Im attracted to this man
who respects me
His loving is the best
He got me thinking
ringing bells
I see us getting married
I see my mother there
I see us holding hands
exchanging the rings
With him i’ve got pride and
a million dollar smile
I see the bright and
with him got no doupts
To my friend my crush
“why you recite my commandments”
The Lord said to the wicked
Why you recite my commandments;
And hate to be control by it.
You read the bible,
And after you don’t do
What the bible has said;
You hate what the Lord,
Has commanded;
You refuse what the bible instruct,
But you study it;
God will destroy you forever.
The bible says; do not steal
But you steal;
And commit adultery.
On Illness in Southern Africa (a poem in experimental haiku)
Cracks. Healthy fiction –
Pomegranates. Troubled life.
Bleeding fruit. Cement.
Diary of Salt Lake –
Passage into Bethelsdorp.
Myths of beloveds.
Roses. Stars. They hover –
Suffering has a numbed womb.
Cross the seas threshold.
Honed crystalline grief –
Life in the Northern Areas
Quotes luminous cores.
Houses should have dogs –
Walk, dig holes or cha-cha with them.
You’ll relive childhood.
The One I Miss Every Other Day
It’s been a while girl since we last kissed;
But since you left I’ve been missing you every single day since;
I never knew how much I needed you until I realised without a princess how could I still feel like a prince;
I’ve wanted to end my life a few times I have to sadly admit;
Everytime I tried the thought of my mamma in tears made my quit;
I started sipping the pain away with glasses of hennessy, I just missed you more with every sip;
You never once called me to ask if I was doing fine;
I tried calling alot but all I got was a busy line;
I guess you were hitting the red button instead of the green;
Everytime you saw the number calling you was me;
Mistakes I made is what turned what we have into what used to be;
In the arms of another I watched from the sidelines helplessly;
Turned away so you wouldn’t see a thug cry;
At home alone feeling like I wanted to die;
Trying to subside the pain by laying with different bitches every night;
Nothing changed I just felt more empty inside;
Begging God to end what’s left of my life;
Circling the block just to ease my mind;
While escaping the memories we made in my room every other night;
Fast forward a few years and I’m doing just fine;
Fame and fortune changed my life;
My name’s written in the stars, you can spell it now if you look at them late at night;
You’d think you’ll be the last girl on my mind;
Now that I got models by my side;
That’s far from the truth, my heart still beats your name;
You’re still so heavy on my brain;
I still wish you wake up beside me every day;
I can’t help it my heart still has that flame;
I don’t show it much so nobody even knows your name;
They know you by you birth date;
Most of my poems are titled 20.09.90, you may be gone but my love remains the same;
I don’t understand it, my heart refuses to explain;
I’ve learned to live with it like a person living with chronic AIDS;
Nothing I do can stop me from feeling this way;
I know it’s pointless writing these poems, well it keeps me sane;
I don’t know why all I know is you’re still the one I miss every other day
Second To Let You Know
I’ve been in love a time or two;
But love feels different babygirl with you;
Doubt and fear are seemingly things of the past;
Somehow my heart knows what my mind can’t see,that this time its going to last;
What makes you different from the rest;
I’m not sure but I know you were heaven sent;
All the tears I cried were worth it in the end;
You make my life worth all the mess;
I can be myself without trying to pretend;
You love this crazy me and that means the world to me;
You love the man you see;
Somehow I know deep within we were meant to meet;
Way before God created the rivers,mountains and seas;
He already made you just for me;
Some may say im being a little extreme;
But how would they know if they never loved like you love silly old me;
Perhaps im wrong,I’m human so that could be;
But I’m willing to give it my all one last time;
If I loose at least I can say I tried;
If I win well then finally I’ll make you mine;
I used to hate love but you changed my mind;
I said I’d never fall again because of the last time;
You made falling a must and not a choice of mine;
Love was never as good as today girl did you know that you’re the reason why;
I gave love that one more try;
Beyond your obvious beauty your ways are like food to my soul;
I cherish you more than gold;
Girl I just thought I’d take a second to let you know
“TO LIVE AND DIE IN SA”
My story isn’t the only one I’m trying to tell
You don’t buy it? Who said there was anything to sell
Fed sugar coated truths ’til they left a bitter taste in my mouth
North of the border, things are going south
Warlords applaud, and award
Those who’ll court you ‘til they’ve caught you
And as they torch yah
Remember what they taught yah through torture
Back to the wilderness
Where the willed are nest
Gun toting gorillas
They’re out here to kill us
They do nothing when childhood games turn to gunplay
So I don’t trust politicians or word they say
Out here you just have to get yo’ dreams
Because we all have our ghetto dreams
Money spender, love me tender
We’re going on a bender
You can’t have JHB without J&B
From Cape beaches to Cape bitches
I’m young so I don’t give a damn what they say
This is what it means to live and die in SA
Ndakhe ndaphupha bonk’ becul’ ingoma yam
Nje ngo Msholozi no “Mshini Wam”
See he’s set the precedent
From peasant to president
Nyana wam, nyana wam
Uzungalibali iimfundiso zam
Njengoba usiy’ e-Jozi
Uzulumke kuba kugcwel’ iingozi
Bright lights, bigger city
Lose yourself, such a pity
Sweet desserts led to deserted dreams, Las Vegas
Our Father Who art in Heaven, Lord save us
“Kunje ke eGoli,
Trust none, no one’s holy”
That’s the unexpected wisdom I drew from this stoned cherry
A Sun Goddess dressed head to toe in Stoned Cherrie
So I, changed my outlook and my address
From pity lane to the road to success
Money spender, love me tender
We’re going on a bender
You can’t have JHB without J&B
From Cape beaches to Cape bitches
I’m young so I don’t give a damn what they say
This is what it means to live and die in SA
Feeling wiser
With every glass of Jameson and Appletiser
I can smell the rot, it’s more than just a whiff
The Youth League’s too busy telling Gareth to jump off a Cliff
Too busy being a part of the problem
To ever find the time to solve them
Where the youth of SA be?
Smelling like we’re sponsered by SAB
Isn’t it funny how that works?
We are becoming anti-social as a result of social networks
Let’s Mxit up with some BBM
BEE babies in their LBDs, I wanna be one of them
This, is not the place to find love
Spending rent money in the club
Living beyond our means
We’re trying to get closer to our dreams
So many have given their lives for all this
I just hope I’m alive through all this
Money spender, love me tender
We’re going on a bender
You can’t have JHB without J&B
From Cape beaches to Cape bitches
I’m young so I don’t give a damn what they say
This is what it means to live and die in SA.
I will not die
Though life has drained all my strength and left me empty,
Though it has sucked all my energy,left no strategies
I will not die…..
Though through its traumatising images it has destroyed my rods and cones
Though many have defiled my
Innocence through their sinful curses
I will not die….no not now
Though through their harmful words they have pierced my heart
And through their lies have embarrassed me…
I will live….and not die
Though sickness draws me near the dead…i will not die
Though my site is failing me..my heart struggling to make another beat
I will not die..no not now.
Circumstance may testify my death
People await for a cry…i will live
Till every dream is reality
Every wish is fulfilled
And every vision men can see
I will live and not die
I before the grave will stand and agrees
Spread thy wings and testify that I was here…
Where I’m from
Caught muffled muzzled fought
Struggled scrapped delivered enfranchised
Chastised misunderstood ask if you would do it?
Make promises and not keep to it? Devastate with tyranny when life has so much more to it
Produce deuces stacking corpses
Forces fists clenched pounding at hearts
Behind eyes scoped in destruction
On the flip side
We have people that reside
To scope skill
Aiming to thrill
Not kill
Heal this land
No fill
If you will?
I beg your indulgence
This place has a certain exuberance
An unattended ambience
Minus the gun violence
This loss of life is nonsense
It just don’t make no sense
Do you understand the implication of your action?
Love lost
Lives tossed
Hatred embossed
A community in constant mourning
Where tragedy comes in the morning
Another act against the enemy
Malicious intent
Better thinking defiant
People dying for Madibas
When his legacy is in his living
Selflessly devoted his life to a cause
That showed me
You have the potential
To change your situation
No need for out of body vices
I might not be his calibre
That produces keynotes
Advancing me the key to notes
Unlocking life mapped in the ink
Tattooed in the folio
Connecting me to this earth
As an inhabitant of the global village
But where I’m from there is a spillage
of trampled indigenous foliage
Still unravelling the lessons
Able to fathom
The moment I don my cap
Consciously taking life into consideration
With gusto in God’s flow.
The story of my life
Grew up without a father but became a man
Grew up without a mother but became one
Grew up without guidance but became straight
Grew up without respect but earned it
Grew up without wings but became their angel
Grew up without love but became loved
Grew up without anything but became something
Grew up without power but became strength
Grew up without courage but became comfort
Grew up without direction but led nations
Grew up without a name but sat in the hall of fame
Grew up to become them but became me
Grew up in a hopeless place but became hope
Grew up in silence but became speech
Grew up in fear but became brave
Grew up in darkness but became light
Grew up as a loser but became a hero
Grew up naked but became wise
Grew up slow but had direction
Grew up nowhere but got somewhere
Grew up to be the best but became the greatest
Grew up blind but did wonders
Grew up to become a teacher but became a preacher
Grew up as a sinner but became blessed
I might not have anything but still I am worth something…
Fear not in age my love
Not as young as she used to be.
She turns her back to me.
Her skin thinner than before it seems.
There remains the same divine valleys
where I bury my being.
Wisdom tells me to penetrate to her soul,
finding her body only the analogy.
The surface though thinner
leaves more depth in the valleys.
In darkness or light,
here I find my own integrity.
Fulfilment.
I’ll follow her into eternity.


