DREAMS...

DREAMS by ANN NDERITU.

Dreams are neither imaginations,

Nor are the things you dream of illusions.

Dreams are visions,

Visions that create connections.

Connections between possibilities and impossibilities.

Can you imagine the POWER in dreams?

That a deaf hears

A blind sees

A dumb talks

And surprisingly the dormant nature moves!

Then what’s the big deal in dreaming bigger

Big enough to make your future shiner

Shine enough to make it brighter

And bright enough to make it SUPER!!

DREAM BIG!!  DON’T GIVE UP!!  YOUR DREAM IS VALID!!

THE CUT

She tried calling out to her mother

But she could listen to none of it

Hoping to get assistance from her sister

But she was ignored

Thoughts, dreams haunted, threatened her

She could not bring herself to the facts

In school she had learnt about it

Advised to report if any tragedy

Would occur back at home

Fear was in her she thought of her families

Reputation and not hers

She had to come up with a plan

It was the next day and there was no backing off

Her father was so happy and had a suitor

For her

She wept on the inside and faked a smile

On the outside

The preparations were set

Soon after the cut she would get married

Such she had not desired

Big dreams she had

And was afraid they were finally nullified

By her own father

They matched to the river

Where the cut was to be done

All her other colleagues were excited

For her she was trembling

When it was her turn

She thought for a moment

‘Spread your legs’

She denied, looked in her father’s eyes

They were filled with rage

She run away to sort for help

Never to go back to the people

Whom she loved betrayed her

Article by Joy Mwende
Mentoring and Empowerment camps Alumni.

A PRETTY DREAM

I was born with a beautiful dream,

I didn’t know I had it,

Until I realized my potential, ability and passion,

I really want to achieve and live it,

It’s just a pretty dream!

How can I show how much I love and value it,

How can I share about it,

The more I think of it the more I want it,

It’s like and addiction,

It’s just a pretty dream!

As the sun rises each morning and shines all day long,

As the sun sets so beautifully in the evening,

The more it becomes attractive, beautiful and addictive,

The more thirst quarters my desire over it,

It’s just a pretty dream!

My dream is to become a feminist who influences change,

My dream is to live like a trailblazer,

My dream is touch the lives of many young girls and women through my story,

My dream is to become a strong pillar in my family.

Oh! It’s such a pretty dream,

I am the pretty dream!

Article by Edith Nene
Mentoring and Empowerment Camps Alumni.

BELIEVING IN SELF

An innocent young girl

Not knowing a thing about the world

Very gullible to the things of the earth

Everything she experienced was new to her

She was so excited to join high school

She joined a great school

Not her dream school

But still a prestigious one

Little by little

Her eyes were opened to the world

She didn’t like it one bit

Her hopes of the wolrd being free

Was torn down into bits

The world was judgmental

People didn’t stop being haters

This crashed her world into tiny things

Her heart breaking badly

But she could not believe it

The world wasn’t what she thought it was

Girls terrorized girls

Fellow girls spread rumors

They all tried to demean one another

One way or another

This didn’t break her though

She strived to be strong

To be bold

To be her

The world changed around her

But it didn’t change her it built her tremendously

It is true

What doesn’t kill you

Makes you stronger

Article by Doreen Mbinya

Mentoring and Empowerment Camps Alumni