by Teakisi | Dec 2, 2015 | Poem, Short Story
Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. She lay in her vomit – Again A casualty of Thirsty Thursday Sign on the door read – no admittance for under 23 But her 8 year-old is allowed in So that she can drag her home – Again Her heavy drunken body Looks...
by Teakisi | Nov 4, 2015 | Poem
Article is by C.J Npowa All I ever wanted was a righteous man who would fuck me right Instead you came sprawling into my life Fickle as a winter sphinx Fiddled your way into my heart Proceeded to fudge with my mind Fuckery is your mastery For all the Fockers in the...
by Teakisi | Feb 20, 2015 | Poem
By Kye Makyeli Many people have spent countless years of their lives trying to figure out life. Philosophers. Theorists. Thinkers. Academics. Logicians. And I can tell you that none has found a definite answer to it. But you know what’s an even stranger phenomenon?...
by Teakisi | Oct 13, 2014 | Poem
Article written by Ibtihal Ahmed. Divorced, from the degrading union of Ingrained and deadly ignorance which Often leaves its master in a state of aimless wander Divorced, from the senseless captivity of Ceremonial benevolence which is often poisonous. Divorced, from...
by Teakisi | May 14, 2014 | Empowerment, Poem
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron I surrender. It is always tough to say these two words out loud, because it seems as if I failed, as if I have given up. I surrender. In the face of adversity, anxiety, pain and fear. I surrender. No more looking for answers, forcing my way...
by Teakisi | Mar 6, 2014 | Poem
You need not hide behind the Tiny powders of a twisted foundation; No need to apply the shades of evasiveness To reflect an airbrushed identity of despair You are worth gold in your own right; “It” should not be a daily pill, For it is not as essential as your daily...
