come to think of it
you could have been that splatter
smeared on the wall
wetting all them sheets
and berlin conferencing that mattress
into conquest territories
off-springs that never were born
all lost bone marrow to see no ‘morrow
you still could have been that bullet tip
that saw and aimed for that bull’s eye
and in two ovums attached and exploded
and the two of you were here
and maybe even three four or five
but here you are one
when maybe there could have been more
anything could have been
maybe you could have been raised
to be a statesman
had the fear to debate
then in school
not been allowed to topple you off the podium
maybe a doctor or teacher too
had those nights in mushandirapamwe
been a work-together with your study group
maybe you needed not studied at all and dambudzo
you had his brains raining from god’s gifts treasure trove
and a scientist accountant astronaut and most of all a writer
he drove into how you think
cracking open that hard nut head
and to success you were headed
who knows?
but possibilities,
like tiny grains of sand,
they are way too many,
yet any one could be the one!
Also by this poet:
Andy Kahari’s works cover Death, Day to day struggles, The Environment etc.
He has contributed content to The Standard, Newshawk, Newsday Zimbabwe, The Midlands Observer, Queensdale Report, The Zimbabwe Independent etc.
Andy follows- Gourd of Consciousness Poetry, IAWA Zimbabwe, and Poet. Org etc.
He strongly believes tradition should not be outstanding in writings, but only theme or message must be emphasized with no distractions. Hence he writes without using capital letters. He puts emphasis on all words to have equal strength, in telling an equal story.
Andy currently works as a Senior Associate Recruitment Advisor for an international company.