Bulge Poem by Niki Nicholas Nkuna

Big body bulge and sag with the spikes of misdemeanour
Eating blind enjoying the taste despite the scare of fill
By hind sight the bulge causes discomfort
The pride of self-deception, the public smile as wide as the bulge itself
Smack of the fault reveals the camouflage smile and irate of pretentious pride
The victim regrets the spill of hint or the spate

The wish to recoup it hurting doubled by regret and the spat of anger
Big bulge bulging more than the sag
Because of salve and negligence
Comforting the hind sight letting the fat smack
The breath out of the misguided pride

Alas, the discomfort has now outstripped the camouflage smile of the pretentious smile
The bulge of discomfort messing the hind sight out of the cupboard
A cry for mercy audible outside the home, throughout the town and everywhere

N Nkuna,20 January 2014