Dive into my mind and explore the depths of my imagination. Like the ocean, it appears calm at the surface, but beneath that stillness, lies emotions resembling tumultuous waves just waiting to be trembled…
My Soul Knew
My soul knew you Before we even met, my soul knew you On that faithful day when we accidentally bumped each other on that street corner, My soul immediately recognised you It saw you and I started praising the Lord for I had found the one my soul loves The One I can […]
Dear Old Friend
Dear old friend This letter comes from the future Do not be afraid I only write to simply guide you through the ways of life. Some paths will be rosy, and others, quite thorny But alas! You will get through the days… You will get through the days. Dear old friend For some reason […]
The New Jerusalem
A poem of hope… Masked: Same faces, different places Races, traces Divided by streets, states, oceans Alone, yet in unison A memory: I long for yesterday I long to be as the butterflies Moving swiftly through the morning breeze I long to hold your hands While swaying through the forest trees A […]
Histoire Histoire
On this very day, 17th January 1961, the DRC’s first Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. I wrote this specific poem in 2019 for the celebration of my country’s 59th Independence Day at our University Congolese Society event. I am reposting my poem, in memory of a great Hero. I drew inspiration from the movie […]
Black Beauty
Black beauty, so fierce So vulnerable The years of your youth remain in your eyes You hold back tears For the sake of others. Not to see you fall You hold your dignity high And wear pride in the place of a crown Your heart, so fragile So strong Your feet have run where […]
