nobomi tshongweni Poems

</>how could I sit here and listen to you, talk about how you hate delinquency
and the fluency of the language spoken by criminals
agree to disagree to being a criminal myself
I nodd my haed in agreement with the despair in heart of ever changing my ways
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</>just because i am quiet
doesn't mean i cant talk
because i smile
doesnt mean i have never shed a tear
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</> you promised
you promised
you promised to be there for me always
you promised to show me all the righteous ways,
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</> young and shy
scared to show her fears, she smiles
March that year, she was born and released out of 'her' delicate insides
born three months before the appropriate set time
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</>pierced is what i am when
i look into your eyes
happy is how i feel when i hear of your judgement
sad is how i feel when i think of those you
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</>ever
felt
like
you
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</>it is painful to see the one you love,
love another
it is embarrasing to cast out your feelings
and be rejected in front of masses
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UNSEEN UNSOUGHT AND UNCERTAIN

Population rates rise every second around our globe
We are scholars, team members, friends and partners
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SHE HAS A LONGING TO SIT BY HER FATHERS SIDE AND BE HIS LITTLE GIRL ONCE MORE

SHES ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT MOM AND DAD WILL NEVER GTE BACK TOGETHER
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shes the proud mother of her two sons
shes the wife of a well known and respected kinsman
shes also what her in-laws call 'umakoti'
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