NguJambiya Kai, World BEYOND War, Septemba 29, 2020
Umbutho weMfihlo
Yimpama eqhekeza indlebe.
Intloko yakhe yabhabha eludongeni yaza yabetha phantsi ngokuduma
Amazinyo akhe okufakelwa atyibilika kwiimbombo zemilebe ekhukhumeleyo;
Ukunuka kwemash evuthiweyo konke kuqhelekile.
qhwaba
Swish
Boom!
Iibhere
imilebe
Usenokuyaphula
Uphahliwe
Ubungakanani be-12's ngeeSles soles
Iibhothi ezisebenzayo zomntu onganelisekanga
Iifrills kunye neepolka amachaphaza awanabala ngebourbon kunye negazi;
Amehlo akhe ahlaza okwesibhakabhaka alanda amabala ekofu eludongeni,
Ihashe lakhe lomkhusane waliphalaza lade lopha
Umama we-2 watsalwa ekhitshini wayokulala,
ukuba ngumfazi.
Ifowuni yakhala kumlo wegazi.
Ilizwi lendoda laphuma ngokuzithemba-
“Ufikile kwikhaya likaMfu Simons nosapho lwakhe.
Asifumaneki kodwa nceda ushiye inombolo yakho ……… .. ”
Ukuqhawulwa kukwenza umoya ngokuphefumla iwhisky.
Yonke into iyahamba ebusuku
Waphukile, Waphukile
UMfundisi Simons kunye nosapho lwakhe baphuke.
U-Katy wawukhupha umzimba wakhe ebethelwe ebhedini kwaye waqhwalela kwisifundo apho wayeza kuyigcina khona imithandazo yakhe engcwele -
Intlungu yahlula intloko njengombane
Ngomso bazakumbopha amanxeba njengoko beqhele ukwenza kwiminyaka edlulileyo….
Abaqulunqa
Ugqirha wamazinyo, uGqirha
Kwaye uMfundisi.
Zonke zazaphukile.
Kodwa amanye amabali agcinwa ngokufihlakeleyo-
ikhaya eliqhekekileyo, njengekhaya likaKaty
kwakungcono kunokuba ungenakhaya kwaphela.
Kumgangatho ophezulu weminyaka eli-7 ubudala uMelissa wazifihla kusisi wakhe omkhulu-
“Sukulila Mandy, ndiza kukuthandazela,
mhlawumbi uThixo uzakusithumela uncedo ”, watsho ngelizolileyo.
Ilanga likhanyiselwe kumhla omtsha;
UMelissa omncinci wabeka irosi enye ngaphezulu kwemfihlo kamama wakhe yokungcwatywa
Ubusuku babanga ubomi bukaKaty.
Ngaphandle kwamaphupha akhe aphukileyo
Ugqirha wamazinyo kunye nogqirha,
uMfundisi nebandla lakhe
baphakamise amazwi abo ngendumiso encomekayo -
Bacula "kufutshane noThixo wam"
Kufuphi nawe - “
Nangona uthanda ukubhadula
latshona ilanga
ubumnyama buza phezu kwam -
ilitye lokuphumla
kodwa kumaphupha am ndiza kuba
kufutshane nawe.
Obu bubusuku obuNgcwele
xa umfundisi uSimon ethatha ubomi bukaKaty-
Bahlaselwa sisifo sentliziyo.
NgeCawe uyakushumayela,
"Siyamkhumbula uKatie wethu".
Ibandla lenza isijwili
Kwaye ulile netyala.
"Imfihlo kaKaty" ngumsebenzi weentsomi osekwe kwiziganeko ezibhaliweyo.
* "Usondele uThixo wam kuwe" ithathwe kwingoma ebhalwe nguSara Flower Adams.
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