THERESA CHADENGA https://ipikai.org/author/theresa-chadenga/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Wed, 28 May 2025 09:58:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 THERESA CHADENGA https://ipikai.org/author/theresa-chadenga/ 32 32 200483121 Mavara Emisodzi Yangu https://ipikai.org/issue-7/mavara-emisodzi-yangu/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:58:11 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=2097 Vamwe vanoti semvura misodzihaina ruvara.Asi yangu misodziinoyerera nemavara.Vamwe vanoti zvinobatsirei kuyeredza musodzikana isingamudzosi?Ndinorwadziwa asi handidembi.Chandinogona kudetemba.Hameno kumhepo ikoko kana muchigona kuriravamuzive kuti makandisiya ndakarivara.Ndaedza kutsvaga zvinonditandadzaasi pfungwa dzinongoona kwenyu kutandadza.Ndaisa zvinonaka mumuromo asi ndatadzakumedza.Dzameramumusoro wese ndangariro.Kwete dzemariroasi dzemagariroatakaita hupenyu hwese.Ndiyani aimbofunga kutikufambidzana, kufambirana, kufariranakufarisisa kufarisa, kufarira nokufarakunozoputirwa kwese mujira jenakovharirwa mubhokisi kodzikiswa mugomba kofushirwa muvhumusi… Read More »Mavara Emisodzi Yangu

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]]> 2097 NO, You Do Not Dictate My Mourning! https://ipikai.org/issue-7/no-you-do-not-dictate-my-mourning/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:58:10 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=2115 You cannot dictate my mourning, noyou have no idea how I feel when I wakeup each morning. it is not like just cancellinga flight, no. I cannot just cancel my sorrowand decide to no longer cry.this is a fallen hero of my heartnot a fallen braid from my head.do not tell me to wipe my… Read More »NO, You Do Not Dictate My Mourning!

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]]> 2115 I Believe That Art Heals https://ipikai.org/issue-7/i-believe-that-art-heals/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:58:10 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=2117 I believe art heals.i want to turn this paininto a painting.i want to singuntil the songmakes me feel strongagain…when i feel illmake it an illustration of life.out of this scarmake a shining star.I want to make my loved one emergeout of whatever stage canceras an internationally recognized on-stage dancer.I want to use this breaking heartto… Read More »I Believe That Art Heals

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