Silence Poem by Thabani Khumalo

Silence – my people – silence.
Desist from your evil nature, resist the pollen of its temptation.
My heart suffers with being the pivot of social unrest,
Voices of evil scream to the veins of my ear,
They shout simultaneously loud, I flounder in composure.

I hear demons that assume the seat of one true god,
By their orders, I lay awake at night
Awaiting the first gleam to sleek their every perverted lustful need.

I need quiet around me because
I long to feel myself take comfort
From the peaceful energies of the silent night.
Silence – my people – silence.