jacob m mdari

Strange,
that you should call me
“hey you unknown”
when not long ago
everything about you had my name written all over
and just the mention of my name
excited your heart and soul

Strange
How you look the other way
when we cross paths
it seems you’ve forgotten
how my smile made you sparkle
how you used to look forward
to be with me
...

If your #### causes you to sin, bite it off

In my profession as one can never have too many friends infact if it were practical and possible I would have a friend every a hundred kilometer from Nairobi to Cape Town, because while driving on these roads you never know when you will need a friend. About three years back, I had an accident just outside Francistown in Botswana. My overland truck was mangled so badly that passersby thought it had any survivors. Actually I was alone and ...

MAY BE

Maybe,
It’s us who are too self-centered
It’s us who need to change
It’s us
Who need to take the first step
It’s us
Who should think of what
We can do for others
And not what we can squeeze out of others

Maybe,
It’s us who are the problem
It’s us who lack the maturity
It’s us
who should seek to understand others
it’s us
who should learn to tolerate others
...

let us do it
let us shackle our hearts together
and throw the key
in a bottomless pit
where no one
will ever retrieve it
and use it
to separate us

let us do it
let us chain our selves together
with chains
that no one can break
then,
we’ll have the key destroyed
and forever
we will be joined

let us do it
let us fuse together
and form a bond
that cannot ...

awhile ago
an accusing austin
alleged again and again
aunt agnes allowed
allan, andrew and alice
an apple after an apple
as anne, adam, apollo and angelina
ate appetizing american avocado
after avocado
as aunt anastasia
ate an abalone alone a
t albert’s apartment
all afternoon

HYMN OF A SOUL (PART3)

It was a well-to-do month
When I attended a well-to-do cocktail party
In a well-to-do private club
During a well-to-do hour
where I met well-to-do people
Dressed in well-to-do evening clothes
With well-to-do looks
who spoke in well-to-do tones
while sipping their well-to-do drinks
cracking well-to-do jokes
laughing well-to-do laughter
and discussing well-to-do topics
I spotted ...

it’s energy going to waste
it’s painful
it’s dependency
it’s despair
it’s unemployment, though not the end of the world
it’s discouraging……………..but still we hope and dream on

it means living like a beggar
it means not having money in the pocket
it means not being able to pay the rent
it means not being able buy your mother a gold chain
it means not being able buy your father a seiko watch
it means being beaten………………..but ...

like a lion
like a radar its nose picks up the scent
like a telescope its eyes spot the prey
like a shadow it moves towards its quarry
like a picture it freezes when the prey gets suspicious l
ike a train it starts again, to glide smoothly towards the prey
like a sniper, it tries to keep out of sight
like a flash it strikes …….. but misses
like a spirit after a soul it does not give up
like a true fighter it starts again ...

DIFFERENT WE ARE BUT (Dedicated to DAUDI MJORA)

I met a girl mama
Who isn’t as dark as us
But who is as light
As the sole of washed feet
With eyes the colour of the sky
And hair that’s as soft
As wool and as long as
The gnu’s tail
Her slim figure reminds me of
My two young sisters

I met a girl mama
Whose smile is as bright
And refreshing as that of
Any girl from the plains
...

in my soul

i sat in a corner last night
and descended into the depths of my soul
where i saw
suspicion and distrust
for the one whom i call my "leader"
and dislike for the establishments
that have caused pain among my people
i saw a hypocritical soul
which was no different from what it disliked
a soul as bad as the rest

i sat in a corner last night
and descended into the depths of my soul ...

a god like me

i promised myself
the next time you’d walk past me
i’ll say “hi”
and if you respond to my “hi” with a smile
then i’ll add
“what a lovely smile you have”
and if you respond positively to my compliment
then i’ll push my luck further
and ask you
to allow me to have fresh lilies
sent to you
cause you strongly remind me of them
then i’ll ask for your name
though i have known it for ...

Alone in the vastness The plains inflict loneliness The scorching sun Mercilessly assault him Hunger and thirst Gnaw his entrails But the male widow bird’s dance Makes him forget his troubles
He smiles as looks at it And he thinks Isn’t it a beautiful world
Alone in the vastness He seeks shelter from the sun Wishing to rest his tired legs Under an idle acacia tree The herdsman finds comfort Watching his animals rove Unmoved by the sun’s heat As they feast on the tsavo new grass Startling ...

I’ll love Rebecca more than myself
Though it wasn’t her I initially needed
The one I needed initially
Wanted a man who drove the sleekest car
And flew first class or privately
And not a man like me
Who couldn’t differentiate a jet from a helicopter
And trusted his legs to take him anywhere and everywhere

I’ll give Rebecca my best
And assure her there’s no looking back
I’ll let her have my heart

I’ll love ...

Dear uncle,
How are you faring? I hope better than me.
Today should be a big highlight of this 34-day overland safari that I am running which is taking us through 5 African countries-Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. We started in Nairobi headed west to see the Ugandan gorillas and returned back to Kenya. We made our entry into Tanzania from Kenya 2 days ago, and today we have set foot in the monarch of animals reserves; the Serengeti. In the truck we are 21, a crew of 3 ...

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My phone rings, I answer it
My wife is crying on the other end
Her crying makes it difficult for me to understand what she is saying
“I can wait for him any more, I must go”
I tell the parish secretary as I pocket my phone
I request her to tell the priest to follow me
As I drive into the compound
I see clusters of small groups of people
Some I know, some I don’t, some am not sure if I’ve met
Even on his death bed, he was still influential ...