poems – Page 6 – hudson biko

cause

February 26, 2019 BikoLeave a comment

i am often the cause
of my own suffering
and that carries
its own pain

— Biko (@hudsonbiko) February 26, 2019

going

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 BikoLeave a comment

today

was made of

broken hopes

and questioned dreams.

and

yet

there is a sun

left

to set.

and the chance

to try again.

sunrise.

tales

February 25, 2019 BikoLeave a comment

I have heard tales

where the beast

is loved

by the beauty.

and the pain

is taken

by the winds

in the eyes.

and the hard

is made

soft

by the soft.

the way(s) –

we can hope –

we will be saved.

fire

February 16, 2019 Biko1 Comment

we were always taught

to be careful of the matches.

always asked

not to stand

too close

to the flames.

always kept

so far

and so wary

of the fire.

how

were we meant

to be ready.

for worlds

destined

to burn

Photograph by guille pozzi

heal

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Biko2 Comments

they will write

poems

about

healing.

and

smile

in their photographs.

and sometimes

they

will believe it

too