The Moonrock

This beautiful song of the sea; the rise and fall of its body in a manner most calming, the loud whispers of the wind rushing over the water is just phenomenal, for most people I suppose because currently there’s a boy intensely hurling his guts out into the sea! In deed the beauty of the sea is not for everybody’s eyes or should I say that it’s not meant for the faint hearted.
It’s well after dinner; some fellas on the yacht are making merry with some rum, other passengers are first asleep while the sea sick victim is in the corner experiencing the shakes with a bucket close at hand, judging from the look on his face, he must be cursing the whole experience. Meanwhile, the girl is on deck star gazing and wondering about this journey; how long it’s been and how many more days it will take before she gets to the island where she’d consult the old oracle about the whereabouts of the Moonrock among other burning issues. Much as nature guides it seeker, the seeker needs to hunt down information like some valuable treasure chest. In deed knowledge is power.
“Enough stargazing and fantasizing, better get some rest for tomorrow is another day.” Thought the girl
She walked over to her sleeping quarters and quietly slipped into bed so as not to wake the rest. The rocking of the boat was quite soothing and before she knew it; she had floated way into dreamland. Her dreams were filled with funny creatures of the sea, some seemingly extinct, the moon looking so lovely in its silver glow stroked the waters in a manner so graceful and the wind sweetly swayed the trees. She ran across the white sand bare foot playing with the waters and the peculiar crabs; everything at this moment was simply beautiful. She lunged forward to grab a huge crab and as she played with the strange creature she noticed the wind seemed to blow with a certain fury; as is somebody had angered it! She turned around to face the sea and everything had simply flipped around! Dark clouds now hid the moon, the wind was screaming like a banshee and there were humongous waves rushing towards her; she could almost make out ghostly faces with hollow eyes and a monstrous moth from the tides gaining on her! She quickly took to her heals faster and faster she ran but suddenly she was swallowed by the sea, her eyes now wide open to the disappointment of the reality; this was not a dream! They were shipwrecked! All she saw was chaos, broken bits and pieces everywhere. She had to get to the surface! She swam up and on her way she could taste blood in the water; ‘hopefully the sharks are asleep tonight’ she thought as she swam up. It seemed like ages but finally she got to the top. Soon as she took her first breath of air she realized just what a disaster this was; people screaming, others were dying, everything strewn all over, a right mess this was! A young man was pointing at her with a horrific look on his face, she followed his gaze and as soon as she realized what he was motioning at; it was too late! A cylindrical object came crushing down her head and she could feel herself sinking deeper and deeper into cold dark unconsciousness.
Sounds of the beach intruded in her dreams causing to awake; there she was lying on the beach with the waves crushing on her feet. And she had this massive headache, like a mallet pounding on her head!
“Argh! Where I’m I?” she wondered
Sitting up slowly, she scanned the area just to see a young man some meters away from her and clearly still unconscious. She willed herself to stand up and slowly walked over to him, it seemed like forever before she finally reached him then nudged him softly with her foot; he didn’t respond. She shoved him a bit harder and still no response! At this point knowing it was just too much energy to kneel down and wake him up yet getting a bit agitated by his unresponsiveness; she braced her self and gave a kick on his back side to which he woke up ready to fight!
He restrained himself and took a moment to gather his thoughts.
“You!” He exclaimed! “ I save your life and you repay me by kicking me around!”
“ Saved my life from what exactly?” She asked
“You really don’t remember getting shipwrecked and getting a parts of the mast land upon your head?” He got amused
“Well that explains the pains in my head!” She thought out loud “ so where are we?”
“Search me!” he teased “You’re the one who’s feeling at home and even kicking everything around this place!”
“So how about we take a walk around the place and discover where we are?” He asked her
“Might as well, It’ll be dark in a few hours” she replied “better get some shelter and a bite!”
“What’s your name?” he asked?
“I don’t have one!” she said, “ what’s your name?”
“What do you mean you don’t have one!” he mocked, “everyone has a name, even inanimate objects have names!”
“I just wasn’t given one,” she explained, “When the time is right I shall get it!”
“I think the blow to your head really messed you up but I’ll play along!” he continued mocking, “Oh by the way my name is Imani.”
“I’m just a girl” she said “Just a girl trying to find her path.”
He gave her a long searching look and he could see the sincerity in her eyes. So the walked about the beach studying the area till they found a path that lead into a forest; they followed the path for a couple of hours and it came into a bit of a clearing where other paths joined in; a sort of junction. The stood there arguing over which path to take while suddenly a reptilian creature flew over them and made the most horrid screams ever! Obviously shaken the both took for the forest to hide from this horrible creature! They ran till they came across a sort of Liana canopy that made a great hiding place! So under it they dove and waited. All seemed quiet for a while so they decided to come out and confirm that the creature was gone.
“What on earth was that?” The girl asked
“I have no idea” Imani mumbled, “ I think we need to get out of here”
“Its almost dark!” she shrieked! “Might as well spend the night and get going tomorrow.”
“I think we can make it back to the beach” he insisted, “I remember the way”
“Ok” we should rush then!
So they rushed through the peculiar jungle till the came to the clearing, at the clearing he seemed to hesitate at first then he took up one of the paths!
“I don’t think we came this way” she aired he concerns! “Nothing looks familiar!”
“All I see is plants and bugs!” he retorted “it looks quite familiar to me, so lets keep going!”
She was just about to put up a fight when they had the most melodious voice beckon them!
“She’s right you know,” said the voice “ you are going the wrong way”
“Who’s there?” Imani asked in a very shaky voice
Then an unbelievably gorgeous lady popped out from behind the thicket! She spoke tenderly in a voice so melodious and her eyes we a strange shade of grey; as if she could see into ones soul! And this being the peculiar forest, our gorgeous lady was obviously in her birthday suit!
“I think you forgot your cloths,” yelled the girl
“I don’t understand”, Said the lady “ what is this about cloths?”
“They are used to cover ones nakedness!” responded the girl
“We have no need for that here, you should try it sometime” said the lady “ anyway, I can show you the way out of here”
“What’s you name?” asked Imani
“They call me Lithia” rolled out the response sweetly
“See, even the strange lady has a name,” teased Imani
“Can we get going before it gets any darker?” The girl insisted!
The urgency in her voice was well clear! As they walked; a familiar feeling came over her, that gut feeling with all the warning bells ringing. She had a battle within herself; knowing her instincts are always right but trying to be the accommodating lost visitor who needs to be directed in this endless jungle! So she walked along knowing that at any moment something rather surprising will jump out and attack them.
As the walked deeper into the woods it got much darker! She couldn’t contain herself anymore.
“Lithia I have a feeling that this is not the way out!” She said
“Oh you worry too much” responded Lithia
“I refuse to go any further” The girl insisted
“Come on you can’t turn back now,” said Imani
“Yes I can” Said the girl “You just watch me”
As soon as she took a few steps back, Lithia pounced at her in a manner so unnatural! My goodness the woman sprouted wings and scales due to the rush of a kill!
“Oh my goodness” Yelled Imani, “you’re the creature!”

***To be continued***

The Sunstone

Have you heard all the hullabaloo about the end of the world as we know it? Some prophesy that will come to pass and rock our world in the process! Me thinks it’s highly intriguing that the masses are obsessing about it yet every day we come face to face with death; those of us who survive can only be so grateful, yet when we lose a loved one it shakes us and changes the world as we know it. Then again, do we not have natural disasters and wars happening all the time since the beginning of time? Have you heard about the end of the world? I have. I think it’s highly amusing then again; I’m a notorious under reactor! Or maybe I’m just distracted by more important things such as the great search for the elements.

You see while we were all getting intrigued by our end, adventure was being brewed in another corner of the world; When we all focused on the falling apart of our universe, somebody else was busy trying to restore order and save the day! A girl is relentlessly searching for the elements to strike a balance in nature. A journey of solitude that knows no end; the hunt for the elements that lay waiting for their seeker! It starts with, the sunstone; a fragment of the sun on earth. Imagine its power over humanity; a sunstone to ignite our souls.




“Great! Of all possible places to put the stone; you felt the need to hide it over 2,400m a.s.l!” thought the girl as she forged through the thick rain forest at the base of the mountain.
She walked for days through the hills and valleys of this gorgeous mountain. It’s a wonderful thing, this mountain; three million year old and home to all sort of creatures- flora and fauna alike! Such a fantasy to see such clear unadulterated streams! Just a sip of their water rushes forth to heal the body and calm the soul! And the view of the heavens in the night is totally gorgeous. Seems so close to the moon that she wanted to reach out and touch it! “Sigh! Imagine touching the silver moon while still rooted to the earth! That would be something. Then again I must be coming down with a serious case of ‘the altitude high’, I hear the fresh thin mountain air has a way of elevating one’s conscious levels” , thought the girl smiling to herself.

Suddenly, there was a swift movement; caught from the corner of her eye! Like a black robe rushing through the vegetation! She scanned the area keenly but couldn’t see a thing! “Mmmh, maybe it’s just another case of the altitude high” she tried to convince herself.

Deep down she knew she wasn’t alone; all the bones in her body were screaming cautions out loud! What to do but stay waiting to strike whatever is hunting her down. Not that it came as a surprise, it’s common knowledge that when one is about to do something great, something that will change the world; dark forces rush in to arrest development! One just has to have the courage to stay strong and fight them one by one or in groups; we can never be too sure of their manifestation!

Only a girl would allow herself to be lulled into a sweet snooze by the sound of nature even when danger was clearly looming about! Dagger at hand she smoothly slipped into unconsciousness for a while; in her slumber she walked around the rocks of the mountain, through some scree and up a cave, it didn’t look like much to start with but as she went deeper there was a tapping noise; drops of water drumming on the floor of the cave. And there were paintings on the cave; something archaic, little stick people and their animals going about their business. Their whole lifestyle show cased on the wall of this cave. As she went along it fingers caressing this master piece form the past; Spirit getting connected to her ancestors. She got to this drawing with the stick people bowed down in worship and at its corner there was a small crystal disc embedded to the wall. The disc is what they bowed to! Running her fingers along the wall she got to the disc; at first some resistance to touch it but quickly desire over powered hesitation. She ran her finger over the disc tracing along its edges, for some reason she felt surges through her body like fireworks at a parade! Suddenly the disc turned to gold, a dazzling light from it; as if the sun had risen from the rock! So much energy was released it threw her to the ground!

An experience so startling that she jumped back into full consciousness! Soon as she opened her eyes, she came face to face with glazed eyes hidden deep inside a hood of a black flowing cloak; not even a moment to recover from her visions!

“Where is it?” asked supreme darkness

“Where is what?” the girl responded

“Do not waste my time” retorted supreme darkness as he glided across the ground!

She could barely hide he surprise when she realized that he wasn’t even walking! He was levitated a foot above the ground hence how he smoothly glided over to her in a manner so sinister!

“Where is it?” his tone laced with impatience.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about” she insisted.

From the black flowing cloak came a boney hand with long black witchy nails that found their spot on her temple and she could feel her energy getting siphoned by this sinister darkness! She quickly walled up some resistance to him as she swung her blade across his chest! It sliced through him well deep, this was enough to disrupt his little soul stealing tricks but she couldn’t help but notice there was no blood! Not even a drop! She jumped up to her feet and took off, as she disappeared round the corner she glances back and noticed that Supreme evil didn’t care for a chase though he could clearly fly after her!

She kept up with the pace; every step she took connected her to the path, a feeling of déjà vu came over her. She knew this path. She felt so close to it. Her feet seemed to speed up in manner so unnatural! It’s crazy that she had this pace 5000m a.s.l, the air so thin and cold but she was determined to get there! Over the rocks, past the scree and there it was; the cave from her dream! She made up an anchor and climbed up to the cave and just as it had appeared to her; drops drumming, paintings on the wall, fingers running across the wall and finally the disc! She ran her fingers around its edges and just like in her dream it connected to her spirit causing it to dazzle like the sun rise, only this time instead of throwing her off; it embedded itself on her palm! This must be what they mean by spiritual ecstasy! A feeling so overwhelming; like the universe was rushing into her at the speed of light, she knew things and she could feel some awesome power manifesting inside of her!
A sunstone to ignite our souls!

When it was over, she felt extremely serene and judging from the sounds around her she could tell the sun had taken over the sky. She started to walk out of the cave and as she made a turn she noticed a familiar gaze posed on the walls of the cave.

“Not you again!” she hissed!

He charged towards her and she instinctively raised her palm towards him, she felt volts rushing through her palm turning supreme evil into dust! “wow”! I could get used to this; she smiled to herself as she charged for the exit! She was right; the golden sun was gliding across the sky dazzling everything on its path! “Anything is possible under the sun” she thought to herself as she cut across the hills and valleys!

The mountain is in deed an awesome creature; she must be a woman;because only a woman would make you imagine that you’ve conquered her and just as you’re about to celebrate she unleashes another range of hills to keep you in check! On and on she forged and after the last hill she could see the Met station, an indication that the gate was just around the corner! She rushed past the river crossing, past the met station, past the gulley and Old Moses down into the forest from where she could see the gate.

"The mountain is a place of many secrets and adventures! It’s a place of rebirth and renewal. The mountain is my temple; a place of solitude with ruins about it but the gods and other spirits; mine included are rife in every corner! It only awaits a seeker to go discover their calling!" She thought to herself.


Soul ignited, Sunstone at hand; now off to the depths of the sea to track down The Moonrock; A Moonrock to unlock the mind...

Give a Woman A Break!

Only a mother can be a loving yet fierce warrior!
She does whatever it takes to protect her own,
Even in the face of glaring death,
She does not fret…

Earlier today, my mother was robbed at gun point!
Three men needed to be armed to the tooth;
To forcefully rob a middle aged woman!
Thank God she survived the attack.

I’ve had it with men all over acting like animals!
Grow a pair and a brain to compliment the pair,
How do you expect to be respected, when all day;
You just push women around!

This is my mother land; key word being 'mother',
Yet a woman cannot feel safe in her own skin,
Let alone her house, neighborhood or country!
This is simply too much to bear…

When they are not trying to kill you,
Then they’re busy robbing from you,
Tearing the life you’ve built apart,
Taking from you…forcefully!

I think that we girls should stick together,
Advice and take care of each other,
Look out for each other,
And love each other.

This is a celebration of all mothers,
Without you; we wouldn’t be,
Thanks to you; we survived,
This is a celebration of women!

RAIN DROPS

Rain drops tapping on my window,
So sweet is their rhythmic sound,
That drowns the screams away.

Rain drops drumming on the ground,
Little puddles that sooth my feet,
This lonely path knows no end.

Rain drops streaming down my face,
Nature’s gold sipping through my skin,
Wash away the tears & refresh my soul.

Rain drops sneaking down my bosom,
See them rush down my back,
This euphoria is contagious!

Rain drops bursting all over the place,
My walk broke into a sprint of passion;
I sprouted wings and flew off to paradise!

A MOMENT OF SILENCE

Everyday Kenyans die,
May they rest in peace.


Today, Kenyans died;
At the same spot,
On the same day,
In the same way...


This has happened for the last three years!


Coincidence?

Melodic Memories

This song
It takes me back
Back to those days
Those chilled out days
Life was a breeze
No hustles; No problems
So blissful; so sweet
Unadulterated sweetness
Miniskirts and skinny jeans
Smiles and smooches
Huffin’ and puffin’
Drinks on the daily
The never ending party

This song
It takes me back
To the gaze of your eyes
To the melody of your voice
To the scent of your being
To the warmth of your arms
To the sweetness of your lips
The caress of your breath
The intensity of your passion

This song,
It blows my mind!
Or should I say,
The memories of you;
Wrapped in this song
Blow my mind!

Love and Other Elements

Soul of mine wonders off
To fetch my spirit song
In gust she rushes
Caresses his spirit
Returns the favour with warm embraces
So sweet is the rhythm
That his heart drums
So electrifying, the feeling
Magnetic forces drawing
Our souls together
To interact,dance & intertwine,
Raw and untamed; is this energy …
Your charms; so intoxicating
Your eyes; they hypnotize me
This madness; so infectious
My sanity smoothly usurped!
Disarmed me with your gaze
Rays of love dancing upon me
So brilliant is their glow
Sparks evolve into fires
Hear the passionate crackles
Of this raging flames
Sanctify me with your love
No longer can I fight it!

Misguided passions!

So this where it all leads?
All those paths to the ‘promised land’
My boots are worn out and so dust; my spirit slowly dwindling
This portrait they painted in my mind; is anything but forthcoming
An illness of the mind! Nothing but delusions and hallucinations
It must be the fairy tales! The soap operas too
And those amazing movies; lies! All lies…
I’ve been brain washed by the box!

I now find myself at this crossroads
Wondering if I took a wrong turn somewhere!
People must get lost all the time trying to find their promised land
Plus I suppose my map reading skills are also a bit off
So here I am in this lonely place
Trying to rationalize all the ‘uninformed decisions’
And possible wrong turns I may have taken
Maybe a drink will help lubricate my train of thought
I suppose the cogs and bolts need some oiling
What better to do the job than some liquor!
Off to the ‘watering hole’!

Denial is a sweet paradise
Some of that drunken advice & sharing
To lift your spirit and revive your zeal for life
That moment when you realize you’re not alone
In your lost and confused path to the ‘promised land’
Yes I’ll definitely drink to ‘safety in numbers’
Why not drown my sorrows in the bottle
Wake up the next morning feeling dead
Cry a river and drown myself in it too
Pray and wait in baited breath for a miracle
Or some of that manna from heaven!

In addition to being lost and confused,
I’m now broke, hungry and hanged over!
On the bright side my friends from the watering hole
Were ‘philanthropic’ enough to allow me,
My phone and my wallet enjoy a longer relationship
*How unnatural *
Get distracted for a split second and you’ll be robbed blind!
Those bastards would even steal you and sell you to the pirates!
*sigh* (back to my current situation)

Now that I’m lost, confused, hunger, broke and sickly
And I’m done drowning in my own tears
Mostly because the part of my memory
That isn’t totally erased from last night’s debauchery
Keeps reminding me that after the drunk sharing and advice session
My zeal was revived and my-promised land-map-reading skills refreshed!
It’s time to take the courageous thirty minute cold shower
That will hopefully wake you remaining cells!
Learn from the past; shine ‘em boots and keep walking
The simple truth is: life will give you blow after blow
The most important bit; is the part where you stand up
Dust yourself and move along swiftly; as if nothing happened…
Hopefully you’re keen enough to see the next blow
Before it land squarely on your face!
How sweet it is to be fully immersed in this life;
Such a joy to drown willingly in its passions …

The NEWS & Other Horrors!

So this is what we've been reduced to; People who watched their nation fall apart! or are we just generally in denial? I think that we just stopped caring! Today I watched the most horrific show; it's known as the NEWS: I learned some grim fact about my country:

In the year 2012 some Kenyan children were learning under trees & rocks!In response to this issue the relevant leaders, such as;Alfred Khang'ati, didn't seem to understand the gravity of the matter and even proceeded to state that he didn't in fact think it was a big deal that the kids are studying under a rock because he too studied under a tree! Please note that the guy wan born in 1954 meaning he was studying under a tree in the late 1950s, we are in 2012 and he thinks this is in order! It's no surprise that his constituencies CDF performance is so suspect; http://info.mzalendo.com/person/alfred-khangati/

We have leaders saying that it's not about the money its the alarming rise in population;granted that our population growth rate of 10% while the economic growth is only at 4%! keep in mind that not to long ago the IEBC asked for 31.5 Billion to fund the coming elections! Talk about misplaced priorities! Mean while, the men in fancy suits insist on constructing a road in our precious national park!!! The saddest bit is the child in a in a christian school in Kasarani, who was made to drink a cup full of his classmates saliva! eeewww! That teacher should be jailed! And as if this is not enough; some poor calf was today buried alive in Murang'a in a bid to appease the spirit of a dead man; who in my opinion, is simply greedy and vindictive! Wanting a replacement cow as one died on its way to pay his nieces bride price!And that family, did it really have to end like that?! Imagine how confused and scared the poor calf was getting buried alive! I wonder what went down when they met up in the after life!

The news today was in deed a painful experience! As we sit back and watch a few insensitive people set our nation ablaze; we must ask ourselves- is this the nation we want to live in? Why do we let a few greedy yet thick people misuse us like this?!

WE ARE THE CLAN!

We are the children,
we are the generation,
we are the clan!


We think outside the box,
We love our precious lives,
We are ever so grateful,
We face our challenges so boldly!
We take it a notch higher on the daily,
We work hard and play even harder!
We chop and burn monotony down,
We celebrate life and dance under the moon,
We are lovers not fighters or fuckers even,
We eat this life with the biggest spoon around!


We came to live,dance and speak our minds,
We came to spark excitement to a dull world,
We came to plant love bulbs in all souls!
We came to energize the weary and tired,
We came to learn from our mistakes,
We came to heal those shattered heart!
We came to find the path the the light,
We came to enlighten the people,


We are just but simple lovers!
We make a life worth living,
We are the children,
We are the generation,
We are indeed the clan,
We are the clan!!!

The Friday demons

Thursday at the stroke of midnight
They come rushing from the pits of hell
To prepare us for the festival ahead
Innocently we awake to toil
As soon as the clock strikes three
They mingle among us unseen but felt
Temperatures are rising
The patience slowly wearing off...
The sun departs, the moon lights our hearts
Looking delicious
Scents so delightful
A toast to celebrate
Endless gulps to forget
Either way we're getting wasted
A puff of this
A sniff of that
There's cash to burn
Lies to utter
People to impress
Assets to move around
Dance yourself into a trance
Innocent souls generously misled
The rest of us fuel the Friday flames
Bohemian we are
Drunks, Brutes, Lost and Confused, Fornicators, Adulterers...
Oh did I forget the Innocent
This is our paradise
A toast to betraying those we love the most!
And another to hosting the Friday demons

Moon walking under the sun!

This is a celebration of Mondays:

The day that lies between Sunday and Tuesday,
The day that totally breaks my balls:
That 2am insomnia; endless tossing & turning
And then the early morning blues!Aaargh!
*the sunlight hurts my eyes*
darn it! I need me a mood enhancer! he he!

I'mma hit the snooze and steal 10 minutes,
Oh shit! I dozed off for 40 minutes,
Time to do the fast forward dance:
Jump outta bed & grab my towel,
While I'm at it, get the coffee going,
Brush my teeth on the way to the shower...

*That moment in a crisis when time slows down*
Dang! this shower feels good;
*sigh* I just wanna be in here all day...
But I cant! Step out of the shower,
face my closet... and nightmares simultaneously!!!
The horror! 90% of it is on the hanging line!
tic toc, tic toc...

Shut my eyes, grab anything and turn it into GOLD!
*As long as you smile; everything looks beautiful*
Step outta the door and be color-spectacular!
A walking piece of art...
None of that clashing colors politics!
Grab a ride and pray its running on jet fuel!
Finally get to work, albeit barely on time!

Acting all calm and collected...
After all "Life ain't an emergency!"
Access my emails; loading slowly...
Catch up with the workmates,
Answer some calls of 'great importance'
Go back to the already loaded emails-suddenly:

The Sun disappears, dark clouds ganging up!
The aftermath of my watering-hole escapades are grim!
Feels like memories from last week are malfunctioning!
*that moment when everything & everybody vanishes*
Then it feels like Monday just walked over to me;
grabbed me really tightly by the neck,
Bent me over then totally screwed me over!

Yes, a truly paralyzing moment!
When everything seems to be falling apart!
*Earth to girl*
Slowly coming back to reality,
Taking a breath and some hydrating liquids,
one task at time;smiling while I'm at it,
*sigh* Sun's back up,blues are vanquished,

This thing that the wise keep saying,
Its not the situation that matters;
It's the reaction that's key...
The liberation from mental slavery,
Oh, I'm walking on sun shine
Or maybe I'm moon walking;seeing its Monday :)

THE DAGGER & I

There's a dagger in my house,
A lovely collectors item,
A really fun toy to have around,
A great self defense partner!


There's a dagger under my dress,
only we can feel this skin to steel pleasure,
only a thorough frisk would worry me,
Only I hold the secrets of my steel companion.


There's a dagger in my heart,
To remind me how fragile love is,
To guard my heart from lying bandits,
To tame my wild ways and keep me in check.


There's a dagger in my soul,
It keeps my conviction ablaze,
It cuts me open and lets the love flow,
It has me glowing all day long.


There's a dagger in mouth,
I keep it sharp to strike at will,
I like it's clean cut work;no stutters,
I believe we need to speak out to save humanity.