msehloka

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  June 2021     8 months ago

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My begging as a child

I cannot remember nor recall
When and how it all started or began
Though my parents and relatives know
But the day and the moon witnessed it
That I since that minute and hour
Inherited but the world
For here I am, a...

by M.J. Sehloka

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Pointed fingers in the dark

Sorry my view, a tag of cat eats dog situation and vice versa
Who should be what and when?
I stood in wonder and cogitate
While mourning in my search for the...

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Your Testimony

Though rosy lips and voice your body clad
I regret the timing upon you, me and rest
That your untimely departure upon us rust
Within us the sting of misunderstood conception cleared
Till this part of me stagnant struck
And like an old scratched CD...

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NO ROSES ANY MORE

My darling in duty commitment
Hold your arms breath and stay still
This day as we meet with our roses
With the broad day light our guardian
As we remember our first encounter
Babe, our love, our treasure, our swearing and our...

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SACRED MIST

Lord my creator my mind fails my sleep
When in the quietness of my long sleep
On my solid bad bed I dwindle and slip
As my solace seem out of reach and heights
No less the days my ever frequent bed
I wonder where it will next sail my ship
My hope...

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This poem is about the dawn of democracy in South Africa. Many became drowned in the excitement of democracy along with its joy and freedom so much that the focus in sustaining the future of the country was missed or downplayed. Much focus was put or emphasized on rights over their limit more especially in the education arena. 

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