Poems2021-05-29T19:00:14+03:00

A Married Man

A Married Man


Contiguous is his smile, bright his brain

He smells sexy, and sounds sophisticated, too elitist to turn decent women on,

Smart and handsome, just like a movie star version 

He is the man I have met in my dreams and imagination since the day love is known

But he is married, Now that I have met him in person, 

I am not ashamed to admit, I am helplessly in love with him. 

I love his eyes, his ears, his style, 

The height of his neck and the stretch of his legs, 

The accuracy of his brain, his balanced sense of morality, 

The punch of his voice and calmness of his composure,

God, do I have to say it more …. Nampenda

But I am that girl, who believes not in being a mistress, 

Not because I am selfish and I need him to be my own – that is not pointless, 

But I can’t stand a thought of a tearing wife as he waits for him spending time with his mistress

Or the despair of his children – dad can no longer play games, busy being loved in secrecy 

A friend told me, all men cheat, 

If not with you, it will be with someone else, so if I love him, better be me!  That make sense, right? 

But would I be able to call him first thing in the morning when all I wanted to hear is his smooth voice to turn my sanity and make my day bright? 

Or it will be a life of steering on my phone hoping he will sneak a text between his meetings or wife’s kitchen surveillance rights? 

The say, married men don’t love, they use, but I disagree, 

All I have seen in him is the loving of the highest degree. 

He doesn’t love me because there is trouble in paradise but simply because he loves … me-ee

Truth is I feel the same way. But our crime, meeting in odd times, the world condemns me-ee         

If you should know

Gallons of tears I have shed before God begging to make us connect  

Here he is, just like I prescribed with one minor mistake 99% correct

Can I real go back to God complaining that, he got one thing to correct?

How, will that not make me an ungrateful brat? 

I have met many men to surely know he is the one 

But I have not lived to enjoy the pain of anyone 

Should I love him as mine or let go and fight my feelings on my own. 

Brothers and sisters tell me am not insane! 


@Mwanahamisi ‘Mishy’ Singano

Hasira ni Udhaifu

Hasira ni Udhaifu

Hasira hazijengi, wahenga walitwambia

Mbona sasa huzitengi, mwenzangu wazikumbatia

Tena kwa makeke mengi, bila hata kujutia

Hasira ni udhaifu

Ulitongoza kwa pole, huku ukinyenyekea

Ahadi tele na tele, na nyimbo kuniimbia

Nikakuchagua tule, dume nimejipatia

Hasira ni udhaifu

Ndoa ya kisheria, dunia ikashangilia

Mizinga na zumaria, vyote wakatupigia

Wadini walihudhuria, baraka kutupatia

Hasira ni udhaifu

Ndani tumeingia, hasira waniletea 

Hila zimekuingia, kila kitu wakemea 

Vitisho wanitishia, tena kwa kunionea 

Hasira ni udhaifu

Wanangu wawachukia, waziwazi wawambia

Vita wawatangazia, eti adabu kuwatia 

Huku ukiwatambia, ubabe ulojitwalia 

Hasira ni udhaifu

Wewe si mume wa kwanza, wanne wametangulia 

Ubabe utakuponza, wana watakuchukia

Hakika watakubeza, dharau kukujazia

Hasira ni udhaifu

Ulezi ni kuwafunda, pale wanapokosea

Kwa mapenzi bila inda, heshima utajijengea

Nasi tutakupenda, mapenzi kufurahia 

Hasira ni udhaifu

Hasira ni udhaifu, si sifa wala ujanja 

Watu kuwatia hofu, kamwe hutakidhi haja

Waonesha upungufu, wa ubaba wenye tija 

Hasira ni udhaifu

Unanipa fadhaiko, ndoani mtikisiko

Kucha huishi vituko, vyenye kuleta sikitiko

Walitafuta anguko, maafa mtiririko

Hasira ni udhaifu

Nakuomba kwa hisani, acha ubabe wako

Amani ilete ndani, nifaidi mke wako

Watoto wawe furahani, Jenga familia yako

Hasira ni udhaifu

@Mwanahamisi ‘Mishy’ Singano

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Oh my, 

My heart is shaken

Trembling beneath the crash of another mighty tree

It stood firm for so long

Withstanding tempests no other could stand

Unmoved

Unbowed

Protecting, sheltering,

Nurturing so many

As its branches spread out far and wide

Withering only in the face of age

Gnarled in body 

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Another inspiration

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Diminished without your presence

But still we rejoice in your life

Enriched by your work

Strengthened by your example

Not victory or death

But victory despite death

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Statement of Cuba/Tanzania Friendship Society on Commandante Fidel’s Death:

The Tanzania/Cuba Friendship Society wishes to convey our heartfelt condolences to the people and government of Cuba following the death of the beloved historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz. We have been aware of and followed with great concern comrade Fidel’s  failing health for a long while since 2006 when he underwent a major surgery. Although he was not in direct control of Party and State affairs,his physical presence in the background Cuban scene was like a bright star shining and providing light and guidance to the political,socio-economic trajectory of the heroic Cuban society.    

Now that he has passed away that star has inevitably dimmed but not faded away completely.For he has bequeathed to history and generations an enduring  lasting legacy in the form of his exemplary intellectual capacity,dedicated selfless leadership and inspiring revolutionary credentials.He leaves behind a potent lesson and a message to all struggling humanity against indignity,exploitation and social oppression to firmly adhere to steadfastness,resistance and unwavering commitment to principles.His nemesis western and US imperialism in particular as expected has greeted his death with euphoria and a sense of infantile celebration.We know they will as usual continue to use their mainstream media to lie,distort,cover-up the pernicious effects of US economic blockade on Cuba and other anti-Cuba wrong-doings (including the 600 criminal assassination plots targeting Fidel) as well as slander his personality while denying his achievement in ensuring the sustainability and survival of the Cuban revolutionary project despite the unrelenting hostility of the US empire.   

The Tanzanian/Cuban Friendship Society solemnly calls on the Cuban people to hold high Fidel’s banner and spirit of eternal combat against injustices spawned by the born-again neo-liberal predatory capitalism as we join hands to mourn the physical demise of the indefatigable son of Cuba comrade Fidel Castro. Patria O Muerte, VENCEREMOS!

SALIM MSOMA  

CHAIRMAN, TANZANIA/CUBA FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY.

Cf.

http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/204bcf9dbecbe8fc4d98887924a0e844

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