NguTshepo Phokoje, World BEYOND War, Okthoba 21, 2020

Fear

O, ubukhona bakho buyakhubaza, lezo zimpi eziningi zengqondo oziwinile.
Umzala wakho omubi ungabaza, ememezela ngokuthokoza ukufika kwakho, kepha ngubani omumemele lapha?

Ungena ezindlini nasezizweni ngokufanayo; izimpande zakho ziye zamba zajula emiphefumulweni engenacala.
Koze kube nini abantu bakithi bebekezelela izithelo zakho ezibabayo?
Uwukubandayo kweqhwa ngemuva kwezinyawo zikamakoti ozayo, okumenza abaleke e-alter

Kuyethusa ngekusasa elingenamaholide esikhathi sokuzalwa.
Uyazi ukuthi washiya ngemuva indoda enesibibithwane futhi yafahlaza amaphupho?
Umile lapho ubuke olunye uchungechunge lwamaphupho lushabalala esibhakabhakeni Ngenkathi ukhombisa ukungabi namahloni ukukhanyisa amazinyo akho, wenza umdanso wakho wokunqoba. Uthulile wathula wangena egcekeni likaTimbuktu wami, wangena engqondweni yendodana yakhe
Waxoshwa emsebenzini omncane, kodwa konke ayekubona kwakunguwe, uzifihle njengesiphetho
Umtshele ukuthi wenzelwe, ngokuthi ubengenalusizo kangakanani
Futhi utholakale elenga ezigxotsheni zikanina
Ngomkhonto wakhe awuthandayo oboshwe entanyeni yakhe encane.
Ukube ubungumbala, ubuyoba umthunzi omubi ompunga, ocwebezelayo omnyama ngokuthinta okucwebezelayo
Njengoba ugqoka ingubo yakho yokuziqhenya ehlotshiswe ngama-spikes nezinsimbi ezinameva
Uhamba uthwele ibhokisi eligcwele izindwani njengoba ucekela phansi inyama lapho ungena noma uphuma
Ukungaphatheki kahle kwakho, ukushaya kwenhliziyo, izintende ezijulukayo nomlomo owomile njengeKalahari

Ukucima kamuva, ngemuva kokumunya ukukhanya komoya ovuthayo.
Isithandwa esinomona sishaya umuntu waso wesifazane sifune ukuhamba, uthando lwafa, wafuna ukuphuma.
Wamhlebela wathi, “
Enye indoda izothinta isikhumba sayo esibucayi, iqabule izindebe oziqabulile, idle kulelo puleti obudlela kulo ”futhi yakukholwa.
Ukube ubengeke amthole, akekho omunye umuntu obezokwenza, igazi lakhe ezandleni zakhe, licwebe ihembe lakhe elimhlophe, indwangu yobuhlungu nokuzisola, kepha bese kwephuze kakhulu.
Uzochitha yonke impilo egijima, esuka kuye.

UTshepo Phokoje uyimbongi, umbhali futhi uyisishoshovu samalungelo abantu esivela eBotswana.