philip mtange

I found bondage
Which fills the lives of men
With misery and distress
And floods their dreams
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Be silent, my heart
For the world cannot comprehend
The depth of your cries and desires
And the deafening silence of your aloneness.
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I have doubted the truth of my undertaking a thousand fold
I moved from the shadows of my ignorance
And was blinded by the light of truth
The reality of my life was naught but plain imagery
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It is not that I did not love you
But my love was intertwined with self doubt and self deceit
I cared
I hope you realize that
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Tis a thought, this one is
Of great moments and fine splendours of life
Of mysteries unsolved
And promises unkept.
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The infinite plurality that surrounds me
The totality of existing things
The knowledge of endless possibilities
Has kept me in a state of wonder.
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For crying out loud
For my selfish demands
The pain of my birth
And the turmoil of my upbringing
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Peace be with you, oh life
Through whose fulfillment
Lies hope and aspiration.
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I watched a dove die
And was mesmerized by the image
Stared at the rupture of peace
And innocence
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I love you for your sincerity
The naivety of your action
And the humility of your thought
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Woe to you
Who ridicule the beggar
And force him to sell his pitiful belongings
The source of his miserable life
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