Umzimba wam utyhafa njengoko   
 amabala okukhanya   
 ukucima ukuphela kwekhosi.   
   
 Ndiyakholelwa kumaqhinga angabonakaliyo    
 Ndiyahlala.      

 Ndivuna i-trot-menu   
 amandongomane , iiamangile kunye namaqunube   
 emahlathini engqondo. 
    
 Ndiyalwamkela uncumo kunye nemilebe eshukumayo   
 Ndenza indibano zothando   
 intsimbi yomqala enokubonwa ebusuku entanyeni.   
   
 Ndacheba ingca kunye nomlilo   
 ngokukhathala kwentliziyo nomphefumlo   
 ukumangaliswa kwipendant   
 Ndithomalalisa ixesha elingalindelekanga   
 nondle amaxhalanga.   
   
 Ndikhathazwa yifiliation   
 me ikhonkco phakathi kweebhanki   
 Ndiqwalasela ukulibala okungenakucingelwa   
 iindida neentsomi.  
    
 Ubomi bam kukukwazi ukukholelwa   
 kwindawo ephezulu   
 ngaphandle kokujoyina usuku.   
   
 Ngaphambi kweengcamango ezibuhlungu   
 Ndicebisa ubhukuqo olugqibeleleyo   
 ekusondeleni kwisinye nabatshutshiswayo.   
   
 Akukho myalezo ubalulekileyo   
 oko kwakubhekiselele kwisigqibo sakhe esikhululekileyo   
 okoko umenzi-mgodi esebenza.    
  
 Imarike yeCawe ayisavulwa   
 izitali ezithotyiweyo    
 phakathi kwezikhondo zekholifulawa   
 ihlala ingamanzi aphilileyo okucoca.  
      
 Iphepha liyaphethwa   
 ngononophelo sikhwela   
 ekuseni kakhulu    
 Langa bhuti   
 kwisithungu sethuku   
 ukuya kukukhanya okuqaqambileyo kwemetamorphosis. 

     
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