{"id":3750,"date":"2019-05-15T03:35:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T03:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2019-05-15T03:36:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T03:36:33","slug":"shielding-by-binkwana-by-joshua-serutle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/shielding-by-binkwana-by-joshua-serutle\/","title":{"rendered":"Shielding by BiNkwana by Joshua Serutle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shielding<\/h2>\n

Shielding<\/h2>\n

by BiNkwana Joshua Serutle<\/p>\n

I\u2019m building shells
\non my beloved one\u2019s hearts
\nhard laden steel sticks
\ncrossed on their chest
\nshielding heartbreaks<\/p>\n

I\u2019m building filters
\non their ears
\nI\u2019m eliminating cruelty
\nfrom reach
\nsword words
\nand serpents\u2019 hiss<\/p>\n

I\u2019m setting flames
\non their mouths
\ncandle tongues
\nburning in rage
\ncrunching lightning
\nout of storms<\/p>\n

I\u2019m building shells from shells
\nfor all stricken arrows
\nfacing their doors
\nto bounce back in turmoil<\/p>\n

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\"\"BiNkwana Joshua Serutle is a poet, who was born and raised outside Burgersfort in a small village of Ga-Kgwete. His work draws more attention on the streets and shifting paradigms on social issues. In 2017 he enrolled at Mzansi Poetry Academy to enhance his writing skills. Some of his highlights in 2017 includes being on theTop 10 finalist for Leleme La Mme poetry competition. He won the CSP 2018 Open Slam King of the Mic. His poems had been published on Poetry Potion, Odd Magazine, Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Vol 8, MuseIndia, Avbob Poetry Competition and Best “New” African Poets 2018 Anthology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BiNkwana Joshua Serutle is a poet, who was born and raised outside Burgersfort in a small village of Ga-Kgwete. His work draws more attention on the streets and shifting paradigms on social issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[431],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friends-poems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t