by Benard Makaa | Sep 23, 2026 | Poems
All the people I used to knowappear in photographs these days.I recognise their faces,but not the lives they’ve made. Some are entrepreneurs,building something from a name.Some are teachers,calling every child by theirs.Some are hustlers with no time to sleep.Some...
by Benard Makaa | Sep 16, 2026 | Poems
“There is no God!” the verdict ran;Three likes confirmed the learned man.He closed the heavens with a post,Then checked which comment pleased him most. Poor Jonah met a bitter fate:Too strange for minds so up to date.Yet “all religion rests on lies”Slipped down...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 11, 2026 | Culture
Life Does Not Rise in a Straight Line An electrical engineer learns early that systems are not always governed by steady-state conditions. There are transients. A disturbance occurs. A quantity rises suddenly. A peak appears. It falls. Another oscillation follows....
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
A door may need a steady push,Not fury, noise, or wounded pride;The strongest hand can still be measured,Firm in aim and calm in stride. Speak clearly when a boundary matters,And do not soften truth to fog;Yet pressure without human judgementTurns every colleague to a...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
Do not email courage from your chairWhile others work outside in rain;The boots you never choose to wearMake every stirring speech seem vain. Take first the task you ask of others,Keep first the rule you mean to spread;A leader’s habits travel fartherThan any policy...