Into The Night
The sun is our muse today, Love. Let its orange embers bathe us in gloryAs we mellow in the gentle sway of the sea. Hold my hand, Love.Let me feel your calm in the breezeAs our eyes take in the vast…
R
Rapando
Author — member since January 2016
A poet by passion.
Poems by Rapando
Hold My Hand
Look into my eyesDear,Even if it the last glanceThose eyes will give. Cry, baby cry. Let the tears flow. Let the pain festerWith pent-up regrets and broken promises. Let the tears flowLike blood from…
Touch My Heart
Touch my heartWith that golden touch. Make me smile with that brush so light. Make me melt In the indulgence that is your scent. Yes, let me drown in all thisWherever it takes me. Touch my…
Touch Me Again
Touch me againWith your touch warm. Kiss me againWith your lips soft. Hold me close through the nightMake my nightmares scatter. Spoon me through the nightMake me smile flattered. Touch me again…
Sunday Sin
Her name is Joy and her walk is coy. She is the smile of gloomy Sunday mornsWhen toddlers trot to church,Dragged from warm sheets by their momsWho bring them to the well to drink from the word. She…
Evening Kiss
Hold me close, Closer than the horizon touches the sun. Pull me closeLet me feel your breath above the breeze at dusk.Let me feel your smooth skin on mineAs your kiss ignites a fire that within me…
Tables Turned
Into the void he wanders. Clutching on to hope;The only bridge betweenHim and oblivion. All around him has meltedInto gooey memories And haunting guiltThat threatens his sanity. He is a son of the…
You Are
You are the sweet angelWhose smiles heals my worries.Whose touch gives warmthAnd your voice echoesThe reverberation of my hastened heart.You are the little sneak who tests my patience.Who knows my…
Upside Down
Her only fault was lack of flaw in her smile.Her voice soothed trouble heartsAnd her words calmed minds.She was the lamb with no blemish:Sent to carry burdens away.She was rare,As rare as they…
Who Am I?
[Edited by Agatha Bahati] Who am I?I am human. Just part of a perfect species:One that knows right from wrong,Yet finds purpose In proving one as the other;One that shuns differencesAnd stamps…
Maybe...
Maybe I'll have a daughter,She'll be my princessAnd in my heart her castle will stand,Cups will clink in our little tea partiesAnd her angelic smile will define my happiness. Maybe... Maybe I'll have…
Vows
With confidence in her eye she holds my handAs she whispers to me, like the breeze of eve.Together we let go of worries and sail into waves yonder,Waves dark and raging like unforgiving gates of…
Moonless Night
Tonight the moon will hideBehind a curtain of dotted stars.With shame it will not shine;It will shut those eyes that give lightAnd guide it's path in absence of the sun.Eyes that have gazed upon…
Child, Smile
Child smile wide,Smear me with awe,Stare at the rising sun,Look!It rose, just for you,See,For your gaze it has paused.Before it shines the world with lightIt begs for your approval with puppy…
My One
I fell in love with her smile,That infectious smile,Yes, the one she wore like it made herAnd boy! It did.I asked her to fall in love with meBut she told me to wait,That she only wouldEvery time I…
Boy Child
The lion has lost it's mane,Its sense of pride taken awayBy the same who called him great,The same who offered nothing but praise,The same who taught him not to judge.They have turned away.First, it…
By The Sunset
For Maxine.Tonight when the sun bids byeAnd dusk says hi with a smile wide,Your hand will lock with mineJust like our heartsAnd I will lead youInto the horizon.There, we'll wait on the moonAs the…
2.0.1.8
When lights dimmed and hopes lingered,When memories flickered and breathing hastened,Ready to usher in a new morn,A new door,A new born,A 2018.With held heaves,Synched countdowns,Matching smilesAnd…
Torn Between Thoughts
He called me queen,Made me feel special,LovedWantedGave me a place in his world,Gave my fantasy a new home.Yet,With each kiss on my face he tainted my fate,With each hug he took away the comfort I…
Agonized Reminisce
When I knew her I knew love,Her smile promised a future of laughs,My eyes got accustomed to her smooth curvesAnd her dimples divided my attention in half.She welcomed me to her lifeAnd allowed me…
End Of Hope
They say the shoe says it bestBut her hands hold tales to tell.Both hot and cold waters they heldNow they remain hard as the life she knows best.Her back stretched,Her eyes deep-seated, weary of…
Son, Don't
Son, take a seat and a minute,For a man so great, the world awaitsAnd my confidence shouts out your name.In my arms you squealed your first breath,Since then I have watched you transform in…
Give Me A Chance
Held apart by peace and calm,Strings pull where hate drewthe line between smiles and frowns.My hands tremble with terrorthat brotherly smiles birth with the knock of dusk.Like swans, they glide on…
Untouch Me
I am held by your gazeAs lightly and softly your arms on me graze.You steal sanity from meAnd leave me craving for more.You give me a taste of a havenAnd make me want to die with you,Just to stay…
Deep Within Her
She makes typos in her love messages,Yet,Deep within her heart where he staysAre vocabularies well punctuated,All spelling the love she has stacked up for him.Her hands tremble at his touchYet,Deep…
Little Red Butterfly
Little red butterfly flap away,In the gaze of the rising sun find your way.Tomorrow, come back againTo give me hope where trust was slain.Little red butterfly, flap away,Let me give you my curse to…
Truth From Belief
Hopes laid in ink spiltEngraved in minds enslavedBy radical nods to terms of life.Beliefs burnt into our very foundation,Promises of false freedomEnclosed in threats of deflect;A promise to a better…
Jenny, My Wife
Jenny my wife of day and night,The one I said yes to,Accepted in my house and life alike.The one I deemed the apple of my eyes,The one I deemed perfect enough,The same woman who shone light where…
Last Night
Last night was a mistake we need to erase.It was a mixture of anxiety and rushed yeses,It was a moment of bliss and smilesNow, consequences stare me in the faceAnd whisper with Destiny about my…
My Wife Is A Cricket
Emma,The one I vowed to love now and forever,The same woman who warmed my heart and food alike,The same woman I gave my all forJust to earn her angelic smile.Emma loves a police man,She says he…
Don't Say Goodbye
It always seemed simple and normalAnd that led me to take all for granted;Your smiles and tight hugs alikeNow prove valuable more than ever.I am sorry for the moments I looked awayFrom your…
Like Palace Prostitutes
Like palace concubines,We lay in wait with dreadful anticipationWith more than just our ears open wide,Ready to take in more than just words.Kept alive by glitter and part time meals,Treated like…
For The Lost And Loved
For my Dad - Rapando SrFor the days gone by,Filled with voids of joy and half smiles,Moments spent trying to mend open scars...But,I choose to live with an open heart,Lest I lock you out of love.I…
Yet Another Time
Horns have soundedDust dances to the tune of happy feetEars are eager to listen...But,It is just another episode of a series of liesThey have come backPosed as servants,Yet they buy us with cheap…
Chained To Myself
My body lies in the cellar,Coated with a daily dose of coal,Held back by bonds unbreakable,Chained to my own self in a forgotten world of it's own.My thoughts have the pleasure of wander,Out in the…
Brought Apart
Scars heal but not this one,Scathed at heart by the one I loved,The one, the keeper of my trust.She told me of her love for me and I believedWho else could love me more,Than her? My Mother?She…
So Much For Hope
Held apart by supposed unity,Shaking hands while yielding knives,Ready to stab backs at the slightest chance.Hatred is whispered in deserted alleysAs peace is shouted on mountain tops.They plant…
One More Smile (for Chanya)
Chanya, full of positivity, just as your name,With an ever warm smile that lights up moments,A heart made of kindness itself,Easy to miss, impossible to forget.Just one more smile is all I ask for,A…
Whispers Of Dusk
Amid the evening breeze and criket chirps,Her soft breathe clothes my neck,Her gaze captures my attention,Locks me in and sends me yonderTo lands unknown to boredom and loneliness.Her touch,A replica…
Candles Of Night
Hold my hand and don't let go,Feel my heart beat and my blood race,Let the crickets chirp and hop,As my hands hold you close.Let's make promises of now and tomorrow,And whisper loving soothes,Let's…
Drowning
With Faith Nesy...I am drowning in your eyes,You are my life,When my eyes meet yours,I want to die staring,When my mind wanders away,It comes back home, to you,I want to live your life,And die with…
Expensive Promises And Empty Stomachs
Son,I have been robbed of choice,They have made my basic need privileges I can only drool over,Prices played with like a tennis ball,And made a playground of word play,Day after day I see them…
Agina
Her eyes sparkle with the setting of the sun,And her sway reminds me of African perfection.She is the daughter of her father,Fed with milk and raised with good manners,Her name is Agina, the daughter…
Till Marriage Do Us Part
I stand at the altar,Looking at my bride, in all her glamor,I swear she is an angel in disguise,And her wings are tucked deep inside my heart,It is because of me she came to Earth,And I can't wait to…
No One Heard Me
I was born in an age of women empowerment and snapchat,Brought up with parents battling to maintain a societal status.Daily burried in their hustle and chatting the evenings away,I was the son of our…
A Breathe From Death
Trees stand still in the moon lit space,Waiting for the breeze to start their sway,Calm, the state in which they stand,A solace to help eyes of those begone find calm,Deep in slumber, oblivious of…
Suicide Vows
Down the road under the MugumoWhere pines whisper lullabies to the raging river,A pair of broken hearts and matching ropes standWith teary eyes soaking goodbye hugs,A moment not meant to lastBut for…
Someone I Want
I want someone to care for and loveSomeone with whom we can travel the worldIn the comfort of our fantasiesAnd the reality of a foreign breeze.Someone who'll hand me her wristAnd guide me through…
Goodbye Girl
Stars align as a sign of what's to come,or so I thought in love.Mine were aligned in an orderlesser only to perfectness itselfand my queen resided in you.It was always a string of debts,at least you…
Beneath That Makeup
Money changes people, but she changed for money,what I had was less, so she sought more,She found an undying spring,money lathered her, and she drowned in its foam.She has layered her face with…
Raped Hope
(Plot by Lucy Oduor)She remembers her Mama's words,warnings of princesses falling for beasts,but how could he be one?When he was her definition of sweet?Flashy ironed suits that looked imported,sweet…
Call Me Mama Kenya No More
Sons and daughters gather around,Let the flickering embers offer you warmth,For I have none left for you,Let my wavy shadow tell of my shaky heart,I have been stripped of my pride,and I am blamed for…
Valentines Vow
Rose has been my fantasy since I knew lust,her crafty smile has cast a spell on me,and I have seen her in my arms, in my dreams of course.So days ago she brought up the talk,said she had no one to…
Go On And Kiss Other Lips
She looks at all those letters,once perfumed but nowall they carry are sweet memories,punctuated by heart breaks when he kisses other lips,when he claims she is beautiful but never takes her out,yet,…
Married Student
(Plot by Lucy Oduor)I still cry over my lost child,She is not dead, at least not yet,I invested in instilling knowledge in her head,but all she did was nurture ignoranceand hide it with shiny bits of…
Sin In The Farm
I have been robbed of my treasure.It all started yesterday in my routine farm checks,In the far untouched end, something caught my eye,A bed of dry leaves among weeds,Evidence of midnight bliss all…
You Set With My Sun
When I met you, I met myself,Laughter and cuddles defined our dates,And in you I found solace,The only woman second to my mother,On my knee by the beach you said yes to me,That you and I make a…
Call Me Mama Africa No More
I am Mama Africa, at least I used to be,My black skin described the pride I held deep within,My children soared high in unified diversity,Day after day I was washed with mighty flowing rivers that…
Mariana Let's Elope
Mariana let's elope,Let's run with what is left of our love,Let's cross Lolwe and settle in Uganda,Your dad won't find us,His roars will echo in the forest,Squirrels and sparrows will scamper…
Tell Me You Miss Me
Tell me you miss me and how you miss me,Remind me of the miles between us,Whisper me through the phone how time stalls without me around,Tell me how the trees no longer sing a lullaby but howl in…
Blurry Merry
That time is here again,When Santa in red and rides on his sleigh,Laden with gifts and merry,But none for me.I'll still be here, watching the sun rise,I'll watch the dew dry along with my lips,Lips…
My Brother's Wife
I have a brother, same blood, same lineage,He has a wife, I have mine,His Sue, mine Jane, and they are friends.I have daughters, he has sons,A pretty good family, right?Sue, my brother's wife,When…
I Won't Marry A Virgin
I'll look for a woman in a wife, not a child,Someone who has seen life, not hid from it,I'll look for someone who has seen heartbreaks,Someone who knows betrayal.I won't look for someone whose life…
I Won't Marry
I won't marry, yes, I won't marry,With everything lacking attached strings it would be a waste if time,With pictures full of vulgar on social media,What picture of a mom will my son paint in his mind…
Bed Of Dry Roses
So yesterday she came clean and told me she was leaving,She said she was more of a shadow than a keeper,And I was more of a brother than a lover,That I was too gentle, that I left no scar that would…
I'm Still Your Son
Chris:Ma, Pa,Its been half a decade behind those walls,I have been out a couple of times to weed cabbage and throw trash,I haven't seen you for all the years, only little Cate came,My sister, your…
She Stands Proud
She stands proud like the world is hers,And right, its hers, and she takes her stand,She has her curves firm,and she doesn't worry about wind sways,She stands on her heels and poses for my eyes,And…
Shadowed
He knows the paths of town and dark alleys alike,He has seen as much as the night lights allowed,He talks fast and is the leader of his pack,There are no elections, but he didn't have to fight for…
Aoko
She comes home after the sun kisses the sea,She sells millet at the market - she sells it all, everyday,even to those who don't need, her voice and smile robs her willing victims of their last…
I Put My Phone Down
(With Audio) Its not worth it, sick of being sick when not online,My joy is powered by my phone's battery and its warning sends worry like the world is ending,My fame is dictated by likes from…
Why Should I?
Why should I?I wont.I will have a civil wedding instead,Five in a room to make it official.I will take her to a quiet honey moon,And bring her to our own home.Before you judge, answer me.My Dad's not…
I'll Pen No More
Tired of putting words on paper,Writing of realities of life I dread meeting ahead,My life is slowly turning into a haunted well of imaginations,My smiles birth sad poems that move tears,My tears…
I'm Not A Hero
I am not a HeroI'm ashamed to face my daughter,the cell bars hold not my guilt but my innocence,Its held with me here,It smells more than the communal multipurpose bucket at the corner.I have a…
I'll Have My Last Laugh
I'm just the gate guy sir,I know you but you pretend I don't exist,Still sir, I'll have my last laugh.Her name is Rose, my boss,The same whose figure you stumble and stammer for,The same you take out…
I Met Dad
So yesterday I met my dad,Not like we don't see eye to eye,See, I have a friend,Maggie is her name,She goes out in skimpy dresses in sleek cars,And comes back with faded lipstick at first light,Her…
Ma Tell This To Pa
Ma, tell this to Pa,His ears no longer listen to my words,He only listens to Ajuwa and Busaa,Says he talks not to the not-yet-wise like me,Maybe he'll listen to you, so tell this to Pa'.Awino is my…
By The River
A lush green ascension by the hill side,An open house for two love birds with no nest,Her head on his chest, smile on his face,Her voice rings to the silence of the birds,As his heartbeat races with…
I Shall Return
I shall return, in body or spirit,I shall return to the land of my fathers,My life shall tell a blind story of ignorance,It will tell a story of a weak mind swayed by lies,It will tell a story of…
She Teases Iv
Blurred images,Beeps,Faces,Voices,Smell of roses,Sneeze,I awoke.The first face I saw,Was the same I saw last,She was there,Quick, she pushed the vase away,I smiled,Tried to sit up,Her hand and cords…
She Teases Iii
Go on, I said again,My knees shook more,Hers too,Everything around.I thought it was happening,Just like in the movies,I thought my eyes were in a turmoil,A whirlwind - a spiral mess of teases and…
She Teases Ii
I told her I love her,She said she wanted to hear more,And out my heart I poured,She listened,A smile spreading like a bacterial infection,She moved close and I could feel the heart beat,I looked in…
She Teases I
She teases,With her smile and witty surprise,She texts at wee,And calls me swee'She teases,With her sway,Perfect as sine waves,She teases,Calls me close friend,Holds me close,But keeps her heart far…
Mama Am Sorry
Mama,I'm sorry I married a church girl,I saw angel wings beneath that long white dress,And her voice made me see the gates of Heaven,I once asked if she would take me there,She nodded with a holy…
For Luanda
Son,Forget English Legends,Myths of men of metal and mettle,Listen Son.Let me tell you of Luanda,A man of strength unmatched,Slayer in battle,Lover at home,Hard as rock,With a name to prove.Stood in…
Days Later She Came Back
Smile on her face,Roses in her hand,She came back,She had a card,An apology written,Her face told of a broken heart inside,Her eyelids hid regret deep within,She said she had no reason to leave,She…
Dont Forget Me When Am Gone
Dear Awiti,My wife by law and heart,My love daughter of her mother,Treasure of her father.Awiti, I took you from your father's house,In style only a queen deserves,Your smile told of a bright…
Will See You Tomorrow In Church
Hi big Uncle in Nairobi,the city capital, home of power,home of your power,I know I will see you tomorrow in church,on television of course,It has become our faithful meeting point,I am down in…
The River Flows On
SeasonsCome and go,The river flows on,Day,Night,The river flows on,Kids,Foes,Friends,Add up and go again,Day frowns,Night cuddles,Fake smiles,Relentless bargains,Sweat,Tears,Elation,Ecstacy, Heart…
Free Slaves
June 1767High on stormy salty seas,Whip lashes on backs,Scratched with thorny brushes,Washed with salty seas.Darkness, Closest ally,Battles with chains,Raw corn,Forced down the throats of former…
My Confession
Hey, did I say?That I like those dreads,They're not the only thing I don't dread,They draw me to you,But not as much as that terry-fic smile,Its there in black and white,Like a drawing, on a wall,…
Music In The Wild
Charming vocals, awesome tunes,Voices of angels, fine as dunes,Moving close, to get the tune,I see the set on, under trees pruned,I feel the fire form, like the wake of June,Let me sing along, and…
Angelic Drips
ANGELIC DRIPSShe sits above,I stare above. Drip, Drip, Drip, like a candleMelting. Her pulse:Fast. Her sight:Lost. Still the angel in herThough wings clipped,Flight retained,Carries meAbove. High…
My Siblings Are In Love
I write without pride,My brother and sister are in love,In love with each other,Love is blind, they claim,But blood is thicker than water,At least they should smell it if they're really blinded.It…
Eighteen
Jumpy feelings, short temper,Insecure security, anxious ears,Pregnant eyes, fast heartbeatThe anxiety of adulthood,The reality of freedom,The lure of peers,That's what 18 felt like.Finishing…
My Friend
Always there, never leaves,Knows my secrets, never tells,I hold his hand, he holds mine,He never frowns, never sneers,He's loyal, never let me down.Through rain and scorch,He has never…
I Write For Aisha
Aisha Aisha,Messenger of men and gods,The gossip of the village,Her tongue is her bonding chain,A lure,A bait for secrets dark and open,She knows everyone by name,From the head elder to the one day…
A Little Longer
Held hands,Cupped hearts,Risk of love.Like leaves,I sway with the winds,Beauty passes,A false alarm,A heart trigger,Eyes follow,My heart stalls,I fear denial.Memories reel,Seem…
Rusted Lust
Lust?When did we last lust,Days?Months?Years?I remember not,But then,The memories come,Wild,Clear,Daring,Haunting.My hands fail me,I stoop,I lost my step,I remember well,When I had my teeth,How it…
Poetically Incorrect
Listen Bro,The other day I saw you at morn,machete in hand, hoe in the other,bag of food around your neck,racing with the dew,steps fueled by chirps of dawnin synch with the grasshopper hops,to your…
Dear 844
Hi 844, You came into my life,Better said I stepped into yours,15 years ago when all I knew was my name,Ecstacy of learning new things,That one with zeros was of more values than one with none,That…
I Saw You On Telly Daddy
Daddy, yesterday morn you went to work,Dressed in uniform and your boots,Ready to build the nation,For me and those after me,The spirit of Harambee.You came back in the evening,Smiling, saying the…
Hands That Speaketh
Mouths that worketh,Hands that speaketh,That's what we boast for, as esteemed beings,noble among apes, social beings.Talking of issues and problems,easier than stretching a hand to help,we talk of…
All She Needs Is Love
We had a thing,And that thing was love,I loved her,She loved me,Those were the days,I was a man,A man of his stature,Respect,Tuxedos,Dinners,Expensive gifts,She was my queen,And I was the king.Then…
Let Me Love Art Then
You see,She has been a slippery fin,An elusive mermaid,A pin in the haystack.Yet I have found her,Befriended her,Talked to her,As she talked to me,Spent sometime,Fooled around,Yet she slips from my…
A Notch Higher
(Response to Trizah - A Notch Lower)She is a goddess in her own realm,I have a wife at home,She has a boy,We share, not love,But insurance,I pay my premiums and claim whats mine,And she offers…
The Moment
Then she looked at me with wet eyes,Knife in her hand,I knew her life was rock hard,And I was the fault in the wall,She had to fix it,Else it would come tumbling on her faith in love,'Thats it…
He Raised His Hand
His father,Lived before him,In times of female discrimination,Yet he warned him,-A man who raises his hand,To hit a woman,Lays down his manhood-He followed,Obeyed,All through teen age,When hormones…
For Mama Salome
Mama Salome, wife and mother to Rapando,Two men, one great,The other aspiring to be great,Mama Salome, I met your son,And with greetings he had words to say.He says he's proud of you,I asked him why…
Tell Her For Me
Her name Abby,Short dark with sine curves,The model in my fantasies,Short hair with curls,Her breasts stand proud like the trees of Eden,She sits thirty inches from me,And locks my heart in her…
My Wife Is Pregnant
My wife is pregnant,Its her second kid,The first is ours,This is half mine,Well, before you judge,Listen to me.This is my wife,By love and by law,Took her from her mother's arms,With color and…
She Says
Hey James, Jane called,she said she had lots to tell,she said she had had enough,she sent me to you.She says,your mistreatment surpass her patience,She says,Your frowns have covered her with soot,She…
Happy Empty Hands
I saw a beggar on the street,tattered clothes,drooling mouth, pregnant eyes,sad face,resembled dead hope.His hands reached out to me,I passed,Then guilt hit me,I turned,His eyes lit,His lips curved…
My Online Crush
Her profile is in my bookmarks,because on my face she leaves a mark.Sometimes I thank Zuck Mark,for making that wall where she pastes her face,I am addicted to her,and my online presence is for…
I Miss Growing Up
I miss growing up, down in the village, between hills on the green sugar belt of the West, Morns and sun sets in the ever wet farms, Football and hide and seek, games of the time. I miss growing up,…
Daughters Of Mother Africa
Daughter of Mother AfricaA mixture of beauty and goodness,Powerful but silent enough to be noticed from afar,Holding Africa by her pillars, assuring her of her fitness.Nurturing the small and the…
Wake Me Up
Don't let me sleep with dreamers Don't let my light flicker, Bring my smile back, and my heart too, Better still, leave all and bring me you, Don't make me drown in my own loneliness, I am stuck in…
She Knows Me, I Know Her
She had seen greater than me, she had seen them fall, When I was introduced to her 17 years into my life, she welcomed me with open arms and a warmth only a mother could offer, despite our age…
Blind Scapegoat
Humble, keen, calm and blind, thats how he felt when she closed the door, when she hid her face under a black veil, when she told him he was just a bridge, and she was now on the other side, when she…
Shadows Of The Future
A generation, blinded with a false composure, short lived as the tales of the wild, spoken with the breeze, a blend with the dark in the wild, over a flickering ball of wood fire, punctuated with…
Locked Poet : Free Poem
She looked at me with eyes anchored by tears, she couldn't even wave at my disappearing figure, A blow right across my face... That was the last time I saw her, as i was whisked away by dogs of their…
Lets Hold Hands Again
From me to you :Its been a long time since, longer than my expectation,Days flew and I felt high as the sky, or so I thought,Darkness came and I promised myself a sunrise,but it brought with it…
I Look Back
I look back with a frown of a smile, its been miles, I sit in the shade with the wise, its worth my time, Its been two decades of a life, dozen decades of things I've tried, Successes, don't cross…
Just Say The Word
Evening, after the sun set, and after dinner was over, My eyes caught you in your evening glamour, That black dress on your brown flawless skin, That necklace that reflected light and blinded my eyes…
Listen Child.
Stretch out your hand child, stretch it out to me Close your eyes if you wish, I won't shut mine Bring your ears to my attention, I want to tell you the way of the world I want to show you to follow…