The Journey Poem by Jabulani Mzinyathi

the leaf on the ground
now warped or shrivelled
that vibrancy now gone
fast turning into humus
a new vibrancy is on the rise

when a new factory goes up
gleaming with modernity
the pumps at full throttle
lubricants making everything smooth

now grappling with arthritis
add to that the rheumatism
that machine now becoming obsolete
the pumps grinding to a halt

the looming factory shut down
the vibrancy fast dissipating
a new age is now on the way
the journey is at the beginning of the end