double-helixed uBuntu.
these interwoven veins,
dna,
double-helixed,
microscopic,
binding us, all of us,
together, as one,
species, one race,
human,
me & you
us,
all,
through
this common
shared
truth:
‘I am because you are’*
all of us
together
as one
me & you = uBuntu*
* – uBuntu is an isiXhosa/isiZulu concept that espouses the “belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity”
no blue monday for you
when tears moisten your eyes
and the horizons seem leaden
weighed down by grey skies
when
everyone
everything
suffocates
and life seems like a sad circus
a comical convergence of fates
may you always
always
pause …
to
remember …
that
you are human too
and
that
you feel
deep in your marrow
your entire being through
the sting of griefs fire
and
the ache of unquenched desire
felt
deep
felt true
within you
as i walk along
trampling memories
away
afar
trying
seeking always
always
to moult this skin
this sorry skin of words
wrapped around me tight
staggering
scurrying
fleeing
into the arms
of
desolate
welcoming night
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