Wensislaus Mbirimi Poems

Within minutes of faint whisperings and unbelieving rhetorics
The news had spread the breadth of the teeming Mbizo Ghetto
From Big Bhawa slicing through Garandichauya to Chifukunde
Makorokoza paHeroes texting those at Rudolph and at Pabhawa ku7
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Living in sin
People don't respect God no more
For the love of money we sin
Lest we forget, death is the price of sin
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Like a bolt of lightning
Imagery so vivid and lifelike
Vision of my life
Reflected in her passing life
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A name makes every man proud
A good name makes a girl more proud
I heard of you before I saw you
The name Caroline already had drawn I to you
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Is my being black me?
Is my bone, skin and flesh me
Is my heart me?
Or is my soul me
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You frown when you look at me
You look at me with despise and loathing
Your voice sneers when it speaks to me
I feel negative vibes when in same orbit
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I hear musician's voice resonating melodiously over guitar reefs,
The scribblings of my pen on paper I'm hoping it's creating;
A mellow mood on the surface of your mind's serene reef.
The way you move to the beat,
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I write because I can
Putting down on paper
Thoughts swirling through my head
That I suppose makes me a writer
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Only one glance,
Convinced me it was lifetimes' chance.
Too beautiful to be true,
Mine description of you.
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Once upon a time
As the sun used to shine
A young man looked fine
Dreaming of present and future time
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