Church?! by Philani Amadeus Nyoni

The devil dances a merry glee,
Dove-white suit, black-washed raven hair,
Tithe your bills and choir along, flock,
Birds of a feather sing together.
He owns the night and claims the day,
Where shall the wounded truth hide:
Evil struts where God once lived,
The Bible's distorted, misquoted,
The righteous disown it, shattered souls
And bleeding eyes, crouching hell and
Swooping owl. Roaming spirits
Raised from the abyss, darkness sweeps
About it leaps, his time is now;
Watch his cloak turn in the midnight dance,
Form is shadow, shadow's form
Black rains, black reins, black reigns.

7pm e#6 by Mgcini Nyoni

??? by Mgcini Nyoni

Photo by Mgcini Nyoni

The police pounced

they scattered

The street vendors

Dropping

avocados

tomatoes

chicken pieces...

And the two month old baby.

Almost

Who did I steal from?

She seethed

Where is the father of the baby?

I asked

Silently...