Nontobeko Dlamini

I am desert, desert of memories,
Like golden artifacts, memories
Precious buried on the sand forever traveling.
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Agony is the breeze,
That constantly
Through my skin pierce.
When the night is young,
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The last days, old and frail.
When death's lullabies lure me in
And the tears kiss the ground no more
But grey cloudy eyes, and yes!
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From where the sun rises,
As black as charcoal
A veil in heaven covers
The glowing face in the sky,
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Tell me,
Oh, tell me please!
Dont deny me
The eloquence of thy incantation,
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Paralysis like the bite of a viper
Without mercy
Holds you prisoner
And traps you in its web
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Great Ancestor!
The mighty fig tree on the fields.
They say they want to behead her
For her shade kills the maize crops.
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Standing outside
She can smell
The cool air seeping through her nose
Gladly feeling the intoxicating
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Tears have welled in the
chambers of my eyes
From the years gonebye sorrow
Like rain doth collects in ponds on a summer rain
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Branches dance to the soft
rhythm of the wind
Old worn out leaves
Float away to the ground
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Come my Angel!
Flap your strong beautiful wings
As fast as the speed of light.
Come rescue me,
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Angel of the heaven's above
Secretly wandered the earth below
Through the dark green forest
Where lived the beautiful lady of the forest.
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Great warriors
Fought bloody battles for this country
We call our home.
Their wives and children would line up to bid them farewell,
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To have found joy at last
And los the sorrows of the past
To wear a smile on thy face
For love and friendship thot i had
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Like mist, when the sun make haste
to the skies,
I take refuge to the air
Cursed to nothingness
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Behold The Confessor!
For the verdict of
the one,
Who dared to break the sacred codes of heaven.
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Winds of the night,
Go go you winds of love
Blow tenderly;
My love is fragile
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Flufy white feathers,
Sweeping across the blue
vastness above,
A sight to savour in blissfulness,
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A wild flower refuse to close her eyes,
For budding has denied her the beauty;
Of the open fields,
The vast mountains,
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When darkness slowly,
Yet pacefully,
Creeps over daylight
To the vastness of the horizon.
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