JOSEPH OWAGA.

All around me is a mad world, Out of the light I don’t want any part of it Infact, after all this trial and error I wish I had a button to press and reset Maybe then would I be able to clear the history Out of people’s heads Not wanting my failure to be my identity But before then It’s time to say goodnight. All around me are worn out faces Coming out of familiar places Getting ready for the daily races That seems to pull out the hope they had for unfamiliar heavens Places bestowed with Grace I just want to say goodnight Not to sleep permanently I just want to say goodnight But not entirely But at least to get a chance out of this crazy part of the world. But please wake me up In a year or two In a decade or so When the world is new Break me out of this cocoon When the world is warm again Pull the sheets back together And dare to dream again When it’s worth the take Make a little more effort When it’s worth the take But before then Let me just say goodnight Out of this mad world.

When they said, "life can be a rollercoaster," I never really understood what they meant. But I kind of feel like I can relate to almost every bit of it. I'm only twenty-two. It's funny right? Well truth is, despite being in my final year taking a degree, I can't help but think that a degree is just like another piece of paper, as Biko puts it, a metaphor of how little a formal education can do for you. You can have your degree and still have a life worse than those who dropped out of school. And yet still, out here we have men with degrees and men without degrees from the streets, pick your side.  The harsh thing out here is that it's a who-do-you-know kind of world. And who does he know, No One. At this point Kimotho learns that No is something he can't afford to say. Always say 'I can do it' and learn the craft as you go. So, he has to put in the work, to defy all odds, to at least craft something for himself. He chooses to be anything and every...