Iphupho Uthando Poem by MONGAMELI MAZONGOLO

Lathi lishona ngabe sengikubonile,
ebengikucabangile ngabe sengikutshelile,
ilanga nemisebe yalo ngabe sengiyibambile,
azange lashona kodwa lathi liqamba lishona ngabe sengikushelile,
ngenkathi ngiqala ukukubona wangshaya ngaphakathi,
ngakhala imini nobusuku njenge kholwa lomthakathi,
ngazama ukuqonda ngalephupho engiliphuphile,
kodwa ngathola ukuthi ephupheni lami nguwe kuphela

obesolokhu evelile,
ngangilale ngigula kodwa ngavuka ngiphila ngoba wawusolokhu ungibhekile,
iphupho uthando azipheli zilokhu njalo zingicindezelile,

sadibana sakhuluma kodwa azange wangiqoma ngachazwa yisi- mayili sakho owawulokhane usidedelile,
ngemuva kwesonto wawusowungiqomile,
zaqala zabuyela emehlweni zonke izinyembezi ezaziphumile,
zalunga izinto ngoba wena wawusowungiqomile,
eyakho lenkondlo engiyibhalile,
ngikuthanda ngakho konke ngaphandle kwakho kungasa ngifile,
kuthiwa uthando luyakhokhelwa ngaba ephakethen sengiphelile,
ngoba iphupho uthando azipheli zilokhu njalo zingshayile,

izinkinga empilweni yami bezilokhu zinghluphile,
thambo lami lekhentakhi ngikuthanda ngaphezu kwabangani,
ukuba uthando yimali ngabe thina sidla elika R5 izambani,
mhlazane ngithi asihlukane ongibuza ukuthi ngicabangan,
angithi phela ubuhlebakho buzebungibhudise nane sishangani,
ngikhumbula mhlazane ngithi mbali yami evuza uju asithandane,
ngakubona mina zulu omncane ngakshela uyazi nje azange ngakwesaba,
ngenxa yothando lwami olukuwe waze wangithembisa nesibhaxu imbala wathi uzongikhaba,
ngiyakuthanda slavithi sami uwekuphela esengimkhethile,
ngoba iphupho uthando azipheli zilokhu njalo zihluphile,

iminyaka nezinsuku sithanda silokhu zihambile,
ngihambile amadolobhu namadolobhana azange ngamthola onjengawe kodwa ilanga lisolokhu lishonile,
usale sthandwa sami ngoba u- ink usuphelile,
unkulunkulu akubusise,
uthando lwethu aze aluqinise,
kanye nami aze angikhulise,
mina sengiqedile,
iphupho uthando sezifezekile,