Nkululeko Mdudu Poems

Rufus, Rufus running wild.
Herds and birds all scatter' round.
When his mane and boarding fleas
And feet barely touch the ground
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I like to look at the sheep nextdoor
And scrutinize every last one,
Yet still
All I can conclude is that they look the same.
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NEW words will be discovered
To describe the horror,
Pain and strife
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</>Words make things of matter more tangible
Words make humans understand
Words, weapons, wounds, where warriors
Read and comprehend
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This poem was inspired by Chinua Achebe's novel 'Things Fall Apart'


Let me grieve my father's death.
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Round and round and fast and forward
Steady balancing on either side
Swaying, speeding, not a coward
This is your one and only ride
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Good morning
my sweetheart,
I've made you some coffee
(let it melt your icy heart) .
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I'm cornered by lightning
So frightening!
I'm shaking,
Just waking
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The things that make me me
are the things that make me weep
and the things that make me weak
are the things that I can’t keep
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As I walked through the valleys
of our history
I saw a green plain
turning black.
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