Tina Chiwashira https://ipikai.org/author/tinachiwashira/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:02:32 +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 Tina Chiwashira https://ipikai.org/author/tinachiwashira/ 32 32 200483121 For what? https://ipikai.org/issue-3/for-what/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 04:37:18 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1331 In the week of November 2017We were gods,Watchful judges offering a saviour,Strong in Herculean strength –Swift like Mzilikazi fleeing from Shaka,Tight, like rope on Nehanda’s neck, in knots,hungry for death because hope was red in our blood, pulsating,Bleeding beyond where the tongue touched the oesophagus and the voice cried out,Freedom close, holding our hands,Whispering like… Read More »For what?

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