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Ayanda Ndaba Poem
The being , being of human in structure and form
O human being i have observed you, living lavishly
The being , being civil in manner and attitude but yet
Unable to maintain the civilian in the human being
Characterized by materialism , survivalism , then greed
O human being you have been short changed by your desires
The being , being separated from self i observed with great pity
Unable to deal with scarcity of resources , commodities , elements
The character of the human being is no different to that of a scoundrel
Driven by an unfulfilled longing of desires only known to the human being
In all the human beings trial and error on living , the human being speaks peace
But peace is not cheap , no bank in the world can afford the peace for the being
Being human in nature , the being is battling with self betrayal
The animals are better of , the plants are better of ,
But the human being , being human is a big price to pay
The being , being human has betrayed creation in all forms
The betrayal is hard a burden to bear living the being an angry human
Only time will tell what will become of human , as being is all we have.
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Ayanda Ndaba Poem
I spoke the truth and ignorance and arrogance befell upon me
I spoke the truth and i lost my parents , brothers and sisters
I spoke the truth and i became a loner , living in a dark melancholy
The truth for all i care is not for the weak , not for the dead in spirit
The truth for all i care is not for perverts , infidels and adulterers
The truth for all i care is what some , like me and you are made of
I am the truth and the truth is me , it is said the truth shall set you free
No i say the truth shall grant you enemies , inbound the family and everywhere
The truth is a lonely village , the truth is a forced trip to a mental institution
The truth is for the strong , strong emotionally and not physically
The truth is for the strong , strong intuitively and not materially
Strong spiritually and not monetarily ,
O truth you are my rock
O truth you are my boulder
O truth you are my mountain
When they come for me
You melt in front of their eyes
Truth dearest truth ,you never change
Truth yesterday ,
Truth today
Truth tomorrow
Truth forever
I'd rather be alone than be without truth
The truth my life , truth you contain my anger
One day the truth shall set me free
As i truthfully wait in peace...for the truth to capture the day
For all to truthfully live in freedom
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Ayanda Ndaba Poem
It took me to be me so you could be you
It took me to be short so you could be tall
It took me to be thin so you could be fat
And yes it took me and not you
It took me to be dark so you could be light
It took me to be poor so you could be rich
It took me to starve so you could be eat
And yes it took me and not you
It took me to be sad so you could be happy
It took me to cry so you could laugh
It took me to work so you could be idle
And yes it took me and not you
It took me to lose my family so you could have yours
It took me not to be educated so you could be educated
It took me to be disorientated so you could be orientated
And yes it took me and not you
It took me not to travel so you could travel
It took me to be landless so you could have land
It took me to be homeless so you could have a home
And yes it took me and not you
It took me to adore so you could abhor
It took me to be guilty so you could be not guilty
It took me be accused so you could be not accused
And yes it took me and not you
It took me to die so you could live
O how i wonder if you are living today
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Ayanda Ndaba Poem
Lamenting the death of Nature
The rivers are dry and the dams are bursting
Drying savannah and in some cases totally scorched
I feel the pang in my heart , smelling the fumes
Of fires so fierce i can barely breath
The widely spaced trees that used to give a canopy
To an ever so green savannah is no more
The ocean that used to be so blue reflecting on the blue skies
Has turned from grey to brown and from brown to being
Filled with debris from all over the world
Plastic to glass and paper to metal and even dead animals
The sand that i used to roll and frolick on is just as dirty
But where is humanity when we hurt bruise and abuse nature
Who is guilty i quiz myself hopelessly in my mind
The answer lies with all of us yes all of us living today
The forces of nature have had it for every passing day
A natural disaster is reported from all angles of the globe
Mudslides here burning forests there and nothing seems to change
Our nature of feeding into an endless lust of consumerism
Has turned and made us humans an enemy to nature
Children born tomorrow will be born into a balding earth
I cry for mother nature for no amount of money could replace her
For at the end of the day there will be no more trees to print the money
Mother nature do not let your wrath fall upon us
Give us the wisdom to respect and honour your children
The earth the water the fire the air and most of all
The space we all need to live in
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Ayanda Ndaba Poem
The Rain Must Fall
Planes are falling and still no rain falling
Bombs are falling and still no rain falling
Heroes are falling and still no rain falling
Buildings are falling and still no rain falling
Fees are falling and still no rain falling
Business is falling and still no rain in sight
Tears are falling and still no rain in sight
Hatred is falling and still no rain in sight
Panties are falling and babies are born
And still no rain falling
Somebody anybody everybody please
Cry me a river to water my garden
So that babies born today can eat
The rain must fall
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If only and only if i was the moon
I would be the fullest moon
Brightening up your darkest nights
If only and only if i was the wind
I would blow love your way non stop
Westerlies to the easterlies
Northerlies to the southerlies
If only and only if i was the rain
I would forever shower you with love
Washing away all sadness
Like the desert needs the rain
I would be the oasis if only
And only if
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