Birds sing every morning
On our lime coated land
On cardboard residences
In the fruity air
On rusted electric poles
On the minister’s steel window
On the mango tree
On my grandmother’s grave
On the overcrowded jail
They sing elaborate symphonies
Every morning is a recital
Here all crumbles
Electricity
Schools
Government
Hope
All
But our gorgeous
Radiant, birds
They carry rainbows
In their lustrous throats
You should send us yours
For therapy
Sometime.
Ketty Nivyabandi
Ketty Nivyabandi, born in 1978 is a Burundian poet and essayist. Her poetry, written mostly in French and English has appeared online and in several anthologies. Ketty Nivyabandi is popularly known for her significant role in political activism in Burundi when in 2015 the country’s president sparked unrest by illegally bidding for a third term in office.
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