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Tomorrow's Dream
Poetry· Poetry

Tomorrow's Dream

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min25-10-2026
Epiphany as I waited
Poetry

Epiphany as I waited

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min21-07-2026
Am I Yours?
Poetry· Poetry

Am I Yours?

A poem about belonging and autonomy — a question asked across the seasons of a life.

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min05-04-2026
Mr President
Poetry· Poetry

Mr President

I, all of us gave it. But it escaped me when it ascended to adorn you — and we, left just spectators.

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min22-02-2026
Untitled Again
Poetry· Poetry

Untitled Again

A poem about witnessing someone's suffering and the ache of not being able to carry it for them.

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min23-12-2025
Love
Poetry· Poetry

Love

A rapturous lightness. The poem that started it all.

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min25-11-2025
Untitled
Poetry· Poetry

Untitled

A poem about release — the loosening of what holds the heart too tight.

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
1 min14-10-2025
Our Story
Poetry· Poetry

Our Story

A poem about a brief encounter with a young boy — and the vast, shared stories that flow between two lives briefly touching.

Tshego Khatri
Tshego Khatri
3 min29-09-2025
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