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
Give me a song of old Let me listen to it Let me sing along it Let it drive away the cold Let it brighten the day I don’t mind sharing the story of how my first time listening to the muse felt The way it swept me off my feet Blew my mind and … Read more