The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I have found love in The stillness of Nature In the sound of the Waves In a turtle's quiet Eloquence In places, forgotten The Unapologetic Poet- #poet #poetry #muse #nature 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026iv I struggle with openers And scissors Fixing a bulb has Never been my thing Proudly a southpaw Left has always been My good side I think using The right side of the Brain I'm not too common The Unapologetic Poet- Happy International Left handed Day to me! #poem #Left-handed 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026iii I invited unnecessary Attention. Holding a pen with my Left hand. Always a spectacle Because I could write Backwards. Fast with the pen. I always finished assignments first. The Unapologetic Poet- #poem ##Left-handed 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026ii At dinner I held the knife and Fork the wrong way round My left hand always Rubbed someone's Right hand The feeling always Drew a deceptive gaze And blame was allocated My chair was placed at The end of the dining Table The Unapologetic Poet- #Left-handed #Poem 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026i The school thought I was rude and weird Grabbing a spoon with My left hand Forced to use right My left hand was Repeatedly scarred The Unapologetic Poet- Being a left handed poet. #Left-handed #Leftie 000
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Update: We moved the Poetry Festival to 7th and 8th August because we had to incorporate other activities. Same venue. 🌹 If you're in Kampala, join us! The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #Festival #Literature #PoetryFestival 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If you're in Kampala on 1st August, do come for the Kampala Poetry Festival at Hotel Africana. There will be spoken word performances, poetry readings and conversations. You can make a reservation using this link. Reserve here; docs.google.com/forms/d/1YTr... #poetry #poetryfestival #literature 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Celebrating Poetry. If you're in Uganda on 1st August. 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026With him, i always felt like a tatty room A threadbare floor rug Ragged clothes Worn out shoes Stained bed linen Used condom wrappers Like plumes of smoke In a messy kitchen Film of grease around the gas stove Like a dilapidated road He treated me like a journey He didn't intend to stay #poetry 000
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026When my poems were published in Germany. I gave a two hours poetry performance in a theatre in Frankfurt and also conducted two workshops about African women and silence. Beautiful experience. The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #poet 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026When fortune Turns into misfortune And I can't hold a tune Be my tune When the world turns And I start to burn Burn from inside Hold me outside When I'm lost Be my host I'll pack light Love me as the night Without losing light The Unapologetic Poet- #poet #poetry #muse 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026When the songs Of the revolution Fade Dress me Address me By my maiden name Before you chant freedom with the night that enslaved me Drown me in a pot of gongo and decorate my feet with the soils from the Kilimanjaro. I want to dance The Unapologetic Poet- Gongo: Maize brew #poetry #africa 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026iv They say a girl's first love is her father I've been bred by pain The ghost of daddy still haunts me Beams in the eyes of every man who says my name I guess he never left Some wounds never heal It's 2026 and I'm just 5 Still as he left me Heartbroken The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026iii They say that a woman's choices in men spring from an admired father figure Mine missed the roll call Maybe he missed the bus But Martin Luther King had a dream and still showed up for the March on Washington for jobs and freedom on August 28th 1963 The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026ii I searched for the missing face of my father in the arms of borrowed men whose love felt like safety but idea of commitment was equivalent to a politician's sermon on election night The Unapologetic Poet- #fathersday #poetry 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026i They say a girl's first love is her father I got my first heartbreak when I was barely 5 Scarred like a warrior I bled from invisible stab wounds. Lacerated thoughts and blank memories Deprived childhood and forsaken lover gone without a trace The Unapologetic Poet- #fathersday #poetry 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Time zones ⏰️ I want to stretch out My legs like continents And make love to you on the World map Embrace you at The intersection between Your crescent moon And my full moon. Draped in each other's Arms on the belly of The equator Lover, Let's pack light The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #love 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026A cloudy night in Kampala. The moon hangs like a Hunter's horn. Orphaned stars Roam the night sky. The Unapologetic Poet- #night #poetry #photo 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026He imbibed absinthe and drowned unuttered words in sunlit fantasies and cobalt skies He painted his reflections without retrospection to escape from fright Immortalized his foibles in tormented lines Spelling out the anguish of a soul troubled #Art #poetry The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh 040
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026What's a man devoid of emotion? A vacant hotel room. A cesspool of pain. Purgatory of dreams. As empty as a dictator's public address to the people. Tears are nature's ways of cleansing. It's what makes us human. The Unapologetic Poet- #mensmentalhealth #poet #poetry #mentalhealth #men 070
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Weakness is forbidden. His tears are blinked away like life's worries. With pain etched on his face, he breathes with water in his lungs. Heavily burdened by the human guile. The Unapologetic Poet- #man #mensmentalhealth #poet #poetry 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Who gives a man comfort when anger is absorbed inside and tears melt as sea ice? Does he drown in a pothole of his own tears or drench the robe of a lover. The Unapologetic Poet- #MensMentalHealth #poet #poetry 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Where does a man store his pain in the presence of society's restrictive norms? Kill every feeling and wear a stone face Does he bleed from inside and store his burnt emotions in a cremation urn? #MensMentalHealthMonth #poet #poetry 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The neighborhood dogs converge for choir practice The moon buries his face in the clouds' bosom The awakening The Unapologetic Poet- #poet #poem #poetry #muse 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Radically profiled Not favored to travel Opportunities are postponed Cross checked Examined like a suspect An African’s plight is foretold and desire to travel is rejected Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan had to return to Mogadishu after US immigration denied him entry #WorldCup #poetry 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Tired feet Sore heels Calloused hands Charred skin Manicured nails Unmanicured nails Bright red lipstick And heels The women's circle Gathered Like beans We sorted out our Trauma and exposed The cicatrices on Our wrists and Scabs that hadn't Healed The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #poet #women 040
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026My work has been published in Poland. Thanks to Cafe Europa. 🌹 The Unapologetic Poet- #poet #poetry #book #publish 090
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I didn't feel the emptiness Until he told me that He didn't Love me Anymore. Truth is, I had stopped feeling. I wasn't feeling Him or us. I was already empty. Empty. As he found me. First. The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #poet #poem #thoughts 040
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026In my society, Women walk with Faces lowered To The ground Sighing with their Mouths wide open Uncertain about the Next day. Silence is encouraged Loud women like me Are shamed and Victimized. The Unapologetic Poet- #patriarchy #women #Society #poet #poetry 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026𝙷𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎. 𝙰 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙷𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚜 𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎... The Unapologetic poet- #poetry #poet #thoughts #muse 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Today the sun threw temper tantrums like a child The morning wailed til evening I am still hanging out on the wire The Unapologetic poet- #poet #poetry #muse 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026The world is old Some days are cold You are sold To another's reality You wake up drenched in their distressing spit An illusory pit Of madness You question your Sanity. Another day Another mess The Unapologetic poet- #poetry #poem #world 040
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Like a homeless Woman, I begged for your love. Pleaded for time like a nomad. My pursuit didn't yield. The storm took everything- and gave me everything. The streets weaved me a nest. I was better off homeless than in the arms of a love unrequited. The Unapologetic poet- #poet #poetry #muse 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026When poetry moves you. I'll be at Asian Literary festival in Nairobi in may. 💃🏿 You can grab tickets using this link: tickets.eugenia.co.ke/events/the-a... The Unapologetic poet- #poet #poetry #literature #festival 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Love, So many pretend to know you but can't read the braille on your skin Their words are as empty as the streets after a riot They wringe out sorrow from their eyes and scream out your name Boldly manifest a lame vignette of you. With the feeling of abhorrence brewing inside. #poetry #love 000
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Love So many take your name in vain! Crime is committed in your name Possession, and obsession eulogize you Lust hastily defames you Those who have known you most often betray you Those that gave Credence to you look at you with distrust burning like hot coal in their eyes. #poetry #love #poet 000
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Uganda is an abused woman who wears cicatrices on her wrist like a watch Her voice is dawn bereft of a birdsong. Her body has never known freedom since 26th January 1986. Hers is a violated map with pencil drawn borders. A parasitic marriage where No change draws the battle line. #poetry 000
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The curl of your verses fastens my heart beat Let me be your muse My body is a note book Curve slanted letters Form them into phrases and rhymes Baby, use me Scribble your emotions all over me. Re-write me under candle-light I’ll co-write with you Our stories combined into an anthology #poetry 010
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026As a child, I feared ghosts I learned to sleep with the Lights on. When I got older, I realized that ghosts are not scary But the people we embrace And sometimes, love. I learned to sleep with One eye open. The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #poetrycommunity #poet 040
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Guitarist croons a Sad tune with pain tinted on his pupils. Hum of a hidden choir desperately vying for attention takes over Beer bottles clank His eyelids flicker synonymous with the lights. Stripped bare The bluesy fades. My poetry His music merge I'm naked in an artistic realm. 🎸 #poetry 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Guitarist lures me to a dreamy utopia with a series of arpeggios and broken chords. Takes me on a euphoric ride without protection. He moans a bluesy melody strums the strings of my vintage heart in vibrato. Heavenly eloquence caressed on a fret board. #guitar #poetry #poem #blues #poet 041
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 10/01/2026As Uganda prepares for Elections next week on the 15th of January, we're reminded that Politics yells while Peace listens. The Unapologetic Poet- #spokenword #uganda #elections #peace #poet #poetry 040
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I come from the 4th generation Of women who kneaded Their pain like dough Women who filled Saucepans with their tears And made tea Women who were taught that Silence is a virtue Women who weren't allowed To speak in the presence Of men I'm not that woman #poetry #woman #poem #poet 030
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The weaver woman. She weaves a quilt. A blanket of pain. Chain stitches Back stitch Running stitch. She weaves a generation of trauma. Sweaters of pain For her children And their children Trauma. The Unapologetic Poet- #poet #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #trauma #women 041
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Don't touch my breasts! Tase me to the ground Throw me against The hood of your car and handcuff me But don't touch my chest Don't let my breasts Bear the shame of arrest The Unapologetic Poet- Photo credit: Musiime Abdu #poetry #PoliceBrutality #Uganda #activist #women #poetrycommunity 000
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 29/10/2025The drumming stops... Guitarist lures me to a dreamy utopia with a series of arpeggios and broken chords. Takes me on a euphoric ride without protection. He moans a bluesy melody Strums the strings of my vintage heart in vibrato Heavenly eloquence caressed on a fret board #poetry #poet #blues 020
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Is Uganda free? 🇺🇬 Did Uganda leave the bedroom of the British protectorate? We chant freedom while injustices buzz around the city like bees. Well, Happy Independence Day to Uganda! The Unapologetic Poet- #poem #independenceday #uganda #freedom #poet #63years 120
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Passports are the new shackles in Human trafficking. The unsettling #dubaiportapotty BBC investigative documentary that follows the death of Ugandan girl called Monica in Dubai reminded me of this poem. The Unapologetic Poet- #humanity #humantraffickingawareness #slavery #poetry #humanity 021
The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 21/07/2025This one isn't yet available on Amazon but I'll share the link as soon as it is. 110
