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Short Soweto Poems

Short Soweto Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Soweto by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Soweto by length and keyword.


Life In Soweto
I live at Soweto,
but all what i see,
amusee me and some times i laugh.

Dogs can bark,
and birds can cry all the night,
when all the thieves,
moving up and down ,
like cats and dogs.

Soweto my love,
i wonder about you,
and i cry for you for all what you're!...

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Categories: soweto, life, cry,
Form: ABC



A Place Called Home
Born and raised in the streets of Soweto 
Ndofaya, kasi lama kasi is what i call it 
Grew up in search for gold 
all i found was coal 
A shack for a house but it was home
The streets made you wise 
the hustle put food on the table
Growth was far from reach  
wisdom was key 
knowledge guaranteed a future
If only i learned to combine the two 
i would have found gold

Mash Rams...

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Categories: soweto, education,
Form: I do not know?
Couplet
Storm rages brimestones   from ages to ages.
    The earth quakes from its foundation,flakes of hell erupts from the depths beneath.
   Seed of discord blossom
  In the very cord of the society as nightfalls in    soweto  forestalls the dawning of a new era.  
Blaming mankind's curiosity or nature's complexity.



This is my first attempt on couplet,critics are welcome to air their minds....

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Categories: soweto, change, conflict, environment, imagery, nature, pollution,
Form: Couplet

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