By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, Julayi 31, 2020
ISIQINISEKISO SAM SOKUFUNDA
Imvano-siphelo yeyolwaphulo-mthetho oluhluthwe ngabahlolokazi eLiberia.
Iimpawu zayo zezobuleweyo eziqhwaqhwa kumkhenkcwa wesidumbu seGambia
Imifanekiso yayo yenkululeko ewela ngaphakathi eNigeria ukukhala kwebhombu
Isandi sayo sisifo sentlupheko yamabele oomama e-Eritrea
Ummangaliso wayo yindlala eyahlutha abantwana eTopiya
I-echo yayo yimfazwe yabangela ukuba iinkedama zimbele ubutyebi kunye nekamva kwimigqomo yenkunkuma eSomalia
Umbongo wam obuhlungu
Intsingiselo yayo kukulila kwezizwe zaseLibya
Ilizwi layo lolokugcuma kwesisu kwiibhanki eNamibia
Intlekele yayo yimibhobho yogutyulo lwelindle ekhupha izinto ezingamasikizi ezitratweni zaseZambia
Imizobo yayo sisizalo esinyumba isibeleko kwiintlambo zaseKatanga
Imifanekiso yayo yeendonga zegazi ezinobunzima eTanzania
Zonke izinto ezihambelana nayo zezokutshutshiswa kohlanga kunye nokukhohlakeleyo kwiipaseji zaseRwanda
Ingca yayo yeyabazingeli kunye nokubulala kwiindawo zaseBurundi
Umbongo wam obuhlungu
Ukubetha kwayo kuqhushumbe lobandlululo eMzantsi Afrika
Ingcinga yayo kukukhalela i-Povo eZimbabwe
I-satire yayo yeyokufaka i-inki yeelali eMozambiki
Isithsaba sayo kukutshintshiselana ngedayimane kunye ne riles eAngola
I-epitaph yayo kukufa kwenkcubeko e-Algeria
Umbongo wam obuhlungu ubuhlungu kwaye awukaze ube mhle