Thursday 24 January 2013

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.

Friday 18 January 2013

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

Wednesday 16 January 2013

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