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Tatenda Ncube Apr 2020
A fortnight ago,
She buzzed in my ear,
I thought it intentional
I thought it her way of sounding her horn,
Announcing she was ready to battle me
All night her stings kept me awake,
My bed our battlefield

The following morning I consulted she who holds the world's knowledge:

Me: Why does she make me her foe, why  does she on a daily basis bring me woe?

Madame Google: Harm to you she means not to bring, your blood she finds vital for reproducing her offspring.

Hence, I summoned her for a meeting,
suggested we reach an understanding
I told her to your heart's content my blood you can drink ,
but in that small little pink room dare you not fly your wings

Today as I write...
In her cradle my princess sleeps, on her little face tiny spots of red
And on the table lies an empty spray can of raid...
Tatenda Ncube Mar 2020
An imagination of what is can become,
A 'maybe tomorrow might be different'
a seed planted, please let it bear good crop
A kiss 'goodbye lets meet again tomorrow',
An unknown prayer sent to the heavens to make it through the night
A 'i'll love you forever',
An attempted self conviction that forever for us does exist
Hope!!!
Tatenda Ncube Mar 2020
Without rush she walks down the aisle,
my heart skips a beat
Graceful her every stride,
my mind trapped in disbelief

Not very long ago she was mine,
Not very long ago I was hers
Now I belong to the crowd

And she?,
now she belongs to him
Tatenda Ncube Mar 2020
That which once bathed her drowned her
That which once quenched her thirst choked her to death
The very hands that once upon a time embraced her suffocated her

'till I saved her

That which I once saved destroyed me
Tatenda Ncube Mar 2020
A world within a world without
Temptations sought, forth destruction brought
the truth the tongue forgot
to kiss the lips forgot
to caress the hands forgot
Truly a prisoner I became
When to write to me your fingers forgot

Within these walls
To love you my heart forgot not
Tatenda Ncube Feb 2020
With the book of ancient laid down on her lap...
And a razor blade held in her left...
She whispered "Amen" ...
And gave victory to depression...
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