words

sing a new song
everyday
write a new story
find the strength to dance
merrily
live your life to the full
 - every single day.

yesterday
yesterday is beyond redemption
i looked at the clock
a million times
this hour just past
it did not pause even for a second
despite my desperate pleas
"ZELA! Palado...."
Time will not reverse its course
not for a King
nor Prince
nor Priest
of a surety
not for you and me.

mbula ebeti.

it was not so long ago
the world was right
or was it?
did life not change
in the time it took
for the lungs to pull a few breaths?
it was a moment
it was a lifetime
it was the beginning of forever
it no longer matters.

let us embrace this reality
let us no longer deny our truth

and
let us
make the best of the days ahead
while there is yet life in us
let us shape our tomorrows
with all that we have at hand.
never forget to dream
i want to fill the future with joyful memories
to relive in the twilight of my years
this is all i have.

malili

there is wisdom in the whispers of elders
and the screams of babes
the wind howls the same
every season
without ceasing
"if it is meant for you, it will never pass you by"
the choir sings the same song of hope
the music flows past like the water
cold comfort to empty hands
and a heart that wishes
desperately
that you were still here
to hold
regardless what was written
before our paths ever crossed.

some say
that
destiny speaks
through our desires
and the answers to our prayers
this is my path
as fate dictates
"monkano na ngai te
 monkano ya Nzambe
 botika koswana."
Faith tells me
when anguish grabs my heart
in its unforgiving grip.

mbula ebeti.

maybe dreams are all we need
i will not turn my back on happiness
what else is there to do?
nalela
i carry you in my heart
your music lives in my ears
even though my head fights to forget
your sound, your smell, your smile
my you...
i will forget!
one day,
you will be a vague memory.
one day
i pray.

nazali kobela.

it is true
a man who does not know where he is going
will never know that he has arrived
nalela
there is no room for blame
only time to look
for direction
where does this road lead
is it written in the stars
did i really journey past home
stumbling wandering in the dark
could i lose my way
how could i lose my way?
nalela.

why did no one tell me?

nakolala

i shall
sing a new song
everyday
write a new story
and dance
merrily.

i shall
make new memories
every day

nakobina.


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