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* Karest Lewela is a Kenyan poet and activist for social justice. He is based in Nairobi and is currently the contracting and procurement manager for Kenya Shell Limited.
It’s in the drop
Of water, rain water that turns into a pool
Breeding ground for jealous ambition
The domicile of lost and downtrodden faith
It’s in the drop
Of silence, pin-drop silence that becomes an echo
Laden with guilt from feigned friendships and half-truths
The emptiness out of years of self-patronisation
It’s in the drop
Of a beat, that swells gently into passionate frenzy
Exploring the vulnerability of my frustrations i...read more [4]
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[2] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3444
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/5934
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/print/55268
[5] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3274
[6] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/African_Writers/56715