A Pen And A Paper Poem by Sefofane Shabalala

Mother please buy me a pen so
I can write down my life story,
Let me have an opportunity to
spread out my words.

All I need is a pen and a paper so
I can write down my autobiography,
my true story, listen you can carry your gun
or knife calling it your weapon, well my weapon
Is a pen and a paper.

I learned to hold a pen before
I even knew how to write my own name,
friends used to tease me though I never
looked down upon myself I made sure I get
knowledge, now I can use my vocabulary
and same friends ask me what do I mean.

All I need is, one pen and a single paper,
when i'm stressed out I'll never cause any
conflicts or drink liquor so I can curse at anyone
as I please to because a pen and a paper are there to stress free my mind.
All I need is a pen and a paper so
I can express my thoughts.