POELLOWCASE

Sacrilege

2009-06-06T17:08:00.003+03:00

I weep
Tears of repulsive colours
Because you wrecked the bulwarks
That fueled a burning desire
Your implacable cultural measures
Have splashed into a million scourges

Education

2009-05-05T09:41:00.000+03:00

Before forty pupils, the teacher stands
Before the folk that she now understands.
She first considers them with an inquisitive, assuring eye
And with a tone full of mirth, passes a greeting.
The knowledge-hungry souls reply in unison
Gauging her with awe and reverence
Their eyes flickering with wonder and expectation
And the teacher, so filled with love for her flock
Delivers forth the cherished stuff-bit by bit
As the insatiable souls gape their minds for more.
She confidently stands for eighty eyes to peck at
Acting as a torch light to split the darkness
In the dark portals of this intricate the world of wit.

Plea

2009-04-05T16:07:00.002+03:00

Growling roars from the North end
Successive streaks split the darkening sky
Deafening explosions triply bang
Mountains tremble, the earth quakes
Hanging calabashes fall with a clang
Squeaking rats hide in rafters in the huts
The little child whispers, “Maama, I want to pee”
Couples spend sleepless nights and postpone their love
Waiting uneasily for crumbling of the sky.

And then thunder strikes!
Half the roof is gone
Stampeding commotion reigns.
Father forgets son
Husband forgets wife
Mother misses child and picks cat
Terror tears the family asunder.

And tomorrow reveals all-
Two or three kids perching on mothers
Students carrying tin trunks
All smeared with dust and sweat, worn with footing;
Cowherds forcing forward tired and hungry brutes
Mooing and moaning with weariness.

Schools and colleges eventually close
Classrooms and churches serve as interim
Dwelling for the fleeing
Military lorries groan hurriedly by
Laden with human ruins.

The war rages on
Towns are ravaged
Buildings are blown recklessly
The daring scamper with the loot
From shop, school, hospital …

The city is taken
The government intervenes
And finally the oppressor is hunted
Though oppression
Remains…

Temptation

2009-03-01T15:53:00.002+03:00

There she came
Announced by the tip-toeing rhythm of her Stilettos
Her bums suffocating in a micro-skirt and gyrated
Like they were about to escape
From the thin outlines of her thong.

The golden fertility lines trickled lightly
Down her endless orange legs
Shimmering with generously applied lotion.

The V shape of her net-top
Briefly introduced the cleavage on her chest
Her breasts severally nodded
As if recognizing some secret admirer

Her searching eyes spied on an edge of a seat
Where the whiff of her Royale perfume accompanied her
She gathered a mini skirt to cover her yellow thighs-in vain
As her jelly-like hips flowed onto the pew.

She humbled her eyes and mumbled something to the Maker
Then, like the unfolding buds of a daffodil flower
She slowly unveiled her smiling eyes again.

The priest quietly acknowledged her entry
And wittily followed her from the corner of his eye
Stampeded over a few verses, and recomposed himself again.

The hapless believer that neighbored her fidgeted
Quickly dropped an eye at her exposed thighs
And hastily blinked away.

And as I caught ten or more other lustful fools ogling at her
I inwardly whispered to myself:
So you are not burning alone!

Trade

2009-02-01T14:49:00.001+03:00

By the dusty roadside, in the sweltering tropical sun
Under an old, leafless eucalyptus tree
He carefully rearranged his wares
Making some stand up facing the road, some sideways
And others in shelves- dusted off and re-varnished.

He stared vacantly far away, then pensively at the coffins.
A sample casket with artistic design on display
With a peeping glass strategically at eye-level
For the dead to take a roll call of the living.

For over a week now he has waited and waited
But not a single client has shown up.
A pick-up truck parked in front of his stall
And he jumped up with expectation…
But the driver swung his keys and hummed a tune
And descended to the charcoal stall, behind the coffins.
His heart sunk with disappointment.

Sweating from the noon day sun, hungry and thirsty
He hated the efficient bus driver cruising with passengers
He hated the fat pharmacist reclining in his verandah
He hated the white-coated doctors flitting from university to hospital
He hated the pairs of lovers romancing in the independence square
He hated the noisy children playing from school…

And, as he remembered his own children at home
Chased away two weeks ago for lack of school fees
He bowed his head and pleaded to God for a few customers.

Beauty

2008-12-04T10:46:00.002+03:00

Ladies feel good
When they are complimented
On their hair, figure, complexion...
Even children appreciate that
Just tell them how beautiful they are
Trust me, they will frequent mirrors

When God gave us this gift
He wanted us to use it diligently
By loving one another
This entails sharing and caring
However, love is sometimes misinterpreted
By the something for something notion

Many youths have become victims of beauty
They are the easiest targets by the so-called tycoons
Who think young ladies are yearning for the latest trends
Some have been plotted against
After failing to fall prey of some men’s selfish advances

Beauty is a gift from God
That He endowed us without any price tags
Unfortunately, we have diluted it
Through; bleaching, prostitution...
Shall we appreciate it when it is gone?
Let us embrace beauty before it is too late

Hollowness

2008-10-06T10:27:00.001+03:00

Halleluah………

Give it up for the Lord

For bringing light onto our lives

And sorting our church leaders

For He never sleeps

If you lie once, don’t do it twice

Well….do you think I can preach?

Of course do it my style

Coz I don’t have to use the same old versions

That some of our pastors have adopted

I am not against any messenger

Some of the preachers have become a nuisance

From mismanaging tithe, falsifying, to sodomizing our brothers

Are these the last days they always preach about?

Their wives are in boat

So vulnerable to the untold truth

But some knew it before

They wanted to protect their marriage and integrity

You have seen them smiling in public

Only God knows what they are going through

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ

Remember that not all preachers are monsters

But how are we going to differentiate them?

Shall we go back to our old churches?

We have become a laughing stoke to the unspiritual

They want to see us crumble and mortified

But God is faithful

We shall desist from the rising spiritual madness

Coffee

2008-09-04T01:27:00.008+03:00

Coffee, sweet coffee

You are inevitable!

You warm me when I am cold

You make me get to work

I feel sad when you are left out in the compound

And rain drains your purity

Like a worn-out flower

Battered by the sun

As a child, I remember when…

I would pick you up from under the tree

And watch you dry up for sale

Then buy cookies and balloons

I hate to see them

Planting you on the bleak soil

And expecting you to retain your beauty

By feeding you with fertilizers

Not all hope is gone

Gradually but surely, you will rise again

Farmers are making everything possible

To uplift your growth and development

Rapacity

2008-08-05T16:15:00.001+03:00

Twas on a black Thursday they were slain
The innocent children knew not the pain
Obedient to their mother they stayed
And missed the school they swayed

She ordered them to wash their feet
And then their hearts began to beat
She knotted their necks with a chain
What a mother, with a scratched brain!

Their bodies lay as white as snow
With no tomorrow and fame to show
Some parents’ violence is too much to bear
Yet some couples have no child to show care

Clemency

2008-07-09T17:35:00.002+03:00

You would loom
Zoom like a sneaky roach
To the city high rage
Head high, pinky-inky
Gum-in-chew
Smoky maw
A decade down the road
You got it all
But got none in sense
It is never too late
To live in the light
He said………….
Seek, you shall find
God wants you
To live a new Life
He Loves You

Disquieted

2008-06-19T19:04:00.001+03:00

If I let go
To search for
And find not
What will I live for?

Pluckier

2008-05-21T14:08:00.003+03:00

Thoughts are undulating my palm
Akin to the squashy stream
Staring explicitly at my blankness; they recognise
Before I could respire
I close my eyes
And feel my heart thrashing within, soothing tempo
It takes my fear over
Briskly into my gullet
They say….
Don’t slash the thread that joins you to veracity.
Don’t be afraid of the white sheet
Write down something….

If I pull this off...

2008-04-24T20:12:00.005+03:00

Maybe I should hark
And not tell I'll hit a mark
If I pull this off
For a friend...

Will he peck me?
Will he hug me?
Or will he cry,
'O you're a genius?'

That we shall know
If I pull this off
For a friend!

Life

2008-02-19T14:12:00.003+03:00

That spot,
Friendly to her
So quite and peaceful,
Placed my little nephew.

The sun was always dazzling
Stars would sparkle
The sky was navy
However, he saw none.

For nine months,
He has been in the dreamland
Now, it is time,
To face the wonderland

For a man was born
To encounter challenges
Deal with conflict and change
That is what life is all about.

Fortitude

2008-02-11T20:22:00.001+03:00

The liquor on your breath
Does not make me dizzy
Being with you until death
Is something so easy

Sitting alone in the night
I could hear the voice
Saying it will be alright
Which makes me rejoice

Gonza

2008-02-04T09:12:00.000+03:00

He goes to the bars
and licks them bottles clean
Then comes back home past midnight
something is wrong with this boy

He would help at home
and play with his siblings
But now he prefers hanging out
with men his age

He has starved so much
That his trousers can not fit
However much he accompanies them
With a huge belt

I wish I had a chance
to sneak into his heart
But the key to that heart
was thrown in the ocean

Commence

2008-01-28T11:29:00.000+03:00

Graduating
Is a dream come true
for both graduates and parents

It is one of those precious moments
That tears of joy stream
For fulfilling the dream

Ascend

2007-12-14T20:58:00.000+03:00

It has been a year
Full of virtues
And of vices
Too much to bear

It is coming to an end
But we can mend
What we have broken
As our New year’s token

Mr Santa

2007-12-07T20:11:00.000+03:00

I can hear the bells
What is happening?
Decorations are filled
Allover the sitting room
Everyone in the house
Is having a blast
Then Amanda tells me
That Santa Claus is coming!

And I wonder
Why he is coming
And she tells me
That hey! Christ is born

Oh what is Christmas?
Christmas is a special day
So what shall we do?
We should celebrate our Christ is born
Partying, thanking, praising Jesus
Praising, partying, thanking Jesus
Thanking, praising, partying for Jesus

Mr. Santa Claus
What should I ask?
Maybe a little rain for the day
Because I want the vegetation to smile
Thank you Claus
I never thought my dream could come true
To you all
Put your hands up and sing with me

Thank you Mr. Santa
For giving us gifts
We appreciate your
Fantabulous gifts
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year!

Together

2007-12-01T13:03:00.000+03:00

I can feel the pain inside my heart
For the turning of the world upside down
Many people dying now and then
Because of AIDS

Many children living without parents
And they end up becoming street kids
Begging here and there, now and then
Because of no aid

So what shall we do?
In order to fight this scourge
Coz we need to get together
Fighting against AIDS requires unity

AIDS is dangerous
And Deadly
It got no cure
We should be careful
About this disease
Abstinence is the way
For teenagers
And faithfulness for married

Today

2007-11-26T18:03:00.001+03:00

Is today the day
For counting
Those years

How many are they
Never mind
Just make a wish

Belied

2007-11-18T15:26:00.000+03:00

I came into this world before you
And watched every step you took
And every single move you made

I carried you on my back
Tickled you when you cried
And fed you when you were hungry

I saw you off to school
Helped you with your homework
And prayed that you be successful in life

And now child
Here you are
Swearing that
You don’t know me!

Scabby

2007-11-14T10:47:00.000+03:00

He sits on the scotching ground
Waiting for a promising sound
For he can dare
But they don't care

You are...

2007-11-12T13:09:00.000+03:00

Jesus, you are everything to me.
Coz you hear,
Everything that I pray to you.
And I am thankful,
For the Love you gave me.
And I will always,
Cherish your name.

Sometimes I feel I want to breakdown,
When I do things the wrong way.
But Jesus when I call out your name,
You are always by my side!

You are my daily sunshine,
You take care of me.
You show me the right path,
You are my direction.
I will always praise your name,
You are my salvation.
I will always follow your path,
You are my redeemer.

We

2007-11-07T15:15:00.000+03:00

I will miss you
You will miss me
I can not live this way
You can not leave that way

Plight

2007-10-21T16:33:00.000+03:00

Isn’t it sad?
In such gifted soil,
Some reduced to beggars,
And living in dire poverty?

Is that song?
By the lanky poor,
For joy or sorrow,
Is it for unity against poverty!

For they have never smiled.
Their fields are blobby and bleak.
For they know not what to swallow.
When tomorrow comes and goes.

Priceless

2007-09-21T18:26:00.000+03:00

Beauty is a gift from the Lord
Not compared to that of Ford
Beauty is for love and affection
Without any kind of rejection
Beauty is from the inside
But not from the outside
The outer appearance does not matter
Coz you can eat bread without butter

Bond

2007-09-14T11:45:00.000+03:00

She waited for two plus five years
For him to take her home
And spend the rest of her life with him
Til Heaven comes to claim their souls

It is this precious moment
That these two doves have been waiting for
Though they knew it long before
That their dreams would one day come true

So let us wish them well
As their victory goes down in the love history
For together, forever they bring
And make the best of it all!

The smile

2007-08-30T15:05:00.000+03:00

The yellow ball climbs above the mountain
The smile that cheers up the gloomy dawn
To brighten and weaken the fragile lilies

I see her confronting the snowy corns
They are trying to put her to rest
Yet her journey cannot be halted

She decides to work them to sweat
To form the tears of the air
Yet dusk chimes in to take her place

Trapped

2007-08-20T20:12:00.000+03:00

Standing by,
All the evening,
Here to help you get your package.

Dailing your number,
When I am stranded,
On a strange place i've never trodden.

Hiding in black,
Here they come,
To claim for my precious Nokarot.

Just being there,
Til you showed up,
All just to say, "Sorry, they set me up"

Blessed

2007-08-14T16:45:00.000+03:00

Is your life rough and cruel?
Full of suffering and misfortune?
Are you lacking joy and happiness?
And you think that God has forgotten you?

Look around! You are not alone
So many people have been battered
They encountered challenges
In this world that has no end…..

Do you lack the source of survival?
And you think about going dirty?
Think again! You mortal creature
Since the world began, many have perished.

Are you intelligent, rich and famous?
You are not the first, nor the last
Don’t be selfish and proud
Share your fair fortune.

Be me....

2007-08-07T08:25:00.000+03:00

I wouldn’t like to be the sort of friend
that you want me to be
I'd like to be a sort of friend
that I am supposed to be.

If I could reach the rainbow
i would bring it for you
If I could chase the shadow
i would do it just for you.

I'd like to do the big things
and the splendid things for you
But there are impossible things
that I can’t do for you .

Welcome back!

2007-08-01T16:25:00.000+03:00

Ms. Augar!
You have been lost and we thought that
We see you not again

For ten 30’s day you had withered
Leaving us with no clue of your whereabouts
And now you are back with your dampness
To claim what is partly yours

Well, a lot has happened since you evaporated
We have received and leased souls
Embraced success and failure
Bulged and elongated

So...Are you ready to continue from where you stopped?
We know you are bushed from the long journey
But tomorrow you gonna be no visitor
We gonna work you lot
Before Mr. Septar shows up

Truly

2007-07-30T14:43:00.000+03:00

Like a bright flower shining upon the day
You give me light to find a way
You put my soul from cease to ease
That is why I treasure you my Jees

So hard to measure what you have done for me
You make me hope for the best that I can be
You are an angel sent from above
To save my soul and give me love

I used to weep both night and day
Now you’re here to wipe my tears away
You have given me a life that I could live worthwhile
By telling me to have hope in life and to always smile

How precious and magical you are!
Like a wind -driven feather from afar
Now my life is a dream come true
It all began when I was loved by you

At last I found what I am looking for
It's only you and nothing more
Someone so unique and rare
Like an answer to a prayer

Finally

2007-07-30T14:30:00.000+03:00

I was walking down the street
When my body was chilling
And I saw you in a shopping mall

I couldn’t believe my eyes
So I reached to say ‘hello’
But you turned your face away from me

I can’t imagine how you treat me
Like we’ve never seen each other
Maybe you should realize and change your ways

Your love for me
Is a very special thing
That you can’t take away

Coz you give me joy
And am thankful for
Meeting you again

I still recall the lovely days
We shared our tears and triumphs together
But now all is gone!

So can you tell me please?
What made you walk away?
So that we can work it out

Like 'em

2007-07-23T08:06:00.000+03:00

I like them,
The bellied creatures.
Roaming audaciously,
Spitting their sweet nothings.
Their limoz and pageroz,
Parading for soup.

I adore them,
The color sensitive fellows.
Dishing out their sumptous dime,
From the ever- bulging wallets.
To their "Devoured Daughters,"
Leasing their souls.

I enjoy them,
The betrayed, damned damsels.
Complaining haplessly,
About cough, rashes, dimmed promises....
Cursing, swearing earnestly,
Heaving for tiz late!