Andiswa Mvanyashe Poems

I was looking for nothing,
But I found something
But realised I got nothing
Was it there? It's a question
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Eating and get enough of it
Shortcut to h***
You live scars of life
Enjoyment small like a seed
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My lover monster is tall and masculine
I saw him smiling from the distance
When I got closer he was roaring like a lion
My lover monster is looking for anyone to devoir
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Ungawabamba na lo mathontsi eyembezi
Esithi chiphi chiphi ezandleni zakho
Ungawuthwla na lo mthwal’ osinda nedonki yam
Ungasimela na esosikhalo esivela kwintliziyo eyophukile
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Ndinebhongo kwaye ndiyazingca ngoba nguMxhosa
Umngqokrolo, oonombhoholo, oozalipholile inene zinto zakuthi
Sithetha ingathi siyangqisha kukhale ubuqaqaqa nobuqum-qum siqhaqhazela ukutyityimba sixel' ingcolosi mhla kugquthayo
Inene ndinebhongo loba ngumXhosa
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I got the rag
I saw it coming
Washable but still a rag
People admired it
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He smelled her perfume from afar
Listened to her heart beat
Understood her in silence
He wondered, watched
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In the city of an old coin

Where owls sleep
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Gram gram iyagramzeka
Wayitha iyatheka
Wayinambitha iyaginyeka
Iyiphekile intombi kaMqithi
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Meeting Apollo on the way
Tall and handsome
I bet! I saw a Greek god
Are you a mortal?
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