PoetryNkuku, teach me
I just want to learn, Nkuku,the way your bare palm lifts the hot pot lid,the way you sweep the yard before the sun, the dust smelling of cold,the way your gate stays open to the whole street.You put…
Maverick Kabelo30 Sep 20261 min read
PoetryBored poem
I am Boredom, the silent thief of time, I creep into your days, uninvited, I dull your senses, drain your mind, And make each moment feel divided.
Maverick Kabelo10 Feb 20231 min read
PoetryThe six Ws of introversion
Why do I feel like an outcast, a misfit in this society?
Maverick Kabelo29 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryShe bled
Glancing the bay through the window,Her quiet morning began.Already hating the day, hating the life.She started to chase the ghost happiness that resided inside her.Drowning her sorrows in a deep…
Larona Mosoboloko4 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryAmbition in place
A brain behind inventiveness, Young and intelligent, Destined for greatness… Anxiousness and sensitiveness his weakness, And creativity his greatest weapon…
Ripfumelo Chavani14 Jul 20222 min read
PoetryMakoro to survive
He wakes up early to get the bag, To run towards the hissing bus as it reaches the bus stop,To run after it even when it leaves him behind, Until it reaches the next bus stop for other workers.
AVO3 Jul 20221 min read
PoetryWear your skin proud
Unusual brown, white and spotty “deformities,” Sketched on your body by the hands of nature, Creping quietly into your coat, and consuming the usual skin color… A discomfort that came with constant…
Ripfumelo Chavani25 Jun 20221 min read
PoetryDear pops, old man
He is a pillar of strength; The one we look to when everything is going sideways; We know that he has an armour up there… I would wake up from nightmares, screaming.
Yarona Monthe19 Jun 20221 min read
PoetryWho am I?
I am the extension of rudeness, With a pinch of sweetness.
Yarona Monthe17 Jun 20221 min read
PoetryWrong ain’t our label
They say we all have rights…A rhythm mumbled daily.As if everyone earns the same respect…Yet, seeing the difference makes me wonder.And seek to know exactly what are human rights?Who deserves these…
Ripfumelo Chavani16 Jun 20222 min read
PoetryMosarwa’s poetic quest
Geoffrey Mosarwa Jr is a wordsmith who speaks his truth and wears his heart on his sleeve.
Maverick Kabelo15 Jun 20225 min read
PoetryMonstrous pain
I never saw it coming!
Ripfumelo Chavani30 May 20222 min read
PoetryMother’s Day
Hi mama, I know it’s late.
Palesa Morailane8 May 20221 min read
PoetryA true natured passion
Her profession… An excellent event prof.
Ripfumelo Chavani7 May 20222 min read
PoetrySurviving 2021
We’ve gotten to a point where we learnt survival of the fittest even when we didn’t want to.We’ve fought ourselves; our demons cursed our reflections and still couldn’t find stability.In-fact…
Burnt Out Phoenix29 Apr 20221 min read
PoetryYou think you know her
I overheard your chats with your buddies.Whispering one-sided truths about her character.You uttered with confidence…For you were certain of every element that made her.
Ripfumelo Chavani26 Apr 20221 min read
PoetryI said I was busy
I said I was busy…Yet my truth was considered a lie.For I was not spotted physically operative
Ripfumelo Chavani22 Apr 20221 min read
PoetryPain
I live deep within the deep blood of lonely children and sad souls.
Larona Mosoboloko22 Jan 20221 min read
PoetryPhenomenal self
I don’t have a sexy physique to die for,I’m not full- figured.But I’m cute in my ways,When I try to portray my glamour they don’t see it.When I try to notify them, they speculate I’m telling the…
Ripfumelo Chavani5 Jan 20221 min read
PoetryA heart of gold
My heart,What a tenderness filled within you,Your every beat is fulfilling and admiring…Your liking knows no prejudice..All you observe seems elegant and uniqueYou have passed this compassion to my…
Ripfumelo Chavani2 Jan 20221 min read
PoetryThe man who won the lottery
Have you ever lived your life waking up from a shack?Feeding on dry breadcrumbs every morning and even in the evening when you come back?Have you ever lived a life that gives you a reason to give up…
Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane21 Aug 20212 min read
PoetryLoving you ended me
I bought you flowers, and you sent them backGot you a necklace and said it doesn’t look good on your neckI bought you an impeccable dinner dress and you told me you hate the color blackTell me, how…
Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane19 Aug 20212 min read