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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
Africa My Homeland
I am the face
fixed on a map
A space
with boundary, leaving no gap
I am a homeland
desecrated when I was abducted from my rightful nation
A brand
with a name which precedes my reputation
I am a continent
incapacitated not to live up to his flair
A dissident
doors shut daily to his face unless I straightened my hair
I am a riddle
narrated to my kids stuck in Britain, France and America
A bridle
used only by Africans for Africa
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
I grew up in a one roomed shack
a king size Coca-Cola space
crammed like Marlboro cigars in a pack
a place I ran to for defense
my home which some see as a plight
where my family had to find the right way
it was my bedroom at night
my mother's pantry by day
a lounge where my dad like a doc upon a cadaver dissected
The Star while his kids goggled at Luxor television
I grew up in a shack protected
by corrugated irons walls of a mansion
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
30-10-2021
My car
Fast and noisy
Revving hooting spinning
A powerful engine out there
Mustang
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
17-05-2017
They say dead man tells no tale but I say he does
He's like an artist who picks up the mike
And sings any song he like
He's six feet under but his voice
Tells a tale he's written
Just listen attentively to what he says sadness and rapture
Reflects all over his picture
Because dead man does tell tales if chance given
Copyright © Itumeleng Cangua | Year Posted 2022
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
I see weed
upon my quest
waiting anxiously to impede
me from my conquest
and if I cringe
this weed quadruples
causing my goals
to recede like mirage
causing the deadline to pass me by disorientated
although no one knows what's beyond the shore
I take a stand explore
new ideas to achieve and achieve all I wanted
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
If Only I Knew
If only I knew where her love stands
I'd just follow the voice inside
see how the road bends
for long I've tried to set this feeling aside
question if what I feel is real
sometimes I wish I could just oblige
consummate this love I feel
first impression she took my pledge
made me see another despicable side of love
that side I'd love to remove.
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
Sometimes when I speak
I speak by myself
Because I feel so weak
But as they say everyone for himself
I sit and wonder
Wonder if I would ever find a helping hand
I toss and turn every night ponder
Where to go what to do what to blend
I say I just need an ear
An ear to lead me the right way
Or just for a sec pay attention hear
What I would like to say
I say I just need an ear to shout
Shout loudly because no one dares to let me out
Copyright © Itumeleng Cangua | Year Posted 2023
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
28-10-2021
Feline
Lean and furry
Stalking sprinting panting
The fastest cat in the forest
Cheetah
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
09-06-2022
A giraffe stretches
Just like Burj Khalifa to
Grab food from above
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Itumeleng Cangua Poem
For my wife
In the mist of love
Time and Beauty age
but when passion galore
our love glows with rage
as we swore
incinerate any weed
which sprouts upon what we establish
with our deed
we cherish
The feelings we feel
the pain the laughter
even when we are dead we’ll still fulfill
this love complement each other
within this passion of love
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