Zuhura - Mpenzi Wangu Wa Enzi/Offial Live Performance at Oasis, Masaki. ...

TOUCH ME

Touch me.. 

Reach inside my heart and bare yourself to me
Let me see you without your masks
Tear down your walls, take off your casques

Touch me.. 

Beneath the skin, and flesh, and bone, and blood
Light in me a fire
Warm my soul with your tender caress

Touch me.. 

Guide me to your shadows and undress your secrets
Let me be your diary
I promise I will never tell
I promise, in the past not to dwell
You do not want to be judged, I know
but to be understood

So touch me.. 

Touch me at my beginning
So you and I arrive as one
Touch me while my heart is beating
Not when I lay cold on the ground

Touch me in the now
Surely you know how
Reach me at the centre, make the zing come to life
In the depth of me,
Ignite!
Be the light!
Be the knight! 

Touch me.. 

Tuch me, touch me,
I dare you. 

(C) Zuhura Seng'enge

~ A.L 30/07/2016

A DREAMER'S CONFESSION - EAVC 2016

I want to be smart like a bat
Hustling in the night when the rest of the world is slumbering in their flats,

I want to be insightful like an owl
Strategizing n executing intelligently until the world goes wow!

I want to be dauntless like an eagle
Exploring horizons, solving life's riddles,

I want to be zealous like a rooster
Inspiring minds with all my exciting adventures,

I want to be alluring like a peacock
Leaving permanent impressions even when the haters talk,

I want to be swift like a fly
Seizing opportunities before eternal sleep has touched the eye,

I want to be intelligent like a crow
Equipped with tools to solve puzzles that mother nature throws,

I want to be flexible like a swan
Transforming my intellect so I do not end up a pawn,

I want to be devoted like a goose
To stay on the line even when the rest are letting loose,

I want to be enduring like a Phoenix
Keeping on my heels even when earth collides with Venus,

I want to be distinguished like a falcon
Turning hills of dreams into mountains,

I want to be charismatic like a parrot
Mentally attractive and undoubtedly transparent,

I want to be artistic like a nightingale
Filling ears and hearts with compelling tales,

I want to be diligent like a bee
Striving relentlessly to build a beautiful future for me,

I want to be hopeful like a dove
Filled with optimism and a great sense of love,

I want to be lively like a butterfly
Embracing each second like the clouds embrace the sky,
I want to fly,

I want to rise,

I want to soar.

(c) Zuhura Seng'enge
     ~ A. L August 2016

NJOO NYUMBANI - EAVC 2016 PERFORMANCE PIECE

Umoja ni kupendana,
Umoja si kutengana,
Si kutendana,
Si kuchukiana,

Umoja ni kushikamana,
Umoja ni kushirikiana,
Ni kusaidiana,
Kuzijenga jamii,
Ni kusikilizana,
Maagano kuyatii,

Umoja ni kuhurumiana,
Umoja ni kuthaminiana,
Si kutukanana,
Si kuchuniana,

Umoja maana yake ni kuungana,  kushiriki kwa pamoja na kuelimishana,
Kuburudishana,
Kwenye mapungufu kuvumiliana,
Katu kutojali kutofautiana,
Kutothubutu kubaguana,
Kwa rangi, ama kabila, ama jinsia,
Kwa uwezo, ama maumbile, ama kwa mazoea,

Tumeumbwa na maulana kwa dhamira,
Kila mmoja kwa upekee wake amejaaliwa,
Kipawa cha kufanya mazito, makubwa na ya kusisimua,

Tumeelekezwa kuwa na subira,
Ili pamoja tuongozane kuipata dira,
Na Hilo ndilo Wazo la busara,
Kuwa na upendo wa dhati bega kwa bega,
Kuwa na umoja imara usiolega,
Kuwa kitu kimoja, kijiji, kata, wilaya, mkoa, nchi, bara na dunia,
Kuwa na hamasa, pale tunapoonana nafsi ziwe zenye kufurahia,

Nakuita Afrika, salamu nakutolea,
Nakuita dunia,  amani nakuombea,
Nakuita Afrika, moyoni upate tulia,
Nakuita dunia, mapenzi nikumiminie,
Njoo nikukumbatie.

(c) Zuhura Seng'enge
     ~ A. L August 2016