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I am on a mission to share all my poetry to all the poetry lovers everywhere in the world. I hope they find a home in the heart of atleast one poetry lover. If you love my poems you can support me by buying me a coffee at -- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GIDRAF Or direct PayPal transfer to fardigi@gmail.com

  May 2021     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 187 total

A Moran no more

I am a Maasai Moran
And I will soon be gone
I know tourists love to see me
But I simply have no more run

In days of yore
When I came of age
I would be circumcised
And kill a rite lion

Now I only get circumcised
And God knows for how...

by GIDRAF MWANGI

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One day I will break free

One day I will stop crawling like a worm
In the shit dump of my life
Break free from the cocoon of misery
And be reborn, beautiful as a butterfly

One day I will stop fearing the heights of failure
Stop flapping in vain against adversity
And...

by GIDRAF MWANGI

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What pride?

A gay mood is in the air
Lesbians and bisexuals are hand in hand
Transgenders are answering the questioners
And a gaggle of pluses are in giggles

While they march in pride
I shamefully hunker in my closet
Tightly bound in self-censorship...

by GIDRAF MWANGI

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The pieces of my heart

My soul is lost
My spirit is broken
And my heart is shattered
Into a million pieces

One thick wicked shard
Was broken in my childhood
By the blade of a low birth
And the abuse of an orphanage

A long sharp shard
That cuts deeper than a...

by GIDRAF MWANGI

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This lonely house

The empty rooms are my empty heart
Cold and draughty with loneliness
The shattered window shutters
Are the shattered pieces of my heart
The broken door hinges are my dreams
The ones that always remain in my sleep
The leaning roof with holes
...

by GIDRAF MWANGI

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Thank you so much for the message of hope and inspiration! Although I've all but given up, it's still nice to receive a message of hope. Thank you!

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