Imikhuba Yempilo Poem by Biyela P.N.G

Imikhuba Yempilo

Mpilo why ube nje, unemikhuba
Ng'yabuza mpilo lento iyangikhuba
Why uthathe umkhulu
Ubewu baba kweyami impilo ubemkhulu
Mpilo uyangidina
Uyazi bengimdinga
Ingakho ngidinga
Impendulo kwimibuzo yami ngiyiletha kuwe
Ngikhala kuwe
Ngithi kuwe
Mpilo ukube
Ungazise kuqala kunale-call engithole ekuseni sekusile
Ethi kumkhulu akusalunganga emhlabeni usesishiyile
Lomuntu ungikhulisile
Ey'vungu vungwini ungikhoselisile
Esikoleni ungifundisile
Nase mazwini akangincishanga indlela eya ekhaya ungikhombisile
Imali yempesheni njenge-grossa yezitikofela besi cazelana
Mpilo awuqale uchaze lana
Mina ng'zowenzenjani ngoba lomuntu ng'yamkweleta
Kunini kuye ngi-collecta
Yena eletha
Mpilo bekumele usho ukuthi maduzane usengase asishiye
I can't believe ukuthi usefile
Asisenakumu bona uhambile
Inyembezi azehlile ng'sadidekile
Nale nkondlo yami elambile
Ifuna impendulo ngalokhu okwenzekile
Konke ney'ncazelo ey'hamba nezaga nezisho ezizosekela lokhu osekwehlile


Mpilo why ube nje, unemikhuba
Why uvumele ukufa lelinuku
Lithathe abancane bethu nabakhulu
Umphunyulile nomkhulu
Uyanda lomkhuba
Ngathi ngingakushaya ngikufake kumkhumbi
Uhambe emuva ungabe usabuka
Ngiphethe amanzi amaningi lomlilo ng'yazama ukubhula
Kodwa ulokhu uvuka
And ngathi uyakhula
Esikhundleni sokuthi uphele uyabhunguka
Nami ang'sazi seng'vele ng'yabuka
Sebakhale baze bathula
Bathuka babuye bay'khuza
Ng'yay'buza
Kazi koze kube nini abahlobo bethu soba luza
Mpilo
Mpilo
Mpilo
Ng'yay'buza
Kazi koze kubenini abahlobo bethu siba luza
Mpilo why ube nje, unemikhuba

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: death
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