Letter Poem by Keitumetse Mokhohlane

Letter for you, the language you understand...

I'd been under the tree,
Covered in it's cool shadowed wind,
Wind when I decided to set my mind free;
Then my conscious told
'You're getting afraid, getting scared by day...'
Ninahis kama tunakuwa mbali
Dear: show me the way
Way since;
Sis vigumu kuzugumza, wewe daima umechukua
I am feeling restless,
Not that I'm in loneliness,
I'm just... slowly turning into a mess
Isn't that you're showing your love less?
Niabie ikiwa sivyo...
Bare with me, I care!
Play truth, I'll dare!
Be kin, all will be fair!
[A chance to enhail and exhale]
Ninangelwa, nikazi
Lakini, naweza kuwa sehemu yake pia?
I'm not a doctor,
But you're my heart's medicine.
You're my so'mate factor,
You're...oh mine!
Malaika wa mungu!
I am feeling drained,
My heart, not pained
At times I sit and wonder,
Since it was once over;
Can you be my letter reader?
I'll be the eternal writer.
[Confession]
You know, at times I become so weak
Weak that I need just one thing from you;
Just one...
Nikumbuke tuya upendo wako kwangu.
I plead unto this; but here I am
Ninajiuliza, ikiwa imebadilika, au ulifanya
I need some answers...
Answers, since you always leave me questioning
But...
Mwishoni, upendo wangu hautakufa
Even if you're far,
In my heart, you're kept close
It isn't an issue,
One of the reason,
Reason we were able to continue,
As the sky is blue,
My thoughts are true,
Placed into a hidden treasure,
Be my love's measure,
Till now, we're sure...
Look, I may play around,
Lakini macho yangu
Fate has confirmed, we're bound
Bound to be, as it has been. {Crazy in love}
God has assured me,
Siku moja nitakufikia, utafikia Mimi!
But... (Complain)
Kila unapochagua, 'Kuponda kwangu' huputa huzini
[{That's it}]
Here's a fact,
Ninakupenda had pumzi yangu ya mwishoni [Keep this]
Dedication:
Prince wa Mjini, Mimi ni princess yako Mjini.

Written: 13/05/2019

K.J.M Ink