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5.3k · Jul 2016
Zimbabwe
Eddie Matikiti Jul 2016
The people have endured hardships for a while now. They have prayed and fasted for a better day but none has come. Prophesy has been given but has not been fulfilled. There have been moaning and groaning in every heart, in every home and in all the streets. Tyranny and misrule have become the trademark of the Mugabe rule. Finally our hope is at an end and our patience faded. It is time for a new Zimbabwean renaissance!
Zimbabwe does not belong to a few, it is not an aristocratic organisation. No one inherited the birth right to the white house. No one person is entitled to the presidency alone. It is the people who make Zimbabwe and it is they who rule. The president is nothing but a glorified civil servant. He or she works for the people and not against them. The people are the masses and they have the ultimate power. The Police and Army are mandated to serve and protect the interests of the people and not to fight them. The government should be for the people. Governments are nothing without the people!
Mugabe is the most shameful of African leaders. He was a beacon of light that turned into an apocalyptic darkness. He was the colourful and joyous son of Africa now turned into a ruthless dictator. The unlikely and even undeserving candidate who now imposes himself to be the king for life. The incorruptible one who has now become the father and a haven for the **** of corruption. Mugabe is a man disillusioned by his own grandiose imaginations that have been brewed by his over-prolonged stay on the seat of power. He has become the educated man who turned into the most foolish amongst us. Lost all sense of morality and cannot distinguish between what is right and wrong. This icon of a man has ****** on his own legacy. He has torn down his own statues. No longer shall he be remembered as a great revolutionary, he shall forever be vilified for the political villain that he is. The angel sent by God to redeem us has become the devil to us.
Mugabe is a testament that education and wisdom can be parallel. Maybe he has succumbed to the vices of old age and lost his original senses. Or maybe he is now just a stooge and stage puppet controlled by others behind the scenes. It could be that he suffers from dementia or some form of schizophrenic condition. He has a deranged personality void of all manner of reason and decency. Maybe he has become blinded and cannot see the reality of the Zimbabwean condition.
I am neither Zanu PF nor MDC or any other sham. I am red, white, black, green and yellow. I am a Zimbabwean. I cannot believe how I supported this madman and his cronies blindly for a time. I was once deluded and believed in the sovereignty dogma and the right for Zimbabwe to influence its own politics. All the time the country was deteriorating as the Zanu PF cancer was spreading across all corners of this beautiful nation. Those in power were busy abusing it and looting wealth for themselves. They looted farms, properties, companies, gold, platinum and diamonds. Everything they touched was stained with failure.
Some of the most educated people in Africa have now become nomads and sojourners in this world. The beauty and grace that distinguished Zimbabwe from the rest has been greatly compromised and diminished.  Zimbabwe has become nothing to write home about. Our previously less prominent neighbours have outgrown us.
The people go hungry, the banks have no money, industry has lost its footing, unemployment at its highest, crime and discord rampant, nothing but lawlessness and disorder. No electricity everywhere and  water supply is erratic. The roads are in dire condition. The industries of Bulawayo have suffocated to death. White collar workers have been reduced to vending. We are now a nation of scavengers and families grow hungry. Exports are a thing of the past and the Zimbabwean dollar is nowhere to be seen. The whole economy is in a constant state of illness and misery. The health sector has been hit hard. Zimbabwean youth have become jobless and confused. The working class goes on without receiving wages and salaries. In the meantime the police has become more corrupt and draconian, ZIMRA keeps squeezing the little money the poor have and there is mass censorship everywhere. The man who was tasked to manage this country has failed and must step down. These are more than enough reasons for change.
Mugabe and his government have turned the reputation of Zimbabweans to nothing. Zimbabweans are now seen as weak and destitute people all across the world. In certain places they have become pariahs who survive by hustling, robbing and conning. We are scattered all over and it is not by choice.
The pride and dignity of the Zimbabwean flag has been tainted by this man. As heinous and evil was the Ian Smith regime and his supremacist government, Mugabe is worse. We will never wish to go back to white rule but we wish for a black competent government that is effective. We just want things to work in Zimbabwe. We want to restore the beauty of our glorious nation. We want Zimbabwe to be better than it was ever before. One thing is clear, Mugabe has done his part and has run out of ideas. His time is done! We need fresh thinkers in the white house. We need real change in Zimbabwe. A new dispensation with none of the failed old guard. They have served their role and it is time to resign and retire.
Mugabe is not a uniting force anymore. He has become a symbol for division pretty much like Adolf ******. He is just an old man hiding behind a suit and his hordes of security men and puppeteers. Even the great Fidel Castro relinquished power! South Africa has seen more democracy than Zimbabwe. Change has swept across most of Africa and it is now knocking on the door in Harare.
We the Zimbabweans across the globe unite and in one great voice we shout, “Enough is enough, No more Mugabe and his regime, No more suffering, we want a new and better Zimbabwe! We want a government for the people! We want jobs! We want local industries! We want agricultural growth! We want a country that works!”
My recommendation to Mr. Mugabe is that he researches about the Seppuku ("stomach- or abdomen-cutting") or harakiri (“cutting the belly") and practises it. This is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honour code, seppuku was used either voluntarily by samurai to die with honour rather than fall into the hands of their enemies (and likely suffer torture) or as a form of capital punishment for samurai who had committed serious offenses, or performed because they had brought shame to themselves.
Change is coming to Zimbabwe whether the old guard want it or not. The police black boots will not able able to intimidate this away. No oration or rhetoric will sweep this change under the carpet. This is different from the attempted changed introduced by the MDC a few years back. This change is not sponsored by the British or Americans. This change is motivated by the gross incompetence of the sitting government and it is empowered by the resolve of every true Zimbabwean to see a better and healthier Zimbabwe that offers a lucrative future for our children. This change is 100% Zimbabwean and is not about colour, creed or background.
E Matikiti – 05/07/2016
3.5k · Jan 2019
January Drought
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2019
As brutal as a desert drought!
Baren lands, hungry crops and starving mouths.
31 days seems like 62.
A neverending nightmare.
It is a marauding scavenger.
Devouring all that cross its path.

It starts off good with a lot of hope.
Before reality dawns and the struggle begins.
Each new day we limp forward.
3.1k · Oct 2015
Fees must fall
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2015
Uprising stirring throughout the land
Children marching for a cause
The elders must listen
Dreams sold for so long
Time for reckoning upon us

A man's money is his life
Take his money you take his life
A man's education is his future
Take away that and you make him extinct

The youth uprising for a cause
The men in black suits must comply
Fees must fall
Education for free and for all

They sold us dreams of a land filled with milk and honey
For so long we believed
Soldiered on barefoot to no end
The richer getting richer
Bleak future for the African child

History will be made today
The men in black suits will answer
They will feel the tremors of our solidarity
No longer shall they hide behind their dark shades

Lend your ears to us
Let your hearts be compassionate to our cause
Fees must fall
Educate us for the future of Africa
2.6k · Mar 2018
Memento mori
Eddie Matikiti Mar 2018
Death is a necessary friend we all must embrace.
It will come suddenly like a robber in the night.
No one is immune to it.
Do not forget this!
2.0k · Jun 2016
The Middle Class
Eddie Matikiti Jun 2016
They are neither here nor there
Floating in between brackets
A Just-Enough-Life
Not enough to afford diamonds and pearls

A false sense of security
Cushioned by the comfort of mediocrity
The middle of the food chain
Trapped in a cruel cycle

A powerless urban aristocracy
The aspiration of the poor people
The men and women of the white collar
The average citizens

They receive average wages
Their expenses and debt are beyond average
They have average education
They live average lives

How shall we escape from this dreadful life?/...
2.0k · Oct 2015
Virginity
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2015
It has been a long stroll to freedom
So many years gone by
Thinking about how this day would go
Anticipation meets reality
Time to unmask the mystery

The mood is a concoction of wonder, delight and fear
Body, mind and soul in fearful agreement
The body succumbs to this inevitable lust
The thirst wins in the end

Finally the day has arrived
When the wood and the wall must collide
Something must give in
Something must break

Bitter and sweet ordeal
Blood must spill to seal the deal
Groanings of a joyous agony resound
Consummation of carnal souls

A soul tainted, a ****** corrupted
Nothing remains the same
Reality has not surpassed expectations
 Innocence forever shattered
This day eternally marked
2.0k · Aug 2015
Home
Eddie Matikiti Aug 2015
Touchdown on that blessed tarmac
Longed for this moment for days
Thousands of seconds it took
Finally expectation faces reality

A new abode  made amongst strangers
My bed made in a foreign Place  
Unfamiliar faces surrounding me  
They speak yet I don't understand
Far from all that is home

The days moved
No longer did I feel estranged
The local tune turned sweet
Elements  embraced me
The mosquito befriended me  
Strange food acquainted  my belly

Alas as soon as I settled in
Thoughts of home came knocking with rage
Shattering my new found peace
A battle between present and home ensued
Home did present a strong fight

The heart became set anew
The mind followed suit
Home was best, we resolved
The present was just a fading moment

Time dragged it's feet  
The food lost it's appeal
Present beauties diminished
Sleep evaded me
The night was a dreaded ordeal
The eye fixated on the clock

The good day did finally dawn
It was a battle now settled
Aboard that distance machine  
The temporary fades far from sight
Images of home bright and real
Home is the sweetest place to be
1/08/2015 - Johannesburg
1.9k · Apr 2016
my scarf
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2016
Make me a scarf
For winter is approaching
Make it blue and grey
To match the style of my heart

Make it with nothing but love and knitting needles
With wool woven from your soul
The scarf should be long and thick
To cover the emptiness in my life

Hasten to make it
Winter is approaching
Cover my heart
1.4k · Aug 2015
I still remember you
Eddie Matikiti Aug 2015
You were a wonder when I first saw you
A miracle occurred when I spoke with you
You elevated my status
No longer was I a mere man

I still remember  you
I remember all the dresses you wore
The beauty of your mind
The sound of your voice
The feel of your embrace
You are ingrafted in my mind

Something wakes me  in the night time
I reminisce about the love that was
That season you brightened my life  
Seems ages ago now

I Remember your sweet and spicy  love
It was beautiful and sure
Adorned with grace and goodness
You answered my cry for love
You were my rain in a desert place
You turned my house into a home

Could never get tired of you
Could never have enough of you
You were a perfect dose
For a time my house was heaven

You captured my heart
Left a lasting impression
I wonder still about the time
When you loved me and had my heart to rule

True happiness resides in days past
Today is for tomorrow's memories
Maybe one day you will fade away
And no longer haunt the serenity of my heart
1.2k · Oct 2017
Love is a beautiful thing
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2017
Love connects people
Brings them together
Binds them together
Keeps them together
Love is a beautiful thing

May the excitement of the day
The beautiful dresses and suits
The magic and joy in the air
Scores of family and friends
Never cloud the fact that
It's all about love
Love is a wonderful thing

This is the day made by the Lord
Ordained before time
Cherish, enjoy and treasure it
It's the genesis of a sacred union
Two hearts woven to be one
To live in holy matrimony
Love is a powerful thing

We wish you well
We pray for you
We support you
Blessings and fortunes be upon you
Good health and longevity be upon you
Prosperity and success be upon you
Love is a glorious thing

May your house be filled with love and laughter
May you be a powerful force
May the best years of your lives start today
May you show the world:
Love is alive
Love is a beautiful thing.
1.1k · Jul 2015
Victory
Eddie Matikiti Jul 2015
The heavenly sight of the finish line
Devine scent of conquest
Bells of triumph itch to resound
Crowds await to bare witness
Doves anticipate their release
The judges there to approve

A perilous mile it has been
An unforgiving mountain to climb
Fighting a wounded bear
Pulling a locomotive train
Sailing against the tides
Body and mind cannot bear

It was like building in the sea
Constructing lakes in a desert
Brick by brick I moved
Step by step I took
Ounce by ounce I lifted
Training, preparing, waiting

Alas the finish ribbon was near
The glorious ribbon only steps away
The latter pain seemed as nothing
It turned into a pleasurous joy
Breaths away from the moment of glory

The bells did ring
And the trumpets too
The crowds cheered
Birds were released
The Judges did grant
Oh honey is the taste of victory
29/07/2015 - Lusaka - Zambia
1.1k · Feb 2016
The middle of obscurity
Eddie Matikiti Feb 2016
In the middle of obscurity there was a town
Made of steel, land and sea
It seemed all familiar yet totally new
At the world's end,  far from the noisy crowd

The air smelled just like Durban without the curry
Less humid and weather well behaved
The landmass much smaller
The people were friendly yet indifferent

The sea water as cold as in Cape Town
The beachfront just as windy but less scenic
A place perfect for great walks
Ideal for obscurity

I expected more from this place
My days felt like months
Time slows down in obscurity
The food doesn't taste as nice

Yet there is a whole civilisation here
Generation upon generation settled here
Going about their days
Content with obscurity,  no care for what's yonder
883 · Apr 2016
The winter song
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2016
Cold cold go away
Come again another day
Keep your sorrows far away
Let us dance and celebrate

Snow snow go away
Come again you lovely sun
Turn the cold to water and rain
Let the snowman melt away
830 · Apr 2016
Afremica
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2016
Afremica is an Utopian paradise
The last of the old renaissance
A place of peace, harmony and tranquillity
The custodial venue for the oracle of wisdom

Afremica is the house of beauty
A kind of haven hidden in Africa
The soil rich and fertile
Rivers flowing from the heavens

This is a land of abundance
The economy works for everyone
There is no sick nor unemployed
Prosperity is the dignity  of its people

A place of love and unity
Colour is nothing but a word
Humanity exists in harmony
All men are created, live and die equal

The earth  needs the beauty of Afremica
And  the Humanity thereof
The wells will heal the cancer in the world
The soil will end hunger in the world
819 · Dec 2015
2016
Eddie Matikiti Dec 2015
2015 has come and gone like a day
It was long, it was hard, it was fun, it is over
Moments treasured forever
Some buried beyond oblivion

The clock tick tocks towards the morrow
A brand new day awaits
A bright new season
A clean slate
The great  reset button
All becomes renewed

Time forever moving on
The gap of life closing in
Yester year goals down the drain
Fewer chances left to make that mark
Options narrowing down 

Dreams now closer to reality
It is  the year to live out loud
Hope will be reawakened
Time and chance will collide
Destiny shall make a way

Eat healthy, keep fit, stay sharp
Earn more, spend less, save more
Work smarter, keep learning , do more
Stress less, smile more, sleep happy
Think strategically, attack and  PREVAIL!

Always be hungry
Always be thirsty
Never settle
Be tenacious, never give up
Keep believing, keep pushing, keep moving

This is your year!

Here's to an awesome 2016!
New Year 2016
807 · Aug 2015
Have been here before
Eddie Matikiti Aug 2015
Second time around this block
Have been here before
Things surprisingly familiar
The language is coming back to me
I can find my way

Not a stranger anymore
Have been here before
No surprises lurking around the nook
That perfect Eastern breeze
I speak the language now

This currency I have used
Have been here before
Got my bearings right this time
The food is as good as  it was then
The drink more quenching now

These faces are familiar strangers
Have been here before
Life is the same as it was then
Good vibes resounding the dance floor
The journey is sweeter now

My expectations are now clear-sighted
Have been here before
Much wiser in my dealings
Can negotiate in the market place
Fear of the unknown no longer exists

I can now explore all corners
Have been here before
Delight of seeing old acquaintances
Catching up around the fireplace
It is good to be back
03/08/2015 - Nairobi - Kenya
774 · Jul 2016
Problems
Eddie Matikiti Jul 2016
I'm learning a lot lately
I hated  problems and wished them gone...
Wished my troubles would disappear
This is not the way of life

We need problems to grow
They make us better people
They shape our best character
They teach us to pray, hope and fight
We become stronger

Life is a product of the good and bad
Next to victory there is a problem
Beauty comes with suffering
Diamonds are buried beneath the surface
Nothing good comes easy

To live is to struggle
To triumph, battles must be fought
There is no peace devoid of war
After light must come darkness
In the end we will learn to survive
We will master the seasons

Our problems shall crown us
Problems shall make us wealthy
And they will make us famous
We will be the Kings
766 · Mar 2017
Weight of the world
Eddie Matikiti Mar 2017
My shoulders are heavy
I feel tired and heavily laden
My doorbell always ringing
Never a moment of rest

The weight of the world on my shoulders
All of the issues, problems and cares
Knocking my head against the wall
Violence and noise all around me

The troubles of the world burning me out
Fires all around me
Firefighting all day and night
My head up in smoke

When will I breathe clearly again?
When shall the problems cease?
When shall the smoke disappear?
When will the fires die out?

Who will carry my own weight?
Who will extinguish my own fires?
Who will dry out my own tears?
Who shall rescue me in my hour of need?
765 · Aug 2016
How's your soul?
Eddie Matikiti Aug 2016
My soul is alive...
I am in a journey and I dont really know where I am going...
I am constantly between well and unwell...
Between good and bad...
Hopefully more good than bad.
My soul sometimes feels tired and hopeful at the same time.
I am certain only of one thing...
That I am alive.
755 · Jan 2018
Contentment
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2018
I am learning to be content
In all my lot
Whether I have plenty or little
Through rough patches, hills and valleys

It is not about what I have
It is about who I am
I am content
My perspective has renewed

Seasons & times take their turn
Though it rains, through the dry spells
Storms, hurricanes and winters
The sun shall rise again

Things may work out or not
Yet I remain unruffled
I face my days with blind optimism
Contentment being my guiding force

I'll be as steady as a rock
Eagerly awaiting morning-time
I'll be grateful for each new day
My radiance will outlast it all
740 · Jan 2017
Asia
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2017
Asia the beautiful
A fusion of the south and the east
The middle ground of the world
Welcomed by a million smiles

Asia the great
A place where the sun is always shy
Hovering above the clouds
Ministering it's vice all day long

Asia the jewel of the world
The factory of the world
Shining it's radiance to the corners of the earth
Always up early
Running ahead of the rest
Time flying faster than a dream

Asia the glorious
The biggest of them all
Majestic in every way
Uniting the world in silent diplomacy
#Asia
731 · May 2016
Walk away
Eddie Matikiti May 2016
Sometimes we must say goodbye
And walk away
Far away from all we love
To a place strange and odd

Only to rediscover ourselves
To be reborn again
To reinvent our will
And recalibrate our hearts

It is on that journey we'll find solace
It is then we have clarity
Our minds are open to hear the truth
Free from disruptive noises
712 · May 2016
Mother
Eddie Matikiti May 2016
To the greatest of mankind!
The queen of the earth!
The indispensable parent!
The best of all humanity!
Amai(Mother)!
 
What would the world look like?
How could it function and work?
Would there be order at all?
We can't magine life without you Amai

You conceive, nurture and protect us
You are the true darling of our lives
You're needed and wanted
The sweetest gift of all

Life begins in you
You feed and clothe us
And bring us back to health
Always thinking about us
Selfless throughout all your days

You teach us to survive 
You know what's good for us
You prepare us to take on the world
We sore like eagles because of you

You really care. You really love!
You sacrifice yourself for us
Nothing like mother's touch
No one can take your place
Our hero! SuperMom!

We take the time today
To celebrate your beauty
And take a knee of honour
We salute and thank you
The greatest of all, Amai!
Happy mother's day
684 · Sep 2016
Wet blanket
Eddie Matikiti Sep 2016
Don't you just hate a wet blanket?
Nobody likes it
No one can sleep under it
It just seems weird and unpleasant

Imagine a wet blanket in winter time
Dripping icey waters onto your bare back
Would be the perfect wartime torture
It will break the spirit of any man

Life feels like that sometimes
Misserable and sad!
Like winter rain on a Monday morning
No hope, sunshine nor smiles
Cloudy with a chance of hailstorm

Days come when all seems to just go wrong
The stars are misaligned against us
Hardships and troubles endear us
And there's nowhere to run
No solution to fix
Nothing to do

Life begins to dampen
Just like a wet blanket
The gloomy wetness results in tears
Laughter and hope become stranger memories
The light of life fades away

It is a time of reflection
To stop, think and pay attention
To what the universe is saying
There are lessons even in wet blankets.
682 · Apr 2016
You
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2016
You
You inspire a smile in my heart
And refocus my eyes to see
A future so green and so bright
Laden with feelings and laughter

You are the sunny side of Joburg
The serenity of the Durban waters
The might of Cape Town winds
The beauty of the Eastern Cape

You do surgery on my heart
Restoring the brokenness within
Curing the melancholy
Breaking up the discord

I wish for rainbows everyday
Springwaters to bath in
Great renown and riches
But none of that compares to you
675 · Oct 2015
Sunday morning
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2015
Gentle morning whispers about
Birds singing in harmony
Light traffic sounding from afar
Mood of the day unlike any other
Wake up to a cool breeze

The tone of the day is sombre  
Almost feels like Christmas morning
Temporary calm about the day
Golden silence in the air
Before the troubles of our lives make it old

It's almost a perfect day
Mellow like classic jazz
Easy in every way
Tranquility in the atmosphere
No pressure, no rush, no fuss
Melancholy of the soul on hold for a day

The day goes briskly past
The whole world quiets down
People hidden in thier cocoons
Shielded from the world's ills for a time
Far from the madding crowd

A day for meditation and sober thought
A day of peace and serenity
Sunday unlike any other day you'll find
Wish we had more Sundays in a day
657 · May 2016
The dream
Eddie Matikiti May 2016
My life is like a dream
Where I am a drunken man
I see things moving about
Far from my control
My thoughts aloof within me

I try to react but it's too late
When I realise it, the chance is already gone
Forces are at play
That control my actions like a puppet

I turn left where I should turn right
I am neither going nor coming
I am a madman
I know not myself

What I want I cannot grasp
What I have, I have no need of
Driven by mischievous ideas
I long, yearn and lust
I cannot control it

I yield to fate
Time becomes my ally
One day I will be king
I will escape from this dream
And really live as I ought
634 · Feb 2017
The pointless battle
Eddie Matikiti Feb 2017
Life is a struggle
So cold and pointless at times
Hardships and struggles
Unnecessary difficulties and problems

Life is a great battle
A fight to rise to the top
Blood, sweat and tears
Victory only comes after fighting

Life is a mystery
What is the point of it all
At the end we all lose
We all die anyway
631 · Jan 2018
Pray
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2018
What to do in hard times?
Where does help come from?
How do miracles happen?

Though he seems silent
He shall consolidate my weeping and my prayer
He shall answer swiftly and act
In a day all my troubles shall dissipate

Prayer is no stuff for feeble people
It is the language of the heavens for men
Connects earth with the power of God
It attracts the ear of the loving father

Do not cry in vain
Pray
Do not suffer in vain
Pray
Do not want in vain
Pray

What can a man do
To conquer impossibility
To alter the course of a hard life
But to leave it all to God in prayer

Pray it all into the hands of a loving God
He is the one who helps
623 · Oct 2016
Happy birthday!
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2016
Time flies faster than we realise
Seems you were born last Tuesday  
Fresh from heaven
You are a dream!

Days passed and turned into weeks
Those weeks flew by
Your first milestone  at 90 days
Growing up so much, very quick

Today you have turned 1
The most beautiful baby boy ever
Your will, passion and strength visible
My son, my legacy - Nathan Ishe Eddie

Your future is brilliant and grand
Be blessed a million times more
Conquer, dominate and take over the world
The sky is no limit for you

Here's to celebrating you
And wishing you a happy 1st birthday

Love

Dad
Nathan 1st birthday
615 · Feb 2018
The Epic Love Story
Eddie Matikiti Feb 2018
I wish our love story was epic. I wish it would compel us to be better for each other. I wish it would be a timeless masterpiece that never fades away.

I wish we could transcend and make our love unconditional. I wish we had more understanding, patience and tolerance.

I wish we understood how fragile love is and sought to nurture and protect ours.
I wish our love story was epic and amazing.
614 · Jun 2019
Love and forgiveness
Eddie Matikiti Jun 2019
Forgiveness is the secret to all those long and successful relationships we hear about. We might always offend and annoy each other, have nasty and unnecessary fights. Our egos may come in the way. We could even say a lot of careless things that hurt to the core. But if we can own up to our mistakes, apologize sincerely, forgive each other and move forward, then we have a great recipe for a relationship that will last forever.
612 · Jan 2016
My heart vs my words
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2016
My heart feels one thing
My mind thinks another
My mouth utters something else
My body speaks a foreign tounge

That which I mean to say, I do not
I do that which I wish not
My words contradict my intention
A constant warring within me

I err in my expression
And end up hurting you
Which then hurts me
Making our world sad and blue

Only if my heart would speak
Or bare open for you to see
The purity of intentions within
Unadulterated by my disruptive tounge
606 · Mar 2017
April
Eddie Matikiti Mar 2017
Maybe this could be the month
When the loathed seed will arise
All the lovely flowers will blossom
The scent of red roses up in the air

The hearts of maidens full of hope
Hope in the mysterious connection
One heart intertwined with another
Two souls conjoined in unity

If such exists, this could be the month
Oh what joy it would mean
Oh what peace it could bring
Oh what contentment it will give

Birds chirping in the spring morning
Two lovers laying in truthful bliss
No words spoken, only the hearts converse
Maybe this could be the month of love
589 · Jan 2016
Summer rain
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2016
There's nothing more beautiful
More soothing 
Than the summer rain
It washes winter's sorrows away
And calms the scorching sun

Heavenly tears of joy descending upon the earth 
It reminds us of times of old
Sweet memories when children played in the rain
Singing pure  songs of innocence
Dancing  in the rain without a care
Life was wonderful and easy

Behold the light thunderstorms
The sounds of heaven speaking to men
 Confirming harvests and goodness upon the land
Even the beasts of the wild rejoice 
Perfect raindrops  that quench the soil
The crops celebrate and drink

Summer rain that comes in the evening
All the sweeter when it comes in the morning
Children dream  sweet dreams
Old men sleep in peace
Calm and harmony in the land

The heavenly drewl from the gods
Always in due season
The best kind of blessing
People lay awake under it's embrace
Full of thanksgiving and optimism about the day

Everyone loves the blessed rain
It gives the writer inspiration
Brings motivation to the farmer
A sign  to the religious man
Hope for the nation
Seasons and summer rain
561 · Mar 2017
The success race...
Eddie Matikiti Mar 2017
I have stopped going to LinkedIn to apply for jobs
My aspirations have transcended into looking beyond the security of a pay cheque
I am looking beyond the 8- 5 call of duty
I am aiming to make the lines blurry between pleasure and business

I don’t read on how to perform in interviews anymore
My library is all about how to lead, how to influence and how to make an impact in others’ lives
I am more interested in fueling my ambitions and driving towards creating a legacy
I am learning to think beyond myself and seeing into the future

But in the end I guess it’s all a gamble
Success is best defined by the beholder
And it will be tested by time...
559 · Oct 2015
A woman's love
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2015
Her love unlike anything under the sun
Soothes the soul
Pleasant to behold
Assures and calms men
A rainbow in a dark world

Beyond comprehension is her character
Perfect mixture of vanilla and lavender
Creatures made for beauty
Endowed to satisfy
Beauty renewed with age

Her love cannot be compared to any other
Stronger than a fortress guarded by battalions
Secure like an eagle's nest
More tranquil than a palace garden
Tastier than the vines of Greece

It endures the seasons
It survives the quakes and storms
The assassin cannot prevail over it
Survives scourges and disease
It will be endure on after food has run out
It is a strong army
It is more faithful than a brotherhood oath

But alas more temperamental than a stormy night
Fragile than a candle lit on a windy day
Or a newly formed flower
Slow coming like spring in the middle of winter
Chocked by the slightest of action
Dies just as quickly as it begins
524 · Apr 2016
Happiness
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2016
Happiness is an illusion
A concept that entices the feeble mind
Always temporary in nature
Here this moment and gone in the next

Happiness is a dream
A fantasy we have designed
A remedy for this aching world
Short term relief for a persistent ill

Happiness is a charade
Like Monopoly that grown ups play
Fictitious and devoid of reality
A farce that should only be enjoyed by children

Happiness is an idea
That sounds beautiful
The hope of every man
A right of every living soul

Happiness is a drug
That we must all partake
To drown our sorrows
So we smile and see rainbows daily
Happiness
503 · May 2016
The 3 days
Eddie Matikiti May 2016
The first day was about forgetting
Wearing new eyes
Resetting the patterns in my mind
Detoxing the inclination of my heart
No decisions made

The second day was about reminiscing
My mind noticed a void
My heart felt it too
What to do! What to do!
A decision has to be made!

The third day was peaceful
There was deep silence everywhere
All distress was calmed
And I came to realise one thing
The decision was never mine to make!
479 · Oct 2016
Gratitude
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2016
I'm grateful for being in the land of the living. Even though things are hardly perfect, I'm happy to be alive and full of possibilities.

Tomorrow is coming and it will always be better than today and yesterday.

I'm grateful for hope and energy. As long as I'm alive I will always hope. After hope, I'll exert energy to make my dreams come alive.

I'm grateful for the promise of the future which says to me, "peace, be still, it shall be well. "
468 · Oct 2015
Prayer
Eddie Matikiti Oct 2015
Make me great beyond what I can imagine.
Bless me more than I deserve.
Save me from myself.
I am my greatest distractor.
I am my greatest asset!

Let your grace and love lead me.
Open my eyes and my heart.
Guide and light my path.
Draw me to my purpose.

Thank you for your mercy.
Be exalted always.
456 · Nov 2015
Never... ever...
Eddie Matikiti Nov 2015
Never will I see you again
Forget it!
Never ever !
Never no more will you see me

Till I part from this world
Till the last breath leaves my chest
Never will you experience my embrace
Never will you enjoy the benefit of my affection

Never lasts forever!
Till the very end of time or the earth
At no time in the present or the future
Will my heart warm up to the thought of you

You will ever be dead to me
Never ever will I open up my soul again
Until the end of time
Never no more will you see me
#neverever
453 · Dec 2016
that place
Eddie Matikiti Dec 2016
In a place between dreams and reality I  hear a rhythm so perfect
A tune in sync with my spirit
Composed by my innermost being

In a place between the living and the sleeping
I hear a beautiful symphony
Playing a majestic song that proclaims me king
In that place I am a god
My wishes materialize
My days are all powerful

In that secret place between my soul and my mind
I think genius, I see the light, I am pure
I write the song that touches all hearts
It heals the world

In that amazing place
I see the beauty of the world
I see the the world dance in union
All the pain gone
All is well
446 · Feb 2017
Anger!
Eddie Matikiti Feb 2017
It was all lost that day
All those good many years of sanity
And clarity of mind gone in a second
One moment and a few words triggered it all

The beast resurrected like a Phoenix
Spitting  fire like a wounded dragon
Raging  with infuriating anger
Erupting harshness like an angry volcano

In that instance, the gentleman died
And that animal arose
A monsterous transformation occurred
Until it's ugly head surfaced

The sunshine dimmed off abruptly
All manner of darkness appeared
A feast of anger and madness  was served
Trapping the man in a weary temperament
443 · Mar 2017
Simple prayer
Eddie Matikiti Mar 2017
May God grant you all the desires of your heart and enable you to live in constant  joy and peace. Amen
438 · Jan 2018
Her last words
Eddie Matikiti Jan 2018
I've had enough of this
I'm tired of this now
I don't deserve this nonsense
Go hang yourself!

You're not my business
You're a pathetic excuse for a man
You're a selfish ungrateful pig
You're a selfish, shallow, ungrateful human being

I regret the day I ever met you
You deserve all the misery and loneliness
You don't deserve any respect or diplomacy
I don't care about you
Just go rot in hell!
Good luck being single!
429 · Jun 2016
The aftermath
Eddie Matikiti Jun 2016
After the cold dark night
Comes a warm sunny morning
The adrenaline rush ceases
The heartbeat slows
A calm takes over

The war is over, peace takes over
After the marathon comes the rest
The old season gives way to the new
All travail comes to an end
421 · Apr 2016
Beautiful
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2016
What shall I say about you beautiful
Are you a saint sent from heaven above
Or a fallen angel roaming the earth
Maybe a living goddess in a mortal frame

You are the beauty of youth
The first kiss from the first love
The rain that comes at the drought's end
You're that feeling of triumph at the end of a conquest

There's godliness in your voice
You are that rib taken from Adam
The essence of all that I desire
A dream of a paradise in this lifetime

You are beautiful !
416 · Apr 2017
Success
Eddie Matikiti Apr 2017
"We cannot fail. We will not accept mediocre results. We must absolutely succeed. We must break down every barrier and limitation that stands in our path to success!" E Matikiti
412 · Jul 2015
Depression
Eddie Matikiti Jul 2015
Melancholies of the mind
Troubles of the heart
Misery that darkens the soul
Pain that consumes the beauty of the day
Sadness that alters the mask

A persistent ill that lingers undeterred
A vulture to take prey of a weakened man
Locked in a dark room
A prison with neither window nor wall
Gloom and weeping the menu for the day

Troubles of this life never-ending
Each new day bears its own demons
Smiles replaced by tears
The laughter of children by the groaning of men
Visions of joy only for the sweetest dream

The day passes fighting a ferocious dog
That is set and locked its jaws
The pain and sadness who can withstand
It fades the hope in men
The strongest soul cannot resist

A pill for this aching soul
A remedy for this life of distress
A drink from a river of smiles
A day full of sunshine's embrace
A joyous life my heart desires
A hope that will linger on
28 July 2015 - Lusaka - Zambia
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