By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, UJuni 14, 2020
I-MAIDUGURI
NdiseBiafra ehleli kwioyile
Ndikhupha uranium kunye neti
Ndithwele uthuthu kunye nenyama kaSambisa
Ukuthwala impempe kunye nokubonakala kwezinto ezigwenxa
Ukugqobhoza iintombi zesidlo sangokuhlwa
Shiya amagama emoyeni nakwiinkuni
Ndazalwa ndilambe ukuze ndikhululeke
Andizalwanga mahala
Ndiyagabha xenophobia kunye nexesha elidlulileyo
Ukutyala inkululeko kwiVolta yaseSankara
Ndicula ngeCongo elahlekileyo isonka, ixesha kunye nesanti. Oontanga banxila bubukrakra abazimisele ukufa
Bujumbura, ubukele i-Ebola idla isidlo sangokuhlwa kunye neeriphabliki
IKopinga ekhulelwe uKalinga-linga ukudanisa ebumnyameni
Cula u-Maiduguri, uphawu lomlo ongapheliyo
Ukufa uhamba ze uhamba ze uhamba emahlathini ongevayo eWarange
Abantwana batyala iibhulethi njengombona eBokungu
Isikizi ihlafuna
Iiplagi ezincamathela kwiiflegi
Sidiniwe kukuthatha isithuko nengqolowa
Propaganda iimpungutye ukuphanga ukuze batye amantshontsho abo kunye
Izinja zomama
I-Monger iphosa ilizwe ngenxibo zazo ezixovuliweyo
Iilwimi ezixhontayo zixhonywe komnye umsitho wokuvota
Mzalwana, Intlupheko ihlala phantsi kolusu njengombala!
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Umbongo onamandla, Mbizo! I wonder yintoni a world beyond war inokubonakala ngathi. Andiboni ngaphaya kwemida yelizwe lethu ngoku. Yi world beyond war ngaphandle kwabantu? Ngaba abantu abaza kulwa imfazwe ngenxa yamandla, ubutyebi, okanye uluvo oluthile baphumile emfazweni? Ngaba ngekhe kubekhona ubundlobongela okanye izoyikiso zobundlobongela? Ngaba abantu bangathatha kuphela oko kufanelekileyo ukuthatha? Ndinxanelwe umhlaba onje abantwana bam nabazukulwana, kodwa andazi ukuba ndiza kuya njani apho.
"Ngaba abantu abaya kulwa ngenxa yamandla, ubutyebi, okanye umbono othile abasekho kwihlabathi elinje?"