Tatenda Ncube

Tatenda Ncube Feb 2019

Victim of self (to the man in my mirror)

One man band rockstar
Well, that's what you think you are
Your favourite instrument, the guitar
String pulling has always been your heart's desire
Tell me...
How does it feel to be at the puppet'-end
of those strings for a change
Oh, how sweet love exerts its revenge!

The red of your eyes tells me you've been drinking
You fool, no amount of whiskey can drown what you're feeling
To stretch out my hand I'm wishing so as to keep you from sinking,
However at the top of mine voice, to shout "KARMA" feels more appealing

Not that for you I feel no sympathy,
No, trust me truly I do
Jus' that I'm constantly reminded of your once upon a time lack of empathy
The destruction that came to others by your own hand, do you have a clue?

Tatenda Ncube Feb 2019

Inmates

Locked up together, I hate it
No, I jus' lied, or did I
Confusion resides not only in my mind,
Nay I feel it also awkwardly invade my heart

Locked up together, she loves it
She says she don't, she lies
I see the flaming in her eyes
Ablaze it sets my heart

Locked up together in an unlocked world,
Walk away I could, walk away she could
Walk away we don't

Tatenda Ncube Feb 2019

Ungrateful soul

Can I have this dance
Please my soul free my feet
Happy you was once
With the abundance of the universe you was in sync
Killing yourself over the half empty
When did you become such a fool
To open your eyes I would if you let me
And help you realise that the half empty is actually half full

Tatenda Ncube Jan 2019

conflicted

Speak you now or
Forever hold your peace
Dare you not let her walk out that door
To love her is an opportunity another man wouldn't miss

Tatenda Ncube Jan 2019

#help

Today i couldn't write
Not because I was out of ink, nay
Something just didn't feel right
I turned to my muse for inspiration
But still from her to my mind words I failed to invite

Tatenda Ncube Jan 2019

One day

One day
One day I'll be gone
Away my soul will be blown
From head to toe will i wake up cold
And you shall sing it the will of God
From the furthest corner of the world you shall arrive
I'm convinced to make sure that truly i no longer bear life

One day
One day I'll be gone
Away my soul will be blown
At my funeral you shall grace the public with tears, and in dark corners fill the air with gossip
Dirt on my name you shall smear, "hey, did you know that he accumulated his wealth through devil worship"
In high spirits you shall sing, get intoxicated and cause a scene
In my coffin I'll lie still, thankful that I didn't write you in my will

One day
One day I'll be gone
Away my soul will be blown
On my grave side you shall yourself gather,
A stranger who claims to have been a close brother
Dust to dust you shall say
Alas, don't forget that every corpse has its day
Here lies a..., praises on my tombstone you shall write
Please omit not the criticisms you wrote on my life

Tatenda Ncube Jan 2019

Care you for a smoke?

Drench'd in the blood of mine friends
Drinking from the cup of mine enemies
Cities labour'd for, from sweat built
To smoke I bring, ,no remorse nor guilt
With kings dine do I, from a peasant's toils
I myself arose
Hang me, why, they do not
Though treason daily I commit under theirs nose

The curse of Prometheus upon them I brought
Except their livers i care for not, but their lungs I've always sought