Fucka Full Version | Play Baka Mother
Lights up on a cramped basement stage, a single red bulb swinging. A battered amp hums like a living thing. The crowd—thick with sweat and laughter—presses in, hungry. Someone yells, "Play Baka Mother F***a!" and that shout lands like a trigger.
Final Chorus (Full, Extended) This time the refrain stretches, building into a communal ritual. Sweat, spit, voices cracked raw—it's messy and honest. People hug, push, shout apologies half-heartedly and mean them fully. The words lose sting; they become a badge you wear proudly: imperfect, loud, alive. Play Baka Mother Fucka Full Version
Lights flicker. The last chord dies slowly, hanging in the air like a held breath. The singer winks, nods, and the crowd collapses into applause and cackles—ashamed, relieved, invigorated. Lights up on a cramped basement stage, a
In search of peace
Our hands bend iron for sickles,
but the heart starts to imagine
our enemies’ necks as grasses
When I read these lines
I thought what an image!
They were enough for me
to reach for my Visa card.
I also loved watching him
performing live. The first
poem he read about
wanting to be a river to
emigrate but still be at home
was marvellous.
Thanks for the introduction Peter.
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Thanks for the comment Owen and glad you liked it. Credit due to Chris Beckett who I met at The Shuffle, Poetry Cafe. Peter
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Thank you so much for posting this. I enjoyed Beweketu’s poetry even more than his novels through the years. I also hope his previous poetry works would be translated into english to reach a larger audience.
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Thanks very much. I’m glad you liked it. Best wishes, Peter
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