Tawona Mzila Ranganawa Poet Narrative

A Shadow of a Man

A shadow of a man

As the sun brings joy to others
I look forward to nothing
Pillow on my head, I will sleep through all the nightmares and enjoy all the sweet dreams
No longer the captain of my life
I will forever go everywhere the tides take me

A lost ship, with no one on board
I have done it all, gave it all
Now I sleep, eat and drink
At least I can still do that
I am nothing but a shadow of a man
All hope lost, no more a rising star
No man but just a shadow

I play to every tune and beat of strangers
I reckon no more to the voice of reason
I will forever die in my righteousness
I will swim in my sorrows and bath in my pains

I am who am I because I chose to be
Maybe one day I will rise
Rise to my full potential
But for now I am just a shadow of a man. Not ready to take on the world, not ready to make any changes
Not ready to shoulder any responsibilities. I am just not ready

Written Tawona Ranganawa

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Vicky Tsiluma January 1, 2014 at 1:13 PM I love this Tawano - truthfully refreshing. I guess sometimes it is best to know when you need to take action and when you need to conserve your energy. No need to go to battle as it were when you are not ready. Very well written!

Vivi Tarbert December 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM wow. lots of emotion. i really liked it. you had a great way of knowing when the line needs to end, and understanding that they don't all need to be the same length. i loved it. thank you for sharing it with us. keep dreaming, vivi