Ulwandle oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lwemvelaphi
Ndazijula
Ndishiye isihlenga sezinto eziluncedo
ndabamba inenekazi lam esifubeni sam
amanzi ayethambile kwaye enceda ukuqhubela phambili imeko
kude nonxweme kungekho mhlaba elundini
kukhulu kunye nokuqaqadeka okuthe rhoqo kunye nokungcangcazela
apho elubala
Ndiyakwazi ukwenza amatye anqabileyo ukusuka ezantsi
Ndaqubha ngokungenanjongo
ixesha elingenasiphelo .
Kwavela iimbambo
Ndasondela
umhlaba wawungumqwebedu
yonke into yayimhlophe luthuthu emva kwentlekele
imithi eqhekeziweyo
akushiyi luhlaza
Ndahamba ecaleni konxweme
umlambo ndiwubeke
indlu esekupheleni kwemfumba yezityalo eziziifosili
intsalela yehlathi lakudala
Amangcwaba amakhulu aphakamisa izikhondo zawo zisingise esibhakabhakeni
indlu ene-scaffolding macala onke
abantu bamele ukuba bayithathile indawo emva kwembandezelo embi kakhulu
Bendisihla gente ntombi
wamlandela ekhaya
isakhiwo samatye esinemigangatho emibini
ngaphandle komnyango xa siza kunkqonkqoza
ivuleke okomoya
umoya owasitsala ngaphakathi
sijikelezwe ngumthombo;
umfazi omncinci enxibe ezimnyama zonke
ngelaphu elithambileyo, intloko igqunywe
iinyawo ezingenanto kwiimbadada ezishinyeneyo zesikhumba
kwathi gqi ubuso obujabhile
ukusitsalela ngokukhawuleza kumbindi omnyama
aba bafazi babini babebonakala ukuba bayazana
Ndandinelungelo lokujonga nje ngeliso elibukhali
Ngokungathi andikho
kodwa bendibonakala nyani ?
ngokuwela endikwenzileyo ngaphandle komzamo
eqhutywa ngumsebenzi
andingomoya ?
ndibeke phambi kwam ingqina elilula
incoko edlamkileyo
ezele luvuyo lokwahluka kwelizwi
izipha ezibini zeentyatyambo ezimibalabala ezintyilozayo iintaka ezichwayitileyo zithungelana
ekudlalweni kwezandla kunye namehlo akhanyayo
ingoma emnandi eyenziwe yovuyo
ulwimi lwakhe bendingaluva
Ndandingenguye omnye wabo
Ndandingumkhweli owayebavumela ukuba badibane
ndiye ndanyamalala
amandla omsebenzi owenziweyo .
Ukusukela ngoko
ukumbombozela akusenguye uncuthu lwento yokuphila
he is thick bower in life wabuya nabantwana bayahleka
ekunyukeni kwendlela enamatye
ehamba ecaleni kwendlu eqhelekileyo ngoku .
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