I Am a Storyteller
I am a story teller born from the central parts of Zebediela district
In Limpopo province.
From Matome mountains inspiration boil from within my soul
While the sounds of cows and goats in Makweng Village
Continues to remind me about the beauty of story telling
Missing those days when my grandmother used to tell the tales of Africa.
From morning to evening
Stories continues to flow from the rivers of my brain
Voices I hear telling me the tales that my pen must keep on inking to narrate
Because a storyteller I am and a storyteller i was born to be
My voice rise to express the expressions of my life
Giving birth to a new world built from the foundations of my imagination.
The beauty of sunset in Ga rakgoatha village
Makes my thoughts to continuously bleed
With stories hidden deeper in the creative caves of my mind
I am an African prince blessed with the magnificent gift of storytelling
My voice roars to narrate the imaginary world that lives in the chambers of my imagination
I am the son of the African soil blessed with the art originating
From a generation that used to sit around the fire in a small hut to tell tales of Africa
Storyteller I am, storyteller I will forever be
Until my mouth emits voice no more
For I will be resting in the African soil
Where my forefathers are resting.
Copyright © Isaac T Matlala | Year Posted 2016
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