Love Letters to Baraka: II
Engenoi Engenoi

Love Letters to Baraka: II

Son,

You are my sun

Even on the days the light cast shadows across my face,

Drawing me into myself as my eyes became sunken coz my eyes could hardly open from the hammering in my head.

My skin suddenly seemed to fade.

Read More
Love Letters to Baraka: I
Engenoi Engenoi

Love Letters to Baraka: I

Baraka,

You are going to have questions for mama

Yes, you were conceived in a year full of drama

The earth had never seen so much disease

We dreamed you up, an antidote to a virus

Where there was a lot more than the morning sickness to overcome

Read More
The Ceiling Canvas
Engenoi Engenoi

The Ceiling Canvas

Raindrop, Ceiling, Me,

A million pieces scrambling to fit together

Against unpredictable weather

Read More
Voiceless
Engenoi Engenoi

Voiceless

No one ever gave a voice to the voiceless so I had to claim mine.

This is my tagline

I exist because I resist

Survival is my badge of honour.

When you look at me you see past me

Read More
Crown Chakra
Engenoi Engenoi

Crown Chakra

You want to define me but I'm unrefined, my spirit aligned, I was born in the sky, daughter of Geb, Nefretiti, Starseed

Created to succeed

My conception marked the inception of a new age

Read More
This Body’s Mine
Engenoi Engenoi

This Body’s Mine

This body Gentle she sways, flowing,

Like the coolest breeze along the hot sands raising grains along her way, restless.

This body relentlessly stirring new strength I never imagined to own.

Read More
Terra Nullius
Engenoi Engenoi

Terra Nullius

Hushed tones and tiptoes

Its 9pm don’t make a sound

Be invisible – don’t be seen

Act like you don’t exist

After all, you’re here to learn the game

Read More
Nabii
Engenoi Engenoi

Nabii

We are the prophets

Poets of this world

It’s not something that’s learnt

It’s a gift that is earned

Read More