Ndizvo here kuti vakanaka ndivo vanoenda zvavo
kana kuti ingori mharidzo yeparufu,
wafawanaka?
Kuriko here kunoendwa
kana kuti hakuna Kenani iriko,
wafawarova?
Unoreva idi here zvowoimba
“Dai manditora ndaenda naye”,
Soja raenda?
“Nyarara kuchema, Mwari akunyaradze!”
Zvinobva papi mumwoyo yenyu
zvisingasvikewo kune wangu wakadai kuputsika?
Inzira yedu tose, hongu,
asi ko sei isina kutitora tose
nekasvava kangu?
Ruvimbo Martha Jeche is a bilingual poet and writer passionate about preserving her native language, Shona. She co-authored Jongwe neSheche (2022) and Kuchema nekunakirwa (2024) with Nelson Mutongi. Ruvimbo has contributed to anthologies such as Dear Married Man, Tesserae: a mosaic of poem by Zimbabwean women (Carnelian Heart Publishing, 2023), and Speaking Truth to Power Poetry Anthology (International Human Rights Arts Festival, 2023). She is also featured in the Newsday and the Standard courtesy of Gourd of Consciousness Poetry, the Labila Magazine (Zambia) and the Nation Paper (Malawi).