The Get Out

Foreign languages and cultures interest me. I took an interest in Swahili and Kenya last month after listening to Sauti Sol’s latest album, Afrikan Sauce. I signed up for Duolingo’s Swahili course and got some audio lessons once it occurred to me to learn Swahili so I could appreciate the music I had been listening to more than I already did. Fast forward to now, some duolingo lessons, more Swahili Pop songs and a month later, I am in the HNG Internship 5. »

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The Words I Mean To Say

Hola, Hello! maybe that’s all I say when I mean I’d like to know you with a plea don’t hurt me with a tale of hurt in my eyes don’t lie to me with a racing heartbeat do paint my world with colors that you would guide my hands to choose hello do not misconstrue this elation i only want simple but deep relations i have zero ambition i have no hopes to shape your world to my dreams »

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Katana

I was cut I was wowed Her beauty was loud And her edge made me proud She slices through the air Making all the trouble look fair Her beauty is sheathed in truth And she’s always by my side like I’m Naomi and she’s Ruth I would never let her go Ironically, she’s got a grip on me And sometimes in a moment of wrong perception She strips my sight and my mind of illusions and misconceptions »

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Beauty And My Want

what do I want? what do I love? there is a feeling I get when I see a face a face that radiates beauty it runs way beneath the skin I know it it is not the face it is not the glamorous appearance it is the flaws behind the seemingly perfect face it is all the mannerisms and philosophies it is all the things that I endure then come to accept »

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On Telephones

I believe virtually everyone in this current age owns a telephone. I can also assume that to an extent these devices are extensions of our personal lives and an important part of our inter-personal relations. As much as these devices have their merits, like any tool, they can be misused. So, I have come up with a set of rules that I live by, that stem from careful observations, that can help to minimize their demerits and make their use more hassle-free. »

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