They Kill me!

They  Kill me!

They kill me mama!

These brothers of mine...

They Kill me.

I never stole a thing

I did not insult anyone

I never killed a being

Yet they kill me...

They Kill me...

These brothers of mine

I hustled with them,

I ate with them,

We  drank  away our sorrows together

Rasta, Black boy   and JB from down the township

We talked of a better tomorrow

Yet they now kill me mama...

These brothers turned foes

Friends morphed into adversaries

My Crime...

                I don’t belong.

Yet my blood is as red as theirs

My skin as black  as theirs

My struggle to improve my lot,

Just the same as the next guy on the street

Yet suddenly i don’t belong

I am an enemy  to be destroyed

A parasite to be squashed

The kicks, the stabs, the slaps....

From friends, now fiends

People who know me,

People i sold to,

People i have lived with,

They kill me...

These brothers of mine.

I am not ashamed of my background

Mozambique is where i was born

But i am a son of Africa

A Child of the world

Mama you said...we are all visitors to world,

Just given to us in trust by God

You always said ...

A healthy man must strive to better his lot ,and look after his family

I came to the rainbow nation

With hope in my heart..and a spring in my step.

At last mama..i will make you proud.

I didn’t have much learning

As you well know mama

But i have hands and a determination to work  on any task.

Mama...i have not reached...

But i was on the way to be the man you always talked about.

Tis over...

They brought me to the hospital  ,but the  foreign doctor feared for his life and never came,

I now hear the nurses whispering...

I know i will not make it.

I have lost too much blood...

I have ruptured my liver and breathing is a problem

The dreams are gone,

I will soon join you mama,

I have made my peace with God

I die mama...

Yet tis not the kicks and blows that kill me

It is knowing that i die at the hands of my brothers.

RIP EMMANUEL SITHOLE.

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I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY

I thought of you today,
It goes without saying…
I thought of you today,
And a smile crept to my lips
I thought of you today
And silently thanked God for you
I thought of you today
And am looking forward to thinking of you tomorrow.
11/2/2009 2.10 pm

THE CLOSING RENDEZVOUS

The waiting
The waiting
The waiting
The waiting
Speak to me fair lass
I’ve done mine fair and square
A chance to watch thine countenance once more
Was all I sought for today
The laughter, the talk, the fellowship…
What more could a kindred soul seek?
But alas, the search is not at a close,
More time is needed,
For this decision , eternal yet fragile

Take thine sweet time , me dear senorita,
I will be right here waiting for you.
A few more days thou hast begged,
And gladly I give the same to you.

Why the hurry , when we have all eternity before us?

Solo Deo Gloria
10/3/2009 7.29pm

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

To say you stole my heart,
Is a misnomer
To claim I cannot eat because of you
Really is stretching the truth too far,
And to proffer that nowadays sleep eludes my eyes as I think of you,
Is just but a blatant lie
Senorita…
My heart is still in its rightful place, beating normally
I chomp like never before, the appetite just seem to increase everyday
My nights seem shorter nowadays, what beautiful sleep that I get!!!

And this is because , you are in my life.

My mainstay, my darling, my peppermint….

The LOVE of my life!!!!

10/3/2009 2.58pm

ODE TO MY PRINCESS

I would rather gaze at your twinkling eyes
Than watch a thousand stars
I would rather hear your gentle trilling laughter
Than listen to a maestro playing
I would rather sit by your side
Than reside with kings and queens
I would rather smell your subtle perfume
Than stay in a fragrant garden
I would rather gaze at your calm visage
Than watch a million supermodels
I would rather eat from your hand
Than partake from golden dishes

I would rather just be with you!!!!


10/3/2009-2.11pm

Ain't no try-out

Another day,
a new beginning
The night slowly ebbs away
and life stirs in the city
the matatus call out
business has started
the once calm atmos is replaced by a cacophony of boisterous voices
and we participate..
and join inthe fray

Have a moment bro,
have some time siz,
detach yourself from the daily humdrum
and have an internal check
...are you still on course?
are you still on your way...
to achieve your dreams?

be wary of the rat race
Life's no rehearsal,mon ami

Divad 3: 57 am, 5/02/2008