LITERARY CORNER

POETIC TURN: Curriculum of Blame

They tell the childchoose earlyname your talent at tenand carry it like a passport. They saythe West did it this wayas if history were a

POETIC TURN: Troublesome Genes

By Shem Onderi I am blamed for food greed,Chewing, eating, always eating,Even when my body shows no need. My tummy never protrudes.I speak too much,

POETIC TURN: Instrumentals

By Shem Onderi They rhyme without a voice,Though they exist for one purpose — to make sound.Each is crafted differently, held together by its own

POETIC TURN: If I Could Fly

By Shem Onderi Imagine me flying—Light as a whisper, gliding through the open spaces,High above the noise of humanity,Alone, yet free in my own world.

POETIC TURN: Teen Mother

By Shem Onderi Too young to be an adult,Too tender to carry the weight of motherhood,A teen mother learns too earlyWhat only time should teach.

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