In the darkness of despair is happiness and peace
Knowing that you only have yourself brings forth strength
Without someone to blame you acquire discipline
Nothing is greater than knowledge of self.
Alone in the world find contentment in life
Days spent in blissful serenity
Allow only the precious few entrance
Desperation at the loss of none.
Thoughts of disengagement consume you
My path is not for those impotent in consciousness
Grace yourself by not treading this way
I commit to this destiny to survive.
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
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