nkosana Mpofu Poems

Shimmering expanse,
Mercurial waves spark,
Sheer water, rolling en masse,
Hauling, scooping, depositing,
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Her eye, an amazing ball of fire
Spherical, amber, orange-red
Without lashes, with glamour.
Colours fuse, red, pink, orange, yellow,
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They once stood naked,
Embarrassed to swing,
Cellulites, whispered their ages; except
Scaled ones like snakes,
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Surely there's life elsewhere
Where you and I are intruders
A space for the better beings
Tunnels, runnels; exclusively our world
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We share the spaces
Faith detaches us, from reason
We trample each other
Refuse to accept
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Perhaps it's the criteria waylaid
Perhaps the policies mystified
Perhaps the scope, it's loose ends
Perhaps the tint, that affinity
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I kissed the nervousness away
Assured myself of a win,
Assumed entitlement,
Asserted, grounded myself.
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