IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

May the sunshine on your soul And scorch all soul's fouls May the angels watch thy steps Let me bless you whilst today, What if tomorrow never comes? Let me write you the best songs Narrate story's, poems and things of the time Let me show you the path I chose The path from which my soul springs At least if tomorrow never comes! Give me a chance, I'll listen...

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WHY CHUKA IS NOT YET A UNIVERSITY

The last time I checked, a university is defined by an institution of higher learning, and this has kept me wondering how my university, Chuka, fits into this definition, and the only answer I keep coming back to is that maybe it’s because it offers education beyond high school. In any case, how is learning in Chuka University higher? I am a student at Chuka University,...

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A LETTER TO MY DEAR FUTURE WIFE

Dear future Wife, Hey there future wife, It’s me again, your loving future husband. Uhm, I was just checking on you, you know how much I would give just to see you, Though I have never really met you, except in my dreams but I guess you can call that faith. Faith that one day i will get to see my lady. How is your boyfriend though?  Is he cool and good,...

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I AM RETURNING HOME

I am returning home brother Yes, I am returning from the university From campus: where we all wanted to be And believe me brother I have earned a title We are now called ‘intelligent people’ And I will kill you if you don’t call me that Because I have worked so hard to earn it And you can tell even from how I speak I have forgotten our mother tongue Even from how...

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MY LOST KEY

I saw it again, And felt it strike me like a cane, But this time it was bold. But still it felt okay, Though I couldn't find the key. My heart ached for more But I had no floor For I had lost my ground. I saw it flow, And watched its terror grow. The rains threatened to destroy my skin, and the lightning dared to break my bones....

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TO MY PARENTS

A princess is what I have become. Glancing at the memories to come.  Everyday, everytime, I get better And my future gets brighter.  I have the greatest gifts; I never want to let this go. I know that I have not reached the end. I am not fully grown yet. But yours are the voices of love That show me the right way. I have the greatest gifts; I never...

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GIVE ME A BREAK!

Am I the only one who often encounters these fellows from the village (not always from the village, but literally out of campus, or never actually got to one) to whom campus is perfectly imperceptible as an institution for learning? To them, campus is the home of all debauchery, where boys only go foraging in better pastures than the ones they leave behind in the...

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