Mphathi Thobumoya Mbhele Poems

Uma ngingedwa inhlizyo igcwala usizi
Unembeza ucwile esizibeni sezinyembezi
Amehlo azdedele zigobhoze kuhle ko Mkhomazi
Lapho ngimcabanga ngingagqizi
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Bengakaze ngkutshele
Bengakaze ngkuxoxele
Ukuthi empilweni kuningi okushintshile
Sela lemicabango inqondo uyithathile
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Ziyeke zicule izinyoni
Zibabaze ubuhle bakho izinsizwa maShozi
Izintaba zikufulathele nginhloso yokuba ngingakboni
Likhale sekusile iwashi
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Yangvusa ekseni ngo vivi inkondlo inglwisa ithi
Mbongi uthuleleni
Lafa labhubhia nje izwe uthuleleni
Sengaze siyosha esihogweni isalakutshelwa ukhona
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Ungbambe isandla wangbuka emehlweni
Wathi ngthembise ingane zami uyozphatha kahle
nase bunzimeni
Dali uqondeni?
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Ythathe mtanami lemali angsydingi
Wingane kabani wena engcole kanjena?
Sengkukhulise kangaka kanti ngkukhulisela
ukungenza ihlaya
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THOBEKA

nhliziyo yami kade uzula zula
mlomo wami kade ubalisa
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MONALISA

kuthiwa unyawo alunampumulo
ngempela mina ngbonile
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PHILISIWE

nguwena lo nhliziyo yami
ofake lentokazi empilweni yami
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EKUJULENI KWENHLIZIYO YAMI

waze wakhohlakala mtanomuntu ngothando
ngoba loluthando lwakho seluphenduke intando
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