ndijonge phesheya kolwandle
ngenqumlo ephothiweyo
ukuhla nokunyuka
umfana
isandla siphumle kwisiporo.      
 
Ixhegwazana liza kufika kuqala
fresh kwaye crisp
ngaphandle komnikelo wakhe wokugqibela
ukunqumla amaphiko kulo naliphi na inqanaba elingaphambili
ukugrumba ingqushu yokulibala.      
 
Walungisa ezinyaweni zakhe
uthe saa
amajoni onyaka we-II
ngokukhawuleza kwisimo sabo sengqondo
ukudubula impungutye ngexesha loxolo.      
 
Ukubalisa eli bali
yamathenwa athandelweyo ngamatyathanga esilivere
igama-magama
Idayimani emhlophe kwafuneka ibiwe
okanye ubuncinci ukuyifihla emehlweni ethu.      
 
Isitrato esikhulu sasingxola
phantsi kweenyawo zabadlulayo abanxibe ikraft paper
quant grey owl ukumisa isandla seyure
ukusuka kwibelfry yesixeko
sayibona into ebesimiselwe yona.      
 
Nditsho norobhi
iyakwazi ukwahlula i-ventricle yasekhohlo
yeqhosha le-boot
ngenxa yokuhleka kwekristale
bamba iihagu zentombazana yaseTshayina.      
 
Umfana nexhegokazi
ukudlala " kwaye, Mbini, Ntathu, soleil "   
phambi kwethagethi yomququ
ukufumana utolo olubuziweyo
amaqhina angabonakaliyo omoya.      
 
Ukhakhayi kunye nehelm ziyadibana
kwingxolo yezitya
phambi kokonakala kwexhama
amandla okuziqhelanisa
ukususa ukuncwina kwengcinga.      
 
akukho mathandabuzo
phambi komnyango omnyama
ziya kuhlala zikhona ezi ziqithi zenkcenkce
indawo yokuva isandi sebhalbhu yesibane
ikrazukile ekuzoleni okwangoku.      
 
 
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