Koketso Nonyane

CARPE DIEM
L.E.S - Live Every Second

One life -
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Overcame hunger, starvation no longer a danger
Off we came to prosper, stagnation is now a stranger
Family has shelter, living conditions are better
Clothing for all weather, blankets for winter
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Who I am
Is a broken vein bleeding pain
A shoe of miserable memories
worn by these tears
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Listening to whistles of blue cranes
blues in sweet sunset african melodies
Takes my mind back to the mindless flow
of rivers flowing slow
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Lost in transformation

They yelled, with voices that carry diamonds of hope: "freedom"
Tears that once cracked through the wounds sown deep into the veins of the oppressed
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In me lies a dreamer
In me lies a reflection of a broken soul

The dreamer explores the world in his mind
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What shall become of us?

The uneducated - The jobless - The lost hope - homeless
Intoxicated with mockery of society
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With her clothes torn,
And the rapist gone
With blood scattered on the ground
In a place where she's nowhere to be found
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When I'm alone, at night
Far from people's sight,
I cry.
I cry because my mama goes to bed without food
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I'm your son mama
And my life is nothing but trauma, mama
I'm fighting for free education, like Chris Hani
But the corrupt government says there is no money
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Smiling, reflecting the warmth of sunshine
Happy to be alive, unconditionally loving yourself
I see you waking each morning with awe of excitement
Motivated by the whispering voices in your head,
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To capture the essence of space and time
Entangled with bonds of love and laughter
Stripped off chains of self-hate
Radiating positivity, infecting others with optimism
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