5 April 201715 May 2018Linguere Writes

Lost and Found

The wind kisses my tender skin It’s my 7th autumn, the summer’s gone Sun’s rays slowly nesting in the skies Temperatures caress […]

5 February 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Before I Die…

Here’s a poem I wrote last night for the Balafong Poetry Challenge. A mini-reflection on our relationships and taking advantage of life […]

3 February 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Homesickness

I wrote another poem for one of the topics in the Balafong Magazine Poetry Challenge. What better moment to write about homesickness than […]

27 January 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

What Scares Me

Still on topics from the Challenge, I wrote this piece last night. Let’s see what you are scared of too. The comment […]

27 January 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Perfection

Balafong Magazine started a 30-Topic Poetry/Spoken Word Challenge on its Facebook Page sometime last week. Every two days, a new topic is released and […]

6 January 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Silence Eternal

Mine is the story Of a girl African Gambian Wolof Taught to be silent To never speak up Bottle up my pain […]

22 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

I Am Sorry

I’m sorry…. Was all you said Three words… cut short to two coz you needed to save your breath Exhausted from the […]

10 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

RV Throwback: Letting Go Of Love

Today, I share one of the pieces I wrote and performed at Rhythmic Vibrations on June 29th at the Kairaba Beach Hotel […]

17 March 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Spiritual Dilemma

I hear his voice calling out loud Rolling my name around his tongue Seductive whispers, a softness that’s hard to resist Yet […]

17 February 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Yours Sincerely

Hey! I thought of writing a letter addressed to you Got caught in this dilemma, didn’t know what to do Cos you […]