Here I stand - Simon Ng'uni

A man. Borne riddle in places.
This curvature of space. All that needs to fill,
Only a stroke. Working to undo errant stitches
More than a needle thread. A loom with which to.

A Trip To Heaven - Charles Chuze Kayeyi

I took a trip to heaven

But only in my mind

I wanted to know what it's like

To leave all you love behind.

Living - Tukupashya Ally Kasongo

ls the exodus at birth?

ls it at conception

Or is it in the genes

Love - Charles Mwewa

        I long, long                              truly for you

    I miss you,                                     and it is true

A Quiet Palm Sunday - Michelo Mweetwa

On a humble donkey he once rode

Thunderous crowds by the road

Liberation they craved or

A salvation he gave forth

Precipitation is Upon Us - Denny Moonde

Precipitation is upon us

Hoe in hand, turn soil upside down.

Absentee Husband - Denny Moonde

Its late in the night has he called you yet?
Is he heaven sent?
How can love be absent?
Is what you share fair and decent?

Run, Heart, Run - Efemia Chela

I exercise this muscle in my chest
with bad love, fake affection.

Rear View Mirror - Cheela Chilala

Sweaty hands gripping the wheel
Perspiration on my brow,
My feet weary and my shoes worn,
I drive through life's tough terrain

Slow Dance - Charles Mwewa

Like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle,
Flesh to flesh, skin to skin

Some Bright Elegance - Kayo Chingonyi

For the screwfaced in good shoes that paper
the walls of dance halls. I have little patience.
I say dance, not to be seen but to be free, your feet
are made for better things. Feel the bitterness
in you lift as it did for a six year old Bojangles
tapping a living out of Richmond beer gardens
to the delight of a crowd that wasn’t lynching
today but laughing at the quickness of the kid.