I think i write to live-honestly!
Been writing for years and don't recall a day i have lived without writing (you know, i think i was writing even before i was born...ha ha!)
I always used to wonder when i'd ever perfect my art but along the way,i have realised
They say that music is food for the soul. I do not totally disagree with this but then do we eat food throughtout the day-do we now? When i am working all i need is an interrupted thought process. At that time, i need to use my entire body, soul and spirit to create my own world and i therefore need to put myself in that fres... More..
THE HUNGRY WAVESBy Eudiah KamonjoThe hungry green wavesWere ready to engulf meThey were calling out for meSeducing my mighty vulnerable selfThe hungry green wavesPromised me power if iIf I gave them my soulThey'd let me be a mermaidAnd rule the creatures beneathThe hungry green wavesMade sure the universe worked it's wayAnd b... More..
A Girl's FateBy Eudiah KamonjoShe looked deep into her bright eyesEyes that had seen heaven unfoldShe said she wanted us to get marriedI told her it'd never happenNot in this world, not in this lifetimeHer eyelashes couldn't stop battingLike a duck on high alert andWarned of impending doomBut what could I have said?Her soul w... More..
Valentines Day is the perfect excuse to indulge in all those romantic activities without feeling guilty of misusing an ordinary day-especially for those couples/individuals who look for any opportunity to celebrate.Of course there are days like anniversaries but then those are days that only you and her celebrate. Valentines ... More..
I Desire no lessBy Eudiah KamonjoMy dreams areTo make mum and dad laughUntil their ribs begin to crackTo be at the top of my classBut never do any algebraTo meet Winnie the poohAnd watch her grow oldTo play international footballAt Wembley Stadium in EnglandAnd become more famous than Maradona or BeckhamTo bring my teddy bear... More..
Sharing our personal feelings with others can be both refreshing and very addictive.What i only recently realised is that it can work against us.Sad thing is this; people are always asking you to talk to them but then wait until you reveal something that has actually happened and is nagging you and you never know-you just mig... More..
Shifting TidesI was barely in my teensWhen the history books of the eternal warfareScribbled my name in blood tricking pensAnd with pain my life began to fareHead-bowedBlood stainedI sank in shadows cavedMy gene provider was to my cries mutedYears later, I struggled with melting-off my cocoonI bloomed with JasmineAnd aromas o... More..
TO BE VENUSBy Eudiah KamonjoTo wake up in the morningAnd take hours before you decide even what to wearTo look at yourself in the mirrorAnd see the negatives everytimeTo constantly forgive that manWho keeps breaking your heartTo look beside you as he falls asleepAnd not say a thing even when you want some moreTo be VenusTo li... More..
STRANGE SHADOWSBy Eudiah Kamonjo.Chocking this throat of mineBlurring my eyes that used to be so fineBurying me deep into self pity like I had no dimeThreatening the very essence of me.Taking me to places and timesShowing me true psychic powersThings unseen told to me by these voicesPushing me deeper into my own shadowsTime c... More..
POETRY IS MY FREEDOMTrying to make sense of my existenceThis happens every eveningright before sleep overrides meThe uncertainty and the pain may never endEven when my soul is laid to restMy poetry will live to tellThe rhythm of the music last Friday eveningSent my very body to sway andMy black fingers to snapI wondered; woul... More..
Eudiah Kamonjo
Nairobi, Nairobi KE
Articles Written: 12
Writers Invited: 1