I Think In Venglish Poem by Nndanduleni Nelson Nemaranzhe

I rhyme in English
My island too western
My ship sailing harbor wards
My chopper keeps going Missouri
My cart keeps going Paris
Oklahoma to Bahamas Islands
First class on Gautrain Sandton
Got antelope for a pet
Planetarium is my living room
Raised by Bill Clinton
Being a navy student of George W Bush
Obama being my mentor
As Mandela is my influence
Ramaposa being my homier comrade
Predestined future
I am nonsensical.


I dream in Latin
And interpret in Hebrew
I always see visions of old Greek
For my left-side brains
No wonder I am this emotional
I have my home in glory
Though heaven is my future home
Hell-phobia being my challenge
I wear Roll-ex for time
While staying in Calcutta
I do visit Kansas
I also like to settle in Seattle
I miss my theater practice
My fame is shadowed
This politics culture
Viva to Vavi.









I converse in Arabic
An African though
Being a product of Kwanzaa
May we take a psychological review?
To study behavior modification
And learn about monograph approach
And practice appraising theories
And cognitive styles
Approach-approach theory
Approach-avoidance theory
Avoidance-approach theory
Avoidance-avoidance theory
Are these Edmund's theories
To see if psychology will mislead us
Or combine law with psychology
From Roman Dutch law to English law
Family to Mercantile law
Labor to law of persons
or combine philosophy with theology
While studying eschatology
Changes will avail
Maybe my brains are heavenly
Maybe nothing
Maybe something
But what, everything
Ahoy.