Nandipha Mphanya Poems

I soak my eyes in tears, page me through....
I a mask put on, you permitted are not
jubilant tales I Oonce told
but now all it is, is a remedy of pain, anger and hate
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I, a mask put on
so that no one sees my pain
from the world Im hidden
a dungeon i need to home my broken spirit
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I am but a woman
graciously breeded by the xhosa soil
my blood tainted and stained by the xhosa
the earth's air knows my breath
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In over my head,
confessions would be the death of me,
Atsmospheric waves you send my way,
I, a shelter seek
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I wanna be the dopest
So I get closest
In this minority forest
Climbing the coldest
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I'm a deliberate cocaine
In your memory I'd forever be set...
My burning desire for a million appeals...
I feed on live on intimacy...
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Much like guitar strings
I'm fragile and need to be held with pride
I could be your dime
Inside my mind
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