Isililo Sendlalifa Poem by Anele Potelwa (Unpublished)

Yini na bethu?
kusuke kwathini na emzini wakowethu
Yilendlala isihlasele
ngalomandla yona ibalasele

Kwakuthen'ubawo az'asishiye entlandlolo
namhla kuthe cwaka emveni kwesithonga semfakadolo
udadewethu suka walixhoba
enikezel'umama ebonisa ukuzixhoma

Yini na bethu?
ukuba zigoqoze kangak'intlanti zakowethu
namhla ndaziwa ngokunkinkq'imizi le yonke
kwaye nakuyo lemigudu sele ndizame konke

ndithi ndakuvel'atshevul'onk'amabhinqa
ndincume noxa endiphendula gwenxa
zatshil'izitshingitshane zentlupheko
zanditshovela kwelo nxweme lwezivubeko

Ndomelele ndixhathisile ngaphakathi kwezo nyembezi
ndiqal'ukuzingisa nakuyo lengxowa manzi
nangona ndilelixhaxhavithi uma akasokuze alale engatyanga
udadewethu akanakuphila ubomi engafundanga

Yini na bawo ukundishiya kule ntlekele
iyayakrakra ingqingwe likhaya elizele yingqele
nakulamabhodl'ezindlu
mandenjenjiya ukudedis'umshologu