Alvin L. Kathembe : Writing

Statues

Statues

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


We’re just ordinary people, you and me Maybe we are strangers Dancing to the tune of circumstance Dancing to the strings of Fate Like marion..
The Tube

The Tube

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


You are feeling sleepy Yet you are wide awake Your mind is fast asleep But your eyes are wide as lakes You stare blankly; Stare at the ..
Sisyphus

Sisyphus

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


Life is but a tapestry Of jumbled memories An incoherent collage Of the bits and pieces of shattered dreams, Broken hearts; Glued together ..
Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


Sticks and stones may break my bones But words can do me no hurt; Unless, of course, a wand’s involved And the words are from Voldemort. ..
Shew Thyself, Mosquito

Shew Thyself, Mosquito

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


Confession - I never got it...
Man-Whisperers

Man-Whisperers

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


Resorting to irreverence In a bid to remain relevant They have our ears, they have our hearts And they whisper… Into our mi..
Keeping Time In The Celestial Dance

Keeping Time In The Celestial Dance

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


It’s time to change the calenders Earth has completed her stately dance In the celestial ballet Around her fiery lover - And hardly anyone ..
...For Tomorrow We Die...

...For Tomorrow We Die...

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


Live a little, sometimes ’Cause people die all the time Let your hair down Why are you always wound up so tight Like a mecha..
Stargazers

Stargazers

A Poem by Alvin L. Kathembe


We stare, transfixed, at the glittering stars Like the mages of old; We follow where they would lead us - To no new king But maybe..