Blistering of hands and feet
Racing for the finishing line
And getting the shine.
The breaking of sweat
Flooding on brows
And streaming on bruises.
Passing out raspy sighs
From the breaking of bones
Cracking under the weight.
Dusk arrives with short meals
Seeking solace and company—
Dawn quickly breaks
Cutting late night assignments.
Weary and parched,
Hearts yearn to be quenched
Some with wise waters
Others with wise words.
Desiring to be tendered
Having spent hours on distant calls,
Hearts rattle and snuggle and
give in to unwinding.
Shingirirai Kucherera is a holder of an MA in English from University of Zimbabwe. He takes interest in doing research in various fields and writes poetry as a hobby. Shingirirai has no other published works as yet. Shingirirai is also on twitter.