Mthetheleli ZIZI Gwaza Poet ABC

I Am Afraid

I AM AFRAID

I cannot express my views anymore
Not stand in front of them anymore,
I use to be afraid but now I am afraid.

I use to be afraid of ghost at night,
Snakes, dogs but now I am afraid…
Afraid of my brother, afraid of my
Sister.
Sizothi kutheni na xa beziphathisa okwezinja?
I use to be afraid but now I am afraid
You go at hospital they take you,
Go at church they bomb the church,
At school they kidnap you…

I am afraid of getting out of line
Today I have a sharp weapon to 
Kill.
God forgive me, devil come
Face me, talking failed me.

If it was illness I would cure it
If it was disease still cure it,
But it’s not a virus, not a 
Sickness, its stupidity and
Humanity dying!

I AM AFRAID.

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Funom Makama July 29, 2017 at 10:59 AM What a great poem. Welcome to poetry soup

Darren White July 19, 2017 at 3:00 AM That is a terrible fear you are speaking about, and it's a reality too.... I understand what you are talking about. Keep writing! Welcome to PoetrySoup.