Under My Skin
Under my skinThey said,Don't bleach to look white, And that Black don't crackIt's not right for black to look whiteBut you're African with a white nameUnder this skin we're same,No we aren't.Under…
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Stumah
Author — member since July 2017
A civil Engineering student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, JKUAT. <br />Does poetry out of passion and the desire to pass a message to the people for the benefit of the society
Poems by Stumah
Ripped Off
Ripped off Sat on this roof watching the sun go downHoping it sets with all the pain the day brought,I'm still here hoping the sun comes up,Comes up with relief and new hopeI was meant to forget, am…
Dark Whispers
Dark whispersFeel the storm riseDon't you hear your body cry?Listen to your bones breakLook at your muscles bleedThere's no road after here.Why are you fighting so hard?They'll live like they never…
The Last Sonnet
The last SonnetFootsteps grow louder and closerMachetes heard dragging on the floorBeaten and worn outWe can't find our way outTied on a pole, fixed between walls;Prisoners of warI'm their…
Valentines Tale
Valentines TaleThe roses cameA gift box tooThe mood was setLove was feltThe day had come.They fought togetherAnd dined as oneA flame lit between themSouls melted for each otherTheir love was…
A Rose Of The Sahara
A Rose of the Sahara.Pure as one from the farmerIt stood straight and strongUnmoved by winds of the dayUnshaken by blows of sandBracing the cold of nightsA rose, red as it could beMaybe it wasn't for…
Gone
Gone Every moment I see a candle litA tear I can't hold backMemories of good then badWhen we lit candles for dinnerThen to whisk your spirit awayFrom wishing you a goodnightThen rest in peaceRemember…
The Crash
THE CRASH With a festive seasonSmiles need no explanation or reasonFamily and friends and family friendsBlooming flowers and booming musicOne more time in our timesComing together after a year of…
Voice From Streets
Voice From StreetsWhy us? Why are we an agenda? To gain mileage politicians give promisesPromises to do away with usWhy are we a menace?A menace to the city we call homeWhy?“Excuse me sir’And a…
If You Feel The Same
IF YOU FEEL THE SAMEThe night seem longAnd the air here boringWe've been apart for minutesBut it feels like for decadesEvery hour by you is our hourThis feeling is strangeTell me if you feel the…
Breaking Point
Breaking Point“I will always love youTill the end of lifeâ€These words hit me hardI feel heat from all I heardYou said love is all we hadNever knew you played me hardI can feel it in your touchSee…
Dear Wedding Dancer
Dear Wedding dancerWhen they rock stilettoesYou shine in flatsOn the wrist banglesTo the palm a handkerchiefDear wedding dancer.Energy in muscleMoves internalLike it's eternalYou step up to the…
Beyond The Horizon
BEYOND THE HORIZON“Though I walk through the valleyThat of the shadow of deathâ€Words that gave us hopeIn minds decided not to stopEven without clear directionHeld spirits high and set outAll in…
Broken Now
Broken now.It all stood stillTime I mean, for a minuteI felt your lips on mineI saw you cross the lineIt was a crime legalizedAn explosion of emotionsThen, we talked for hoursNow life ain't…
Word For You
WORD FOR YOU“They thought they made itTo always remain litâ€The will say laterWhen you're doing no betterYour life just became litterAfter a season of glitterRelationship just like a shipTaking…
Say "yes I Will"
Say “Yes I willâ€Been through alotFull of taint, ain't a saintIn bad I've set footBut clean remains my heartTo let me love theeIs a prayer of daily nightsSay “yes I willâ€When clouds turn…
When Rains Reigned
WHEN RAINS REIGNEDThrough my windowI watch as people runMothers for their childrenTraders for their merchandizeBut wait, someone is smilingThat one; FarmerThen came the first dropThe second and…
True Friend
*TRUE FRIEND*Thought it was a pat It was a stub on the backIn mind a series of flashbacksWhen they bonded over bucksIt's true now to him“Not all are on your sideâ€When they rolled on alloy…
Whispers Of The Wind
Whispers Of the WindSat on the rockDown by the river sideListening to frogs croakThey saw me do nothingDeep within I was attentiveListening to whispers of the windFirst came the messageHard for the…
Cold Night
COLD NIGHTThe drizzle stopsThe noise comes to an endNo Children singingOnly crickets shoutingThe cold sets inWith a heartbreak painPain,That goes deep withinBeyond flesh and boneI can not say I'm…
Created Fo I
CREATED FOR IShe took time at the mirrorSlow like she owned the eraAvoiding every errorTo set things in placeShe was perfect at thisI thought it was a jokeNow am under lockIf beauty is a yorkThen…
Song Of The Singles
SONG OF THE SINGLESPeople sing of love, some write of itI still sit in loneliness each day to dream of itMaybe I have once felt itMaybe I've never encountered itTell me how it feels likeTo say you…
The Battle Within
THE BATTLE WITHINShe looked at him for a whileThen remembered their day on the isleA soul to which she held dearlyNow going down the drain so earlyLife has hit the bottom of the valleyWhen he took a…
The Mother Cried
THE MOTHER CRIEDShe watched with teary eyesAs the children she bore sufferedShe thought labour pains were so muchNow the pain in her children's eyes is moreShe hopes one will come to rescue.Memories…
County 039
COUNTY 039You thought its theoryListen here; a true storyOf a place full of gloryYou never knew, am sorryIt is 039The love in airThe peace we bearThe will to shareAll so rareThe people's peopleThat's…
Tale Of The Bars
TALE OF THE BARSHe looks down in disappointmentAs the sounds of chains render the airHe has no tears to cryHis mouth left so dryHe prays for life after here,A life beyond these barsHe was fire when…
I Miss To Say I Love You
I MISS TO SAY I LOVE YOUFor long you've been goneNow am left aloneThis space feels so emptyI miss to say I love youWhen morning comesAnd you're not by my sideMemories of times we had hurtI know I…
Nation Of Love
NATION OF LOVE.When it comes a bright morningWhere no one is mourningLittle birds chirpingAnd an old man hummingWhat a life am livingHere everyone loving.Built on moralsAmazing are the localsLittle…
Sons Of The Sun
SONS OF THE SUN.Unsung heroes they areThe undying shadowBut of impact so massiveTheir hard work so loudTheir success so silentUp so earlyFor marchandise in alley Some on empty belliesOthers on…
Friend Zoned
FRIEND ZONED.She is a rose, why lieWherever she goes, men dieHer hair natural, no dyeHer beauty is charm, so fly.By her side, races my heartForeign looks, when with her catBare truth, I want her…
Letter To Mama
LETTER TO MAMA.Just the other day, Mothers day ;All over the world people celebrated.I wanted to buy you rosesBut I had no address, With which I could send you. So big, so old;Mama,Your son is…
Morning Will Come
*MORNING WILL COME*I see him seated in a cornerHis eyes red and tearyHe tries to hide but you can tell he's wearyFrom how he yawns I see he's hungryAll he hoped for is now fairy I see him seated in a…
Dark Is Not Crime
It's about how you liveNot how you were bornIts about who you areNot what you resembleThe skin color you have onIs not a prisoners identity*Dear sister**Dear little sister**It's not a crime to be…