Where do you really come from?
I cannot say if this happens to black people the world over, but in Britain, white people will ask black people where they hail from...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
Tired
You have long grown accustomed To the things about me That used to make your heart Beat faster Nothing about me excites you anymore And...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Limits of Imagination
White fantasy about black sexuality Tantalised the ‘civilised’ world with acceptability Of the tanned noble savage With old money and...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 25, 2022
- 7 min
So why didn't you just leave?
People have often asked me why I stayed in such a toxic environment while working for the Ministry of Justice. Why didn’t I just leave? I...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 25, 2022
- 7 min
The Empathy Gap
So you think you have empathy… True empathy is not an intellectual or conceptual understanding of something you have never experienced –...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
The Purge
They burned me alive hung from a tree Burned me in battle for Empire’s gains The centuries pass and nothing's changed In tower blocks...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
Sabotage
My body is drunk again Yet with sober eyes Still seeing all that I despise Before me When did I learn to loathe myself? To diminish my...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Closing Legal Argument
The so called ‘killings’ were not a matter of murder or morality But a question of insurance for property: Blacks jettisoned to save the...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
The Worst Sight
The sun set in my eye Of slave ship set for sale With all my joy abroad The window of my soul a gape Awaiting the return Of my crudely...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
The Joy of Curves
I work hard to stay in shape Plenty dumpling, yam and cakes I don’t shame about my size I am grateful for my thighs! I got contours, I...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
last dance
i live yesterday today and hope tomorrow is different even though i know i shall spend it looking back since the presence of the past is...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Call of the 'Motherland'
Come to England Come to England Come to the Motherland A call to arms, a call to fight To give your substance and your might To serve the...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Misunderstood
I take pride in the way I look... I’m seen as stuck up. Extra. ‘Eggs up.’ A show off. Attention seeking!? I endeavour to speak...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Denial
You offer me redacted love And I accept That I get the censored you Telling myself that You’re not ready to commit Yourself wholly...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Default Setting
I am not a racist but I do prefer my own Unconscious racial bias Is somewhat overblown I am not a racist! I have friends who are black...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 5 min
How to Leave your Job
"NEVER MUDDY THE FIRST WATERHOLE YOU COME TO – YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE TO GO BACK AND DRINK THERE!" Rubertha Thompson (my mum) An old...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Praising Employees
Being praised is a genuine human need! It is a need that must be met on a regular basis. The key to developing people will always be to...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Goal Setting
All good performance starts with clear, achievable and measurable goals. People need to know what is expected of them. This is...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Are you assertive or aggressive
Many people worry that if they assert themselves they will come across as aggressive. But there is a difference between being assertive...
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Nairobi Thompson
- Nov 19, 2022
- 1 min
Missing
Logic and disbelief wed In union refusing The permanence of your Absence Nonsensical flirts with absolute Natural order teases sanity The...
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