The Old Chief https://ipikai.org/author/theoldchief/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:22:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Old Chief https://ipikai.org/author/theoldchief/ 32 32 200483121 Envy https://ipikai.org/issue-3/envy/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:54:42 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1342 I saw my friend’s future just now—A Doctor of Laws trappedIn the luxury of a maroon Range RoverThey promised,To send back to EuropeBecause the point was to serve and not to spendYet did little to stop its comingBecause ours is a countryWhere the taxes of the soon to be 18 millionMust be spent in defence… Read More »Envy

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]]> 1342 The Staircase https://ipikai.org/issue-3/the-staircase/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:50:10 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1339 Makes her think twice about waking upTo endure the exertion of walking upFour flights of stairs to get to an officeShe hardly sits in because clients needTo see her face and doctors needTo check if the future is readyTo make her work just a little bit harder

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]]> 1339 Dreams in a Foyer https://ipikai.org/issue-3/dreams-in-a-foyer/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 04:46:40 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1336 He:            Imagines taking her out            For a warm lunch in a cool garden,            Gifting her Proton bread for Wednesday brunch,            And asking what she actually does            On the 3rd Floor.… Read More »Dreams in a Foyer

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