Poetry: 12 April 2020

The Unknown

In days past, I would think of days past & the past
The future we make is made by actions of the past
Now, we come to an edge we never imagined we would reach
And choices must be made for all & each
Friends & family close at heart, allies in distant lands
Thousands of feet trample the sands
But each & all end beneath it
I have never understood it
Eternity & momentary on the same plane
Which reaches an airport with an unknown name
Our happiness is forever for we are true
We are one & separated, me & you
A coffee & sandwich for lunch
Paranoia for brunch
What you fear does not exist
It is a veil like the mist
I no longer miss my frenemies
Nor do I really have enemies

Mthoko M. Mpofana 


An ode to the Mpofana 

Mpofana, nina nibadala ukudlula izizwe
Bathi "Sayidla inyama kwaMpofana" ngoba asizange saswela
Okwenziwa yizandla zethu kuyiqiniso, okweMpofana akusiwo amanga
UKhahlamba nolwandle luyanazi
Imilenze ehamba ifike emazweni
Nabethi bayoqeda ngoMpofana behluleka, kwaphuka izikhali baphelelwa ngamandla
Eyaqeda inyama yempofu ngakwoMsinga yayakwisibubulundu bathi ifenya
Kanti ayiphelanga yadla inhlanzi yaphela nya
Zayiphika izizwe zonke kanti zikhohliwe ukuthi zingamafikizolo
UyiMpofana m'vuli wendlela, imilenze ikhahlela amazolo

MTHOKO M. MPOFANA 

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