My Queen of the South

I'd like a island girl to bear my seed
Pure breed genes that my ancestors preserved
How else could I tell her that I need to exist
Beyond the borders that fate slapped so cold on
that wet December sun

For this child will preserve the remnants of old
Never let her stubbornness breed discontent
For a love that's genuine in a world foretold
But was I destined to fall for a mountain woman or
the one from the shores

Such prospects you know are hard to mine
Drilled many holes for the love of gold
Can't wait to see why my dreams are on hold
Never been kissed by
a nurse before

Never been missed by her nudging to do more
Dances like a queen in plains so warm
Perhaps the sun left a ray that we had to cling on
How many cuddles should put one
to sleep

Where's
My queen
of the south
whose house I now
behold

***
Jan 2017,
Rusinga bridge, Homabay

Cycles of Debt

I got fifty dollars from Ayisha,
she's a single mum with three kids
and a lazy cat

Was to get her a blender coz they like squashed fruits
Used the money to take Molly out,
she just lost her job and was in need of some assurance

Will get the blender on credit from Tony,
my used goods dealer
Dropped Molly home then called on Maggie,

Maggie just came from Denmark
She says she missed raw love and fresh supplies
and rented an apartment close to the library

Anne works there as a reserve technician,
for the second hand computers that break every day
She gave me an order for some spare parts,

So I'll walk her home for the full inventory
As I pick up fruits that Maggie loves,
from Ayisha's Parlour just near my home

I'll pay her 100 dollars that I got from Maggie
for the 30 dollar fruits and ask her to keep change
and the blender bill is settled

Maggie brings luck that Molly takes
The debt is settled and Anne will top up
What a day as am left with none

It's my cycle of debt
The debt of love
It's Seventy plus One that will stand to win

***
A thousand rising suns
Feb 2017