I drift into the golden days, though I never lived them,however I’ve been lost in the pages of history, where our human culture thrived
Grandma’s voice echoes in my mind, her stories alive,
Her corn-like teeth gleaming as the bonfire sparked and bellowed
Her smile, a timeless warmth, in a world that felt charmed
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But then
A hoot of car horns shatters the stillness,
The dream dissolves like smoke in the wind
I’m jolted awake, disoriented,
The chaotic city yanks me back to reality
With a tagline;Kenya ni Home na Dream nikutoka Block,
I jump off the bed to get ready for the Slavery job in town,juu mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame
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The air thick with fumes instead of storytelling whispers
I’m in a sweet warm cave,in my surrounding I hear the birds chirp,and the rays of sun flash in,a sign of Siku njema huonekana asubuhi,well I don’t have to worry about tomorrow because Matthew 6:34
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My mind is blown back to reality when this maThree hits a pot-hole,
“That Hurt!”I was in a reverie
The golden days fade into the glare of neon lights,
And I’m left clutching the fragments of a dream,
Longing for a world I’ve only ever imagined,
Take me back to where we had fresh breathe from trees,lakes,rivers where we could not only feel butterflies in our stomach but also see them,
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Well I don’t say Industrialization was bad,however greed hinders realization that,
We don’t have a housing problem, we have an income problem!
We’re loosing us Youths,succumbing into depression of not living our dream careers,
Our Degree Celsius rise,surpassing the Degree holders we are!
What happened to the Government reviving our indigenous industries!
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I am distracted by a little light voice,she whispers,”Ushabook the Affordable Houses?”
My curiosity leads me to google,”Requirements to book the Affordable Housing Project”
“What!!Eligibility salary of Kes15000-149,999!”
I weep for the unemployed,artisans,hawkers,bodaboda men,mama mboga,Jalupo!
Terminologies zimekua most where Affordable is a term for only the rich,
We’re back to either choosing poor quality housing or houses we can’t afford!
Listen Dear Blackchild,this is a scam to us common mwananchi but a business opportunity to some crooks!
@JOJO
