Teardrops
These teardropstattooed on my skinAre a painful reminderof the love that I killed © Bonyo Buogha 2011
True Color
I painted the grassa brighter shade of greenAnd showed it offfor all to see Only for the rainto wash it…
Almosts
Just when aboutto catch the butterflyShe flies awayalways out of grasp © Bonyo Buogha 2011
MIndipendence
What our minds needis to be plowedand harrowed To plant our African seedand kill the weedsof colonized thought © Bonyo…
Faith and Dreams
Of ships that traverse the sandI’ve heard but not seen Or of dreams conqueredWith no faith within © Bonyo Buogha…
Lolita
The heartless lolitadangling on a stringHeartless lolitarousing fantasies Slow thy pacethink beyond your yearsLest you and your seedare fate-bound by…
God’s Glory
Beyond the limitsof where my eyes can seeFeet can walkor mind conceiveIs where Your workYour greatnessYour gloryBegins © Bonyo Buogha…
Soul Sucker
Like a leech thatsucks the bloodYou sucked my soulThus my turnto a creature cold © Bonyo Buogha 2011
The dance
In and outback and forthThe beautiful rhythma dance in it’s own © Bonyo Buogha 2011
Trois
They say two’s a boreand three a partyI propose a toastto the experience of glee © Bonyo Buogha 2011