I Am An African - literacy project

Kids from Upendo Middle Primary School in Usa River Tanzania read Wayne Visser's poem "I am an African." Upendo Middle Primary recently received 60 Kindle E-readers as Worldreader's first e-reader project in Tanzania.

Killer Smile

She looks you in the eyes and flashes a smile

Whispers in your ears, words sound sweet

Friend… Confidant

Holding a knife behind her back

Ready to slip it into yours

Holding you in her hand, up high

Ready to let you down

She looks you in the eyes and flashes a smile

Whispers in your ears, words sound sweet

Friend… Sister

Setting a plan in her mind

Ready to make you stumble

Setting trap in her twisted mind

Ready to make you fall

She looks you in the eyes, full of pretense

Whispers in your ears, full of deceit

You see a friend, but she’s a foe

You see a confidant, but she’s an enemy

She’s ready to stab you in your back once you turn your back

She’s ready to let you down once you put your trust in her

She’s ready to make you stumble

While you’re trying to find your balance

She’s ready to make you fall just so you can remain standing

She whispers sweet nothings in your ears

She looks you in the eyes and flashes a killer smile

-Hlogi

no title

this poem has no title, these words have no identity

these ideas have no limits, they're vital

pushing the bounds of creativity, this piece has no morality

coz i do not have to rhyme my piece for it to be considered poetry

with all due respect, i write what i feel, i write what is real

i dont write for the thrill, these words pay my bills

if i had to chose the love of my life, you better not count your self in

this is the real deal,

poetry to the death of me

Its vanity.. its like chasing the wind but you cant catch it...

its not Reality tv  that has made you an addict...

no Tv screens and movie thrills...

these Wanting the life of stacking dollar bills...

am Living like a model popping all those skinny pills...

i live like a poet, one word at a time