Lehlonolo J Tshukudu

Lehlonolo J Tshukudu Poems

Imaginary heroes!

Whenever I scream out loud
There's a deep voice within me,
...

At first I thought we were 'just friends'
But some nights I could call you and lower my voice just so it could be charming;
I honestly don't know why I did that, but it it worked, or maybe not,
We used to be friends in open spaces but deep town our hearts has tied the knot
...

I don't know what's wrong with me
Some days I wake up wanting to be loved and some days I'm just mean
I usually give that good attitude,
Yet now I'm stuck in this vicissitudes
...

I gave you love like a man with no backup plan,
like my heart didn't come with a spare.
Every late night call, every 'are you okay? ',
I was there… I was always there.
...

I knew you were poison
the first time your love tasted like an apology wrapped in sugar.

But I drank anyway.
...

They told me
a man is a mountain.

Unshaken.
...

Lehlonolo J Tshukudu Biography

http: //myurls.co/jaymiiefortunate He is Lehlonolo J Tshukudu. Born and raised in Botshabelo in the Free State, his life has been shaped less by ease and more by responsibility. From an early age, he learned to carry more than what was visible—growing without the presence of a father, and gradually stepping into roles that required strength before he could fully define it. He completed his matric at Lefikeng Secondary School, later returning to refine his path through Electrical Engineering at Motheo TVET College. His journey moved through working environments that demanded discipline and resilience, before committing himself to the craft of becoming a Millwright under the Transnet Academy of Engineering. Beyond his trade, he is a father. A provider. A man navigating the weight of building a life not only for himself, but for those who depend on him. His experiences—both endured and chosen—form the foundation of his perspective. Under the name Jaymiie Fortunate, he extends his voice into music—approaching sound as an emotional language, where rhythm and tone carry meaning beyond words. His creative reach continues into literature as the author of two novels, Let Me In and Outgrow, works that reflect his ongoing exploration of growth, vulnerability, and the quiet complexities of becoming. Known in quieter spaces simply as Fortunate, not by chance but by contradiction, he writes as one who has learned to listen—first to silence, then to himself. His work moves against the current of noise. It does not seek attention; it invites reflection. Each piece is less an expression and more an excavation—of memory, of emotion, of the unseen weight carried within ordinary moments. What he offers is not escape, but confrontation. His poetry is not assembled—it is uncovered. There is restraint in his voice, precision in his choices, and meaning often found in what he chooses to leave unsaid. The name Fortunate is not a declaration, but a paradox. A reminder that not all fortune arrives gently, and not all survival feels like victory. He writes to trace the distance between who he was, who he is, and who he is becoming—while building, in both word and work, a life that those who come after him will not have to survive, but simply live.)

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Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary heroes!

Whenever I scream out loud
There's a deep voice within me,
Whispering, "don't be loud, stay strong cause the pain won't last forever! "

I tried to keep calm, yet the rhythm of my deepest breathe kept growing bigger each second I think that I'm all alone. "Hush, don't be loud, for we always within you"

Now this is the different voice that I hear within me, lecturing me in my own life, "who are these people? " I wondered to myself.
I started shivering and my voice trembled, "..how did you get in my mind, or perhaps are you God? "

I stood up straight, trying to figure out on how to face my demons, (forgive me that I called you demons, I just don't know what to call you)
I stood up straight, trying to stop trying but face them already. "(Giggles)You failed already before even you attempt to try"
The deep voice replied to my question that my actions was asking.

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