Man in the mirror

Where are You Now? 


I've been standing here for long,
Standing with hope,
Hoping you'll appear and smile,
For I know your smile means solution.

You used to come,
Grab my troubles with your sharp claws,
Fly high with them,
Bring them back full of confusion.

I've been standing here for long,
Standing with hope,
Hoping you'll appear with tears,
Just to say "it's difficult but I'm on it".

Yes you used to show up,
Cry with me,
Tell it to my ears,
Tell me "it will all be fine".

From the mirror
I went to stand by the waterside,
Thinking maybe my mirror is now contaminated,
It's the dirt that bares you from showing up.

Where are you?
What happened to you?
Did you fall into a deep trap?
Did you get stolen?

If need be,
Just shout,
I shall come running,
Running to save you for me.

      M. B. Dlamini (6/11/19: 1904).

Convicts

Convicts


Just a while ago we were enjoying time,
Sipping corona with pride,
Hanging out with every friend we have,
Kicking every ball we saw,
Life was life.

Little did we know,
That the whole world can be convicted,
Convicted of breaking section 1 of 2019.
A universal law,
One which we do not know who passed it into law.

Today we all are covincts,
Each and every human of the world,
Rich or poor,
Smart or calm.
We all are covincts of the one law.

Section 1 of 2019,
Covid-19,
We all have broken the law,
Thus we all are convicts,
We are on house arrest.


                M. B. Dlamini(25/03/2020: 0775hrs)

Mahazane

Seyishelwe Ngemanti


Wate wangilaya Mahazane,
Asingsakwati nekuhaza,
Angsakwati kuhaza ngshaywe ngumoya,
Ngibalekele sihogo,
Sihogo lesibaswa ngumzala,
Sibaswe ngumalume,
Sibaswe nangubabe lombala,
Akhwetelelwe ngumake.

Yabhodla Ingwenyama,
Yabhodla lasondzeta tihlatsi etindlebeni kulabanengi,
Ngababona bajakadvula babange emakhaya,
Babange kuletifudvumele tabonina naboyise,
Ngangena ekhatsi ngadvuma nemdvumo.
Kwahwalala kubo bonkhe, kwasa kimi,
Kwasa kutsi sengtawhlala ngefukamele lomlilo,
Ngiwfukamele ngingeke ngtfole ngelitfuba lekutenya emantini.

Ahamba emalanga,
Kwakhanya kutsi kwami kuhlupheka kusitfunti sami,
Lesitiba lebengiye ngibalekele kuso sishile,
Sishiswe nguwe Mahazane.
Tinyembeti tami ateneli kucisha lelichibi,
Lelichibi lemlilo lobaswe ngetinsimbi.
Labanye basasiva ngetindzaba,
Mine sengicalile ngiyashiwa esihogweni.

Tilo setaba nelikwaya,
Tintjilota liphuma lite liyawtilahla kunina.
Kuhlwe ngicimete kubabe emehlo,
Sichwaga singigege sibe bonkhe sibabambile,
Kimi sesaba lamabhubesi labhodla esiswini sami.
Nguwe Mahazane,
Ushise indlu nelidladla kimi.
Intfokoto yalabanengi itinyembeti kimi.


               B. Dlamini (23/03/2020: 0949).