Denis Barasa Hunger Poems
- 1. Dreams
The wax to wall your wealth
Or insulate your belly from hunger bites
Sprout in sleep and in sight
Lulling effect some have
... - 2. Slum Certainty
Certainty in a slum is present by its absence
Or rather,slums are ever certain of uncertainty
If ever there's certainty then;
The night will be colder in the cold season
... - 3. Street Song
Silence is all I see
Where have they gone?
No buzzing and honking anymore
As they pass and stare,or sneer at
... - 4. Dusk To Dawn
The curfew call is 7p.m
Minutes to , a maid
Hastens home
Halfway slips and falls
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