Hints to a Paradox
Give me a hint on nature and human nature: Why is recurrence better than occurrence? Why is reproduction superior to production? Why is the imperfect the mother of the perfect? Why is success with failure better than success without failure? Why are we clever and yet easily fooled by patterns, clues and routines? Why are […]
It is the days of RAGE
The heart has won the battle, easily The lungs have given voice to this triumph A narcotic called adrenaline flows freely Behold the passion and the energy of youth! Reason rests dejected at the corner, It is how it is, joys conjoined with pains Joy and pain play ping pong with honour Today laughter […]
The Space between Pain and Gain: The Struggles of a Government
Between the pain of reform and the resultant gain, There is a contested space, a place of pounding impatience a place of irredeemable ignorance a place of angst, fear and incense a place of hatreds that defy sense a place where a vision stands trembling in the rain a place where the drums of […]
Can Kenya be Governed without Bribery or Dictatorship?
Kap (07-07-2024) I have been reviewing my notes from 2020, two years before the presidential transition. The distance between the dream then and the reality today is short and distant simultaneously. Though yesterday’s aspirations are still feel fresh and vivid, today’s reality suggests the dream is as distant as ever. Under the overall rallying call […]
Fragments, United (1)
1. Mum: Slippery certainty, and the solidity of a suckle on a teat. 2. Mama: To still my thoughts and dream. Yes, to dream less, but to dream still, Mama, I dream about you still. 3. Grandma: You are a fleeting fragment of faith in a memory in full flight. 4. Happiness […]
Fragments, United (2)
1. It is the day after…the Supreme Court Ruling It’s the day after Exhaled terrors compete with butterflies escaping from chrysalis ruins The weight of Heartbreak today appears mismatched with Disappointment tomorrow Yet, measure for measure, there’s no difference! 2. The Glazed, Dazed Gaze The glazed, dazed gaze: lip-curled and glee-burdened, What is it? […]
Fragments, United (3)
1. 2020: Across the hollow chasm of ignorance Perched tentatively on the cliff of laughter We gnash our teeth and try to remember innocence We remember how we were butterflies – our loads lighter How we darted randomly without a care or pretense How we danced on the wings of wind unaware of its hidden […]
Fragments, United (4)
1. What if… What if, being quantum beings, we are married to randomness? What if our knowledge and skills cannot outrun the monsters we create? What if the monsters hidden in chance events outrun our knowledge and skills? What if, in our stupidity and cupidity, we believe in our own invincibility? What if the known […]
Biography
Kap Kirwok, known as Kap, is a multifaceted individual who seamlessly balances his roles as an aspiring writer, poet, strategist, and senior leader within various organizations. His professional journey has seen him contribute to institutions like the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), the Common Market for Eastern […]
Soft Footsteps of Memory
This is a book about the author’s thoughts and memories. In an interesting length-based structure, Kap Kirwok has arranged his thoughts and memories into what he calls ‘short thoughts’, ‘shorter thoughts’, and ‘longer thoughts.’ In the ‘short thoughts’ part of the book, Kap summons his fleeing memory in poems that jump out of the page […]
