Jabulani Mzinyathi Poems

plunged again into melancholy
engulfed by giant waves of despair
still pursuing it with maniacal zeal
my shadow dogs me continually
...

and when the artist speaks
through the deft brush strokes
on the canvas
through the chipping chisel
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you are brought before this court
you are charged with serious offences
multiple counts of not speaking
not speaking for the voiceless
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where children are not robbed
robbed of their childhood

where the AK 47 is not a toy
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when the goddess eros calls
no option but obey her decrees
i will be willing to be sweetly chained
for your charms are irresistible
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the rousing welcome
that we still remember
we did welcome you
with all the bountiful smiles
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after the storm
after the thunder
after the lightning bolts
after the downpour
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the land between those rivers
the zambezi to the north
the limpopo to the south
the land of my birth
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this song is new
for this song is old
this song has been sung before
this song shall always be sung
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toss out the counterfeit coin
for it is just hogwash

aim bayonet thrusts
...