Witness 120
In this time of fear called peace
In this place of dying called vision
We have chosen
To survive
Witness 95
Say their names:
Ali, Ben, Susan, Beatrice, Lucy
Say their names:
Brother, Friend, Wife, Sister, Girlfriend
Say their names:
Kiptoo, Onyango, Achieng’, Nyambura, Cheruiyot
Say their names:
missing, burned, raped, decapitated, insane
Say their names:
scared, criminalized, hated, feared, intimidated
Say their names:
forgotten, erased, error, error,error
Witness 88: Vulture VeeVIKAA
Yenyewe Sir God hutujalia jo.
kama si ukame au wanadamu
kufanya vita wenyewe
hatujawahi kufa njaa
Sielewi. labda ni sacrifices
wanatolea mashetani yao.
Kama ni sisi tunafaidika,
labda ni sisi wanaombea?
Witness 19
Mambo yametulia sasa
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You can find all these poems, and many more, online at iccwitnesses.tumblr.com
A lion named Mohawk said "Hark!
This SGR's eating my park!
I'll go tell GoK so."
KWS laid him low.
Please China, come build us an ark.
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Shailja Patel
www.shailja.com
@shailjapatel
BABE-SK
By Grandmaster Masese
Your touch my babe-ski
Reminds of the Vodoski
That I sip every dusk
Join me in my booze-ki
Feel my love-o, gentle as juice-o
Take my hand-o, in you heart-o Let's tie the knot-o,
walk me on the aisle
Then I buy you the Poncho
When in the house-o
Call aloud Dennis-ki
Then I shall call you you Chels-ki
My love for you is great-o
I shall take you to state-o
Like my bottle of Vodoski
You're miss universe-o
And I am your mister right-ki
I let every damsel-o
To know you my cello
And if you cause chaos-ki I will say to them, shizel-o
Stop being the rebel, I am your babe-ki
(C) Dee Dee M,Ma
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*Dennis Dancan Mosiere aka Grandmaster Masese