One should not believe the seemingly soft appearance of Butcher Woman. This peom describes the drama of living with a heartless woman who has been hardened by her experiences in life. She is hunting for her prey in a heartless pursuit to get even.
Butcher Woman!
Innocent smile!
Innocent eyes!
But deep inside lies a butcher knife.
Pretending to love!
Pretending to care!
But deep in your soul,
You breathe murder.
Pretending to be a friend!
Pretending to be a sister!
But deep in your mind,
You carefully target your prey.
Pretending to be a victim!
Pretending to be a powerless being!
But on your path,
There is a Nile of blood.
Pretending to be an innocent dove!
Pretending is never being!
Your mask must come off, Butcher Woman!
Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
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