Saturday, 1 August 2015

Violent Love by Harriet Anena

Violent Love

We love violently
Cry and kiss at the same time
As our chests heave with want and hesitation
We feel extravagantly
Run to heaven and hell at the same time
As our reconciliation bleeds with desperation and collectedness
And we are on heat
Like a cow battling a dose of artificial stimulator
Then we stop, breathe and conquer these militant things within

Harriet Anena

Harriet Anena is a Ugandan author, poet, and journalist. She is the author of a collection of poems, "A Nation In Labour". She graduated with a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree at Makerere University in 2010 and completed an MA Human Rights from the same institution in 2015.

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