Zero
In the beginningthere was nothingZero, no existenceThen the word was spokenTo create the worldand the world came forth I am…
Call on Me
I am that stone that you left unturned I am that match that you left unburned I am that splendor…
Societal Injustice
Boys bornalready cursedPaying for the sinsof an unheard of past Poor ladsliving a rideYet the ticketthey did not buy Build…
Letter to lost love
It’s hard to let go and finally get over you But it’s the only way that I’ll be true and…
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…