By Wanjohi wa Makokha Now the stately homestead breathes like an emptied elephant drum.The flags that waved have fallen asleep in dusts made by hooves.Their colors bleed into the lost evening wind,and the speeches hang in the bare jacaranda like forgotten promises.All that remains is your grave, my lord,a small island of new stone among […]

Walking barefoot—a common past life for many,a perfect reminder to adults of yesteryears. Bare feet mean zero distance with the earth:stones pricking,mud squelching between the toes,burning soil too hot to bear.Every wound a direct injection to the body. At the school parade, rows of bare feet stretched for inspection.No mention of uncombed toes,too dirty for […]