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HEAT, SMOKE AND DUST.
Now I miss the dust, not the clouds trailing the heels of fleeing crowds -
I miss the friendly brown sheets of earth - dancing with wind during happier times.
Though the dirt reddened my eyes with tears, all that cried was my eyes.
Now my heart is crying out, for my old, peaceful dusty street.
Now I miss the heat, not the smoldering sanctuary that cremated them -
I miss twelve o’clock on the equator - on us the lazying lenses beaming down.
Though the ultra-violet rays darkened my skin, all that darkened was my skin.
Now my heart is full of gloom, longing for those hot, slow afternoons.
Now I miss the smoke, not the billowing marker of mayhem -
I miss the ghostly smog of the city - man and machine getting along.
Though the fumes oft chocked my lungs, all that chocked was my lungs.
Now I am chocking up, at the memory of the normal chaos.
5 Responses to “Heat, Smoke and Dust”
Steve Foley says:
January 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
The man’s obviously a visionary.
Blupanther says:
January 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
My heart aches for Kenya. Our prayers are with you.
JKS Makokha says:
January 4th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I am a Kenyan literary critic. Rarely have I met a poet who speaks to my heart as you do now, in light of what is happening in our motherland. She bleeds, we bleed, you plead…
JKS Makokha
libpromogirl says:
January 4th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
God Bless Kenya!
GorgeousBlackWomen says:
January 5th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Heart breaking
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