To every silent soul carrying unspoken pain, to the dreamers walking dusty roads, to the faithful who stayed when it was easier to leave, and to those who found strength in brokenness— This is for you.
And to my late grandmother, whose wisdom shaped my words and whose prayers still echo in my heart— you planted these seeds.
Introduction
This is not just a collection of poems—it is a living testimony of voices often unheard, truths often buried, and hearts too long silenced. These verses were not born in a vacuum; they are carved from the streets of towns and villages, whispered in the corners of cyber cafes, echoed from church pews, and cried out in lonely homes. Each poem tells a story—of hope, struggle, faith, corruption, family, love, heartbreak, hypocrisy, and resilience.
In these pages, you will find reflections that confront the soul: the graduate weighed down by unfulfilled dreams, the mother shamed by a church that never understood, the pastor lost to wealth, the daughter who sees behind the Facebook filters, the tired world that no longer teaches. These are not fictional tales—they are pieces of real lives, moments captured in raw honesty and lyrical wisdom.
Here, satire meets scripture. Humor mingles with heartbreak. Cultural critique dances with spiritual hunger. The voice you will hear is deeply Kenyan—rooted in the soil of its people, speaking from the everyday to the eternal.
This book is for the silent watchers, the broken dreamers, the hopeful fighters. It is for anyone who has ever sat in a room full of people and still felt alone. It is for the doubters, the believers, and those torn between the two.
May these words challenge, comfort, provoke, and above all, awaken. As you turn each page, may you hear your own story echoed—and may you dare, like so many voices in these poems, to speak it.
Broken Chains & other poems
David Waithera
© 2025
Table of Contents
Dedication.
Introduction.
The Weight of Dreams.
Temptation at my Door.
Pay Stub Dance.
Bound in Silence.
Veil of Help.
The Weight of Karma.
Business Permit.
Storms of Life.
Impeachment.
Argue Your Case.
Mountain Empowerment.
Left Church, Not God.
When Parents Say NO.
Mountain Voices.
The Untouchable.
An Enemy.
The Briefcase Came.
Empty Promises.
Septembers Return.
Prepare The Way.
A Healed Heart.
An Angel Has Broken the Chain.
Father Reflection.
Dare to Dream.
The New Model.
A Corrupt County.
Guarantor.
Thanksgiving Envelope.
A Tired World.
Mama.
Comatose Paycheck.
The Bleeding Woman.
Town Life.
My Grandma Laws.
A Cross, Mosque or Shrine.
Dear Sister.
Heartbreaking Message.
The Priest.
Gone Too Soon.
The Path to Greatness.
Heavy hearts.
The Church of Many.
The Pastor Cry.
Church Elder.
A Pretender Son.
Love Life.
Not Worthy the Help.
The Church.
How to Approach God.
Prayer Centre Chronicles.
Capture Gods Attention.
Write-off.
One Woman is Enough.
The True Gospel.
God Speaks.
What Do You Give?
David Waithera
© 2025
Table of Contents
Dedication.
Introduction.
The Weight of Dreams.
Temptation at my Door.
Pay Stub Dance.
Bound in Silence.
Veil of Help.
The Weight of Karma.
Business Permit.
Storms of Life.
Impeachment.
Argue Your Case.
Mountain Empowerment.
Left Church, Not God.
When Parents Say NO.
Mountain Voices.
The Untouchable.
An Enemy.
The Briefcase Came.
Empty Promises.
Septembers Return.
Prepare The Way.
A Healed Heart.
An Angel Has Broken the Chain.
Father Reflection.
Dare to Dream.
The New Model.
A Corrupt County.
Guarantor.
Thanksgiving Envelope.
A Tired World.
Mama.
Comatose Paycheck.
The Bleeding Woman.
Town Life.
My Grandma Laws.
A Cross, Mosque or Shrine.
Dear Sister.
Heartbreaking Message.
The Priest.
Gone Too Soon.
The Path to Greatness.
Heavy hearts.
The Church of Many.
The Pastor Cry.
Church Elder.
A Pretender Son.
Love Life.
Not Worthy the Help.
The Church.
How to Approach God.
Prayer Centre Chronicles.
Capture Gods Attention.
Write-off.
One Woman is Enough.
The True Gospel.
God Speaks.
What Do You Give?