She pours it out in rhythmical lines to her beloved king, shaping the river into her words. For up and coming poetess, Bakang Mabisi, poesy is not just a leisure pursuit, but has turned into her tool to make a difference in her peers' lives and anyone who cares to lend her an ear. "I've since learnt that I am not just a poet but I am cut to impact people's lives, I don't just do poetry for fun," says the poised 21-year old.She fell in love with verses when she was in Form Three, but back then it was a just a fun activity. She would occasionally recite poems during assembly at school.
"My poetry hardly had content but as I grew my poetry started changing into something that speaks to people." A few years down the line, her poems just have a way of 'hitting home'. One such poem is one she did during the Unashamed Tour that saw Grammy nominee Lecrae Moore jetting into the country to perform. During a pre-tour event in Gaborone, she recited a few verses about how girls struggle with their image and end up throwing themselves at the 'wrong men'.She bucked up her fellow young lasses to go all-out to discover themselves and model their lives around biblical teachings.
