mini radebe

mini radebe Dec 2013

I

I could write a million songs about your skin
How the beauty and softness resembles your soul
I could sing a song about your smile
How it carries the story of your past and your dreams for the future
I could dance to the sound of your voice
The melody of your every word runs through my body like a river untamed
I could love you forever
You are my seed to the tree of love and peace
I could kiss you for eternity
Hoping my affection would help you grow

mini radebe Nov 2013

un-masked

anger holds the biggest vacancy
In my head
In my heart
I even wear it on my face
Don't like my mask?
Walk away.
Don't try and take it away from me
Its all I have left_

mini radebe Nov 2013

damaged goods

The contours of my back
Surface with broken pieces
Of life
So don't touch me
You will cut yourself

mini radebe Nov 2013

_

I cry the tears of my mother
But bear the strength of my father
My body that is the broken home

mini radebe Nov 2013

nothing

I look in the mirror as if I'm going to find myself behind it
Day in,Day out
The person in the reflection grows more and more unfamiliar.
Is pain meant to make us forget who we are?
Do we,ourselves even know who we were before?
I cannot love anyone before I love myself but who am I?
Am I the abstract painting on the wall?
With the looks of beauty but the message of pain?
Am I the sad hawker on the side of the street?
Searching for that bit of happiness in an empty jar?
No.
I am nothing

Nothing_

mini radebe Nov 2013

letter to my cup of coffee

dear friend
I hope the sun shines so bright it lightens your soul
I hope the night is the only darkness you ever have to feel again
I hope the love you receive showers you with strength and courage to stand taller than everyone
The lips you feel tell you the story you've been waiting to hear all along
Dear friend,dear flesh,dear soul,dear cup of coffee
I hope the joy you feel keeps growing and blossoms within_

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