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So broken as glass, a feeling of it is over
Neither under the moon will they reach, not even my strong feet can reach
Is it too far?
Was it so short?
Can we believe it?
Keep breaking my heart
Keep playing my mind
Farther I cannot go
Under a tree will I rest with thorns as my pillow and wish to have a peaceful dream
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
Be like a tree, stand like him
Feed without favour
Bear beautiful leaves
The rain a true companion
Lighting a rod to him
Tasty his fruits, everyone is impressed
Bitter his fruits, no one is impressed
His roots he never forgets, they his anchor
Have many hands like his branches
Take no advantage when his young
Careful when grown, he will crush anything
He is humble, the beginning of clarity
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
Most of them are north
Only those of broken hearts and thoughts remained south
Dreamers of money
I; am a fool to write this piece
Wisdom is better at the hands of those seeking him
She told me of older man and their fortune
For a moment I nearly drowned in my misery
I said his bones are as weak as his strength
His eyes as dim as the colour grey, but once he was young and great, it was then when his fortune was laboured for
Now he is not old enough, but weary of life
Now my princess go find yourself a hard working boy, grow with him, tell him of the rich old man and the sadness in his eyes
He will be astonished and question and say a rich old man who is sad?
Tell him not to waste your energy in getting rich; my son for the only regret of the rich is dying not in peace, bur poor slumber.
The poor die is harshly, but where they rest is quiet, golden and peaceful
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
No star shone, moon was not visible
Those of pleasure never noticed
Cowards went for the caves
Children are better when parents don’t lie
Grey, dark stormy night
Stormy night stormy heart
Don’t lie, please never lie
A man who fights with trees
Help me wake early
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
Her eyes, never have I seen such light
No one beautiful was ever like her
No one is perfect, but no one truly sculptured her way
Her smile would charm dead or alive
She was beauty
In spite of angelic figure she had no angel inside of her
Her heart was cold, for everyone she loved is dead. Each gentle heart crushed to pieces
It was really her stone heart
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
For the cold and grey walls, to the chains
The past to promise the future, yet is the same past
He died to loosen man, they were taught freedom and still they circled chains and build prisons
Let the bird be free even though it fly’s
The man said, sun and moon were once married
Tomorrow the sun will lonely come, but brighter
That night the moon will be moon
So He died to make us live, let us live to kill no one, capture no one and us to freely live
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
He spoke of birth, life and her
Such sweet sense, never have I heard since
He was of all nothing to say, but scorn was heard from every word
Never was a wise man that fooled his thoughts
So was not a fool who said anything godly
Each was surprised, for what? Ignorance
So I realise just like many when it was already late
Please sir show me a late man
A man and a woman past him and bid him peace
An animal and the highest of the flying birds
He turned and walked at given time
He waved and talked, but lastly he looked at the sky while the clouds were staring down on him
It was a mystery to many who witnessed, why did it happen they said softly
He was a gentle being
Not a word he could hear, he was deaf, not to the sound of quite joy, but to all evil and lies
FLANEGAN THABO NTSHOTSHO
Imogen is back
no matter how hard
I try she’s always there
like the white foam
of the ocean
Imogen has followed me
since a child
never to protect me
never to be friend
but always to remind
me of the past ,
the past I cannot shake
the past that is like
record stuck on a song
Imogen I PRAY leave me
let me be happy
your presence is toxic
let me live a life of peace
stop reminding me
of the hurt , Imogen
let me live my life
free of anger
free of hate
free to forgive
Imogen please leave this
night so free I’d be
to sleep this night
please let me heal-
and forget my past
Storm clouds part
the moon shines through
it stopped raining
Strong confident women
thats all you hear
“we know what we want,
and we go and get it”
strong confident women
have you forgotten
how you came to be
where you are?
the sisters the mothers
the fathers who said
“girl you can be anything you want”
the mother who stayed in
an abusive marriage
to give you an education ,
the women who went without
food so you could eat –
strong confident women
you say “men you guys are
fun to have around ,but we
dont need you ”
you never thought that
when you were sleeping
your way to the top
have you forgotten your sister
who stood by you
when your heart was broken
so why do you dispise her
if she is not as educated as you
as rich as you ,as successfull as you
strong confident women
if your’e that strong
that confident
why do you see the need
to let everyone know
your’e strong and confident
it should radiate from within
like that of Ruth , Sarah and Rebekka women of old
who were beautifull ,strong ,
confident ,gracious and loyal
these along with mothers
grandmothers and sisters
before you were
strong confident women
