I fell asleep on my couch
Waiting
For the world to be kind
And green and healthy.
My coffee is now spilt
Our cat staring hard at me
Colored by my coffee
Making noises that terrify me
My world may be ending
Dry and dusty like the moon.
And the world gets crueler
And men get wickeder
And more vile superlatives…

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Kimutai Kemboi Allan is a Kenyan writer residing in Nairobi. His works have been published or are forthcoming in ; DoubleSpeak Magazine, MEN: An International Anthology of African and Latin American Writers, the Redefining Poetry Anthology by Litterateur RW magazine, the “Best New African Poets 2023 Anthology”, “Our Stories Redefined Anthology for African Writing 2023 (Poetry Edition)”, The Piker Press, Prodigy Magazine, Our Poetry Archive, The INK Babies Literary Magazine, Written Tales, African Global Networks (AGN), Ake Review, The Active Muse, The Writer’s Space Africa, The Kalahari Review, The Naluubale Review, Writers Resist and Havik’s 2020 Anthology (Homeward).