jabulani mzinyathi
in silence
fatally attracted to scalding luminosity
you summon all your charms and wit
showering her with accolades
worming your way into her heart
for there they say love dwells
then she turns into frankenstein
robbing you of your peace
throwing many a weird tantrum
as she becomes a dangerous control freak
turning your life into a prison
then you suffer in silence...
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Thursday 15th December 2011 10:46 am
back hander
out with the bath water
'speak tongue's lash
on the naked buttocks of silence'
reality delivering a back hander
on the jaws of half truths
flocking in multitudes to those places
there to be fed on sexist doctrines
men clinging to the pulpit
reviling women for the menstrual cycle
preaching messages of subjugation
branding sex as a sin
hiding und...
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Saturday 30th July 2011 11:19 am
daggers drawn
watching isms and schisms centre stage
there in the spotlight
taking precedence
protestant god at it
catholic god at it
fanning fires of division
papal infallibility questioned
new paths charted
lessons of love abandoned
gods of petrol bombs worshipped
gods of missiles praised
that is the essence
fighting to please a peace loving God
killing in the name of God...
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Thursday 23rd June 2011 8:13 pm
in reverse gear
it now has wings even
starts darting from bee to bee
in search of honey
the bee now has petals
exuding much fragrance
pollen and nectar abound
the bee now waits for flowers
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Thursday 16th June 2011 3:12 pm
searching for the ideal
burst the dam wall
flow to the sea
caged bird
fly to the sky
stretch your wings
potted plant
your roots spread
shatter the vase' base
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Thursday 21st April 2011 5:48 pm
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