Sitting on my bed Gazing out at the view Laptop in lap I wonder Being of mixed race The truth of my origins The blood coursing through my veins Goffle they would say But iv always believed a man's skin colour doesn't define who he is Kwabulawayo A place where he is being killed Home of the Ndebele My hometown Built on the ruins of a Royal town uMzilikazi ,Leander Starr Jameson ,Lobengula ,Cecil john rhodes Men of courage Black and white Fought struggles Years before my birth Mater Dei Hospital My journeys beginning My grandfathers end. Joy and pain My hearts memories From Primary Whitestone Green fields Where i spent my childhood Life's little joys Clay-yaki In the rain Barefoot. Speargrass How it stung Running through the grass Taller than i was Forts Built with shoelaces Marbles Fights in the sand Afternoons spent picking mullberyys The girls dormitory Offbounds. Matrons Got me the cain Thursday Nights Prefects Priveleges Sports Cross country The houses of Tuli, Shangani, Shashe lifelong friends made A place frozen in memory Home of the best years of my life Tears streaming down Every Sunday evening The way back A boarders sentiment Lasting 5min till reunited with friends Tuck shared Eskimo Hut The Green Mamba Or Pink Panther The food hall Quiet Till dessert came Mr Haworth Everyday "The queen would be disgusted if she saw u eating" The tide of his time Wandering around my childhood I bumped unintentionally into Maturity Starless nights First kisses A little bit older i was