May 2013
53 posts
“We are a series of fires burning towards the light…set in motion by the...”
– Nyaniso Mwalimu on Life Itself
A poem by Jeffery McDaniel
“Reminiscing in the drizzle of Portland, I notice the ring that’s landed on your finger, a massive insect of glitter, a chandelier shining at the end of a long tunnel. Thirteen years ago, you hid the hurt in your voice under a blanket and said there’s two kinds of women—those you write poems about and those you don’t. It’s true. I never brought you a bouquet of sonnets, or served you haiku in bed....
“The world changes when beautiful people choose to do beautiful. I saw a black...”
– Nyaniso Mwalimu on a kind young black lady
“I think being inlove is when that person consumes you”
– Questlove on being in love
AINT NO ZONE LIKE THE FRIEND ZONE
Those who know me well know my fear of the dangerously deep and dark hell that is The Friendzone. This is-indeed-the place where dreams go to die. How do I know? I’ve been an avid resident in this infinite hell hole. Thankfully though-I found a back door that leads right out of there. I wasn’t easy leaving though. I had to chose between liberty and forever being bound by chains of...
“The liberation of the men of our generation is tied to the liberation of the...”
– Nyaniso Mwalimu
“His heart is a place called Beautiful”
– Nyaniso Mwalimu on a boy named Leko
“Do you believe in love at first sight? hahahaha I dont know…I do”
– Nyaniso Mwalimu
“When your heart and mind are open to newness-you only reproduce newness”
– Nyaniso Mwalimu
“Ooooh hello my baby,ng’cela unginike ikheli. You are the one…I can...”
– Kabomo ft Brian Temba; The Soil
via Leko ;)
