Several years passed since you abandoned
the secret you and me stashed away!

Your absence extended a desert in my heart
high temperatures of loneliness are unbearable
they withered any hope of enjoying your love again
rivers to irrigate our relationship dried up as soon as you left!

Return to my heart is my humble request to you
resuming our bond is to resurrect the almost dead passion
its nostrils pushing air into our relationship lungs!

All development blind
to nature conservation
must not see this world!

Being a bachelor
or spinster
and not dating
is a self-imposed prison
less physical walls
you are your own prison warden!

Why detain yourself?
remember the release warrant
is strictly under your lock and key!

Somebody out there
is being persecuted
by cold and lonely nights
because of your decision!

Free yourself
from your *******
and release others!

stuck on you, i am
but the self in you
deeply rooted in another!

why is the meeting point
scared of us?

The secret is known by you and me
hidden from the world population
safely detained in the chambers of my brain!
poor walls in hotel witnessed the evil
but their mouths are sealed forever!

Midyear celebrations called for some drinking
many bottles of liqour went down my throat
my brain was too excited and disturbed
the tight grip let loose unfortunately
the detained secret stealthily escaped
out of my then loose mouth!

A phobia about beer invaded me!
all types of strong water from today
are banned from my life!
but our secret is all exposed in the open
can we survive drowning  in the deep waters
of much shame and embarrassment?

tears of joy
tears in sorrow

At 3 pm confirmation reached me
the unusual night with my celebrity
the place had been chosen
three hours all belonged to me!

A special vehicle approached
in it, i sat and sped off to the venue
the welcome full of surprises
his smile chased nervousness from me!

I could not believe it was real
but the truth smiled in my face
that night i was enjoying the warmth
of the mighty Nelson Mandela!

The unforgettable meeting was on
a country surrounded by calmness
his simplicity challenged me
told me he was waiting to learn from me!

A traditional meal nicely served
ate very little till the end
my attention  never was on food
but on talking to my own celebrity!

Narrated his long story of struggle
my attention glued on his face
many questions i fired him
he calmly and humbly answered

A gift which touched deep inside me
he handed over to me with a handshake
a photo capturing him in company
of Mbeki, Tambo and Sisulu

The most painful moment arrived
bidding farewell disturbed me
tears of joy escaped from my eyes
the last hug ended my sweet dream!