don’t live in this euphoria fear,

What to buy you, where to take you, all that for one day love a year.

Walletine is over as well,

I didn’t have to promise you a night of diamond; to hell,

You know that villa rosa kempinski hotel,

I know you prefer golden love to dwell.

Wasn’t our night more special?

The love we made with your crazy super sexy flexibility that was tangential,

With rhythms that were perfectly in sync without any differential,

Sure love; our night was more presidential.

Each day is always special with you,

We woke up still attached like glue,

Kissed to reaffirm that it’s true,

If it’s about us, I wouldn’t ask my shoe.

That Sauti sol song “mama papa” playing smoothly in the background,

I need to keep you forever in my life around,

Our marriage will be perfectly profound,

Always be my only queen that’s love crowned,

Let this love be timeless.