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  Jan 2015 Zanele Tlali
Acidic Moon
I just want to live,
For once..
I want to go out and start doing things with my life.
I want to travel, I want to explore what my life has to offer me.
I want to move away from here,
And start off some where new.
Forget about all the pain and misery my life here was,
And have a life full of happiness and great adventures..
But sometimes I question, whether or not I'll really make it that far..
But I am determined to..
I am determined to push through these days,
And live for myself..
Live this life I was given,
Because someday it'll get better,
I know it will..
It has to get better,
Pain can't last forever..
I just hope it gets better soon,
Because I don't know how much longer I can handle this..
  Jan 2015 Zanele Tlali
Amy
Coincidence of two minds,
The natural desire of humankind.
Life parallels, poetry, philosophy and serendipity in action.
Chance meetings, knowing looks, perhaps a chain reaction.
To look into another's eyes stirs feelings so intense,
A true reflection of my soul it seems in every sense.
The rebel within discards the well meant words of caution,
The risks versus positives all considered in proportion.
No expectations, need or greed.
Love, honesty and goodwill are my creed.
To live just once a life lived well is all my spirit wishes.
To share that gift and share my soul delivered with tip-toe kisses.
How wonderfully intoxicating and often rare to find,
the curious beginnings of the coincidence of two minds.
  Nov 2014 Zanele Tlali
Caroline B
Her name tells of how it was with her
Always Moving
At a young age
She danced through the house
Shouting and shaking with
Unadulterated glee

Lying on her stomach
Her feet danced, bobbing up and down
To their own rhythm
While they did hit a glass or two
Nothing would stop her
Constant moving

In high school, she touched
Her hair and twisted
Her bracelets
Constantly crossing and
Uncrossing her legs
To the beat of the music in her head

She was happy moving
And she was free
Her need to move
Came from nothing more
Than her need for sheer
Joy.
  Nov 2014 Zanele Tlali
Just Melz
I keep digging and digging and digging,
     trying to dig myself out of this hole
But it seems everything is collapsing around me
      burying me with my soul.
      This small shovel
  just doesn't seem to be enough,
     No one thought to tell me
         how life could be this rough
Now,
    I'm just getting deeper and deeper
        and deeper
    with my unwanted thoughts
This shall be my grave,
        but don't put any roses on top,
      I prefer **forget-me-nots
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