Typical Kenyan Girl

Lipstick stain on the ground, Blue piece of torn cloth, A tear drop on a chin, Shattered plates on top of food, Regrets, As blood dripp...

She knew it from way before, As she let it come over her, Tapped her feet to the beat, As her nails dug deep, Deep in to her palms. ...

Was it always romanticized? Does it show on my skin where these boundaries begin? Does it show in my eyes all the un-cried tears from all ...

Must we treat each other like this, Like we are all fighting some secret disease, Passed on through means unknown, Acting like we have th...

She put them on even if she didn't feel like it, Sick to her stomach with this feeling of doom, How did she get here? When did life g...

His words take up shape, Rise up like mist, Not afraid to take a certain form, They roll out and spill out. Her words swallowed back,...

An empty encasing, A shell that's all it is, Nothing further, Nothing deeper. Shaken and stirred upon a dead sea, Tossing and tu...