A chest is drawn out, Unveiling a stack of wooden splint ‘munitions’ One is singled out from the dozens, And the chest drawn back to its cover It snaps in as if to cock a rifle, click click Now all systems are go, The thick match head stares onto its igniter, Fire is only a … Read more
With an eye for crookedness, a mind distraught by ill will, and a heart inclined to latch onto safety; half a dozen people stand beside the road weighing options: to board or decline. A new arrival hoots and halts into the stage as its door slides open. Barely an eye’s wink later, some rowdy tout … Read more
It started as a tweet, then it turned into a strange cultural dissent, and now, here I was, seated across a counsellor, resounding his words in my head, “Hey, you have to embrace who you are becoming.” Once more, the ever stubborn question resurfaced, “Who am I?” It’s funny, a minute ago you felt aware … Read more
Mention nursing and so many things come to mind. Some will think of the midwife in the labour ward being so hard on them or their loved one to push the baby. Others will think of the nurse in the theatre in pink sassy scrubs ready for an operation or the one in the general … Read more
“Yoh, me nitakuswop!” Translation: “I’ll swop you!” (The Brit’s version of ‘swap’). If words and faces ever made impressions, this would be the textbook definition. Looking back, this chilly phrase made such a profound impression on the campus band crew. So remarkable was the phrase, it damn well deserves copyright. For such kind of impressions, … Read more
Assignment: twenty-six miles on footHarrowing and tedious it seems, huhNo, piece of caake Watch the leaps and strides in slow-moAnd you misjudge it effortlessBut then step into the legend’s shoes Stride and leap like he doesFeel your heart thudPant and gasp for air Hold your pace and persistKeep movingLet your feet take on the miles … Read more
Here in Juja, there are days when the tropical sun is unforgiving, roasting live skin and ironing worn garments with nature’s uncut cruelty. From afar, it spits innumerable, fiery rays, and watches them launch into Earth’s sky with a daunting smile. The rays strike with insignia; mirages on the wide tarmac and trickles of sweat … Read more
Somehow the finger hovers over the screen, indecisive as a dragonfly of its next move, but ends up swiping and scrolling to the same spot, again! Much like an obsession, whenever the hand gets a hold of the phone, the finger is overcome by an inexplicable frenzy, and all it wants is to dangle its … Read more
“Tang!” The box hit the ground, weighty as a short put ball on the palm of a frail hand. Unsettled by the fall, its elements followed into an immediate tussle. From the short lived turmoil emerged a signature call; a mechanic’s call to work. It’s the one custom all mechanics observe. No serious work is … Read more
They say a smile is the curve that makes life straight Now, let me share with you this little sparkle Give me your minutes, a couple A genuine smile rarely comes by these days But when it does, it is the ultimate show of happiness Happiness emanating from within It’s the glitter of the human … Read more