COVID-19

WHAT OUR HEARTS HAVE FELT
AND WHAT OUR EYES HAVE SEEN
OHH COVID-19
THROUGH THIS TROUBLED TIME
LET US HOLD OUR WORLD TOGETHER
WITH 2MM DISTANCE
LET US STILL
HOLD OUR LOVED ONES CLOSE
BY THOUGHT
AND LITTLE PRAYER.
OH COVID-19
WHAT OUR HEARTS HAVE FELT
AND WHAT OUR EYES HAVE SEEN
THROUGH THIS RAINING DAYS
LET US BE REMINDED
THAT THERE ARE BRIGHTER DAYS
AHEAD
COVID-19
WHAT OUR HEARTS HAVE FELT
AND WHAT OUR EYES HAVE SEEN
OH COVID-19
BELIEVING TOGTEHER WE CAN MAKE THINGS BETTER .
OH COVID-19

WRITTEN BY JACKLINE WAZIRI

ABOUT JACKLINE WAZIRI 

Jackline Waziri was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1993, she was the daughter of Fauzia Waziri Juma.

Her mother Mwanjaa Shabaan Robert, Jackline is the great granddaughter of the legendary Swahili language writer and poet Late Shaaban Robert.

When Waziri moved to the United Kingdom, she developed a keen interest in Literature, Creative writing and Poetry.

Today, she is an upcoming Poet with profound thirst for life on a mission to make a difference to her generation and African communities worldwide.

Her poems are rich in imagery, a wide range of stylistic devices and content inspired by a deep world of experiences, transitions ,journeys and the unapologetic vision to embrace “All things African”

Waziri illustrates her truth and paints an art of her journey here in the UK, but her writing also embraces a world that still lives in Tanzania, this is also reflected through her writing.