Manufactured Lies
Manufactured Lies
It was sad when it was announced
Nobody paid attention to how her name was pronounced
The crowd was more pleased that it was over
But to her, she felt as though the world still owes her.
Noxolo was introduced as No!-Xolo
Because to the world she lived in she always started war
Stating truths that many chose to hide from
Revealing reality that many chose to separate from.
To her; the world was elastic
Like burning melting plastic
She was too realistic
But to many, she was pessimistic.
Her words broke dreams
Sun-burned all our lil streams
Teard apart all of life's seems
With her, our fantasies found homes on beams.
She let us know that motivation is sometimes false truth,
That education is not the only tree that bears sweet fruits,
That we might be pouring water on a plant with no roots.
She made us realise that we go through the same process everytime we
reboot.
So maybe yes the world owed her
Actions speak louder than words
Violence is the only action they took towards her
So rather stay tuned to that motivation.
Moral of the story: Sometimes your honest opinion is not your best opinion
because to some people "The truth hurts" and so they'd rather listen to
manufactured lies(motivation) written down with the intention of gaining
recognition.
Noxolo believed in action more than words... Start acting!
Copyright © Yolanda Nyembezi | Year Posted 2014
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