by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
A smiling face may fill the screen,While sorrow works behind the glass;The profile shows a polished life,But hides the storms that came to pass. Before you lead, inspect the loadEach quiet traveller carries round;A sudden pause, a guarded word,May tell more truth than...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
See him there, cold and grey, Trying now to laugh and play. No, he does not know the way. He began to live too late. Fate, that stern and silent hag, Let him fill his little bag, Let him chase the golden key, Let him call it destiny. He had the hunger, sharp and bad,...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 28, 2026 | Poems
Stillness gives me noiseMotion gives me signalI pedal to filter the dayLow-pass the world Roads straighten my thinkingCurves remind me of nonlinearityEvery hill demands energyEvery descent gives it back, imperfectly I do not solve problems on the bikeI let them...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 28, 2026 | Poems
Morning voltage rises without a breaker’s commandPedals close the circuit between home and the gridAsphalt becomes a long, imperfect conductorI inject myself into the line Each rotation is a steady-state assumptionWind adds resistance. I didn’t modelMy breathing...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 21, 2024 | Learning
For the last one and a half years, I have fully immersed myself in studying machine learning, partially to help with my research and widen my professional and academic scope. For the first few months, I was lost amidst literally thousands of options: Courses, books...