By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, Julayi 9, i-2020
IZIQINISO ZOKUQEDA
Dimples of enamandla umfula donga, umfula
USokoto ogeleza uju wenkululeko, okhipha ubumnandi bamashumi eminyaka
Wokuvuna inkululeko
ITaraba ne -kuku igeleza nezinkathi eziza ngokulandelana
Ubusika izinyembezi nezinye ihlobo esegazini
Izimpawu zenkululeko zicula inkululeko
Inkululeko yabantu, yabantu nengoma yabo
Ukuqanjwa kabusha kwesigqi, isigqi sokushaywa ngamandla
I-Tsaunin mainono, imithambo ye-tsaunin Kure, ejabulisa inhliziyo ye-tsaunin ukuru
Isigqi sokugwazwa ngaphansi kwezinyawo zomama nezingane zidonsa lo mhlaba sigxotshwe uwoyela nethemba.
Izibonakaliso zenkululeko
Uneminyaka nezizukulwane ezinjenge-baobab
Umongo wezindawo zasemakhaya kanye nokwakhiwa kabusha kwezizwe
Izizwe zicula zihlanganisa iziphikiso zenyanga yesiliva
Ukucula ingoma eyodwa, ngolimi lunye, cula omama be-boki, vuka odadewethu
Cula izingoma ze-bachere, ukudansa umdanso we-gavako
Izibonakaliso zenkululeko
Umdala nezizukulwane njengezihlahla zikabhanana
Makhosi aleli lizwe, ngiyacula ngani
Ingoma yami yamathambo, amathunzi, amatshe, inkungu nentuthu
Izibonakaliso zenkululeko
Ngihlabelela ngamakhosi asikhumba sawo sikhanya ngemuva komcamelo webhokisi le-coco
Ukuphefumula kwabo kunuka ubisi lukakhukhunathi
Ngicula nge-modibo ye-gombe, obong of obioko, olu lwe-War
Ngicula ngawe baban lamido, hau waseLagos
Izimpawu zenkululeko zimamatheka nge-olo ye-olowo
Izibonakaliso zenkululeko
Ukuhogela amashumi eminyaka okukhanya nokunuka
Kukhuthazelwa amashumi eminyaka wobusuku nethemba
Ukulala emashumini eminyaka amabi namaphupho
Imifula ihamba, i -kulu ne-aba, ikhuphukela enkululekweni
Izisu zakho zigabha ilanga lenkululeko, yenkululeko
Ukuthi izingwenya nezirhubuluzi zikhulelwe ilanga lokukhululwa futhi
Inyanga yenkululeko
Izibonakaliso zenkululeko
Ngaphezulu kwe-tsaunin kuki, tasunin shamaimba, amajuba nezikhova ezicijayo
Futhi ngifaka ubumnyama bobusuku nobusha bokusa
Izithonjana zenkululeko zimamatheka ezintabeni zaleli lizwe
Lesi isithelo sami somdiliya sezinkondlo ezweni ebelilidla
I-Omelette yokudabuka kanye ne-beetroot yobumnandi
Izibonakaliso zenkululeko
Lesi ikhabe lami elithandekayo lelinganisa izingqondo ezweni elinhliziyo yakhe
UVelvet futhi omphefumlo wakhe ukolweni kakolweni
Izimpawu zenkululeko zicula nami, ingoma yenkululeko,
Cula Bello, cula azikiwe, ucule awolowo, futhi ucule shehu
Iculo labantu, abantu nengoma yabo.
