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”
walking through the crowd …
alone
not lonely
traversing oceans
skipping mountains
tugged by beckoning smiles
absorbed along
endless miles
seeking strands of hope
loosely strung
untying the noose
where desolation once hung
while
scribbling verses unfathomably obtuse
discarding meter and rhyme
frantically
chasing ever-fleeing time
knowing
my moulting skin
is all that i have to lose
while still
walking through the crowd
alone
not lonely
an outsider
always
seeking peace
within
ever hopeful
of gentler days
when
healing may begin
soothing the soul
casting off leaden weight
of so much that has in tne past,
past
The African Rains …
Soaking,
the rains settle,
meandering over jagged faultlines of our memory.
Drenching,
the rains settle,
streaming through veins,
the thud-thudding of the heartbeat of Africa.
Absorbing,
the rains that settle,
within each of us,
herald rebirth.
And,
if you listen,
if you strain to hear,
while shedding the raucous noise of your inner turmoil.
If you listen,
the whispers of the ancestors,
speak to us all,
lending us warmth,
urging us to stand,
even though we may
stumble,
even though we may fall.
a shared mosaic.
threads
intertwined
bind
him
her
you
&
i
together.
earthy
shades
colours
hues
fuse
him
her
you
&
i
together.
one mosaic
one world
one race
human …
him
her
you
&
i
together …
uBuntu …
We are here today,
and today we pause to remember those who passed before us.
We walk along many paths,
crisscrossing myriad strands that bind us as one,
strands of conscience,
painfully forged by the ancestors.
We imbibe the spirit of uBuntu,
giving thanks to those who shed blood and sweat and tears,
selflessly guiding us ever onwards,
onwards, yes,
yet ever conscious,
that we are all,
all of us,
hewn from the winds,
forged in the depths,
our jagged edges far, far more radiant,
than dead flawless diamonds.
We are here today,
and we stand as one,
together braving the thunder rolling across the plains,
soaking in the rejuvenating blessings,
bathing us in the rains,
the heartbeat of Africa,
throbbing within us all,
whispering,
guiding,
comforting us,
that,
whenever we fall,
we need only stretch out our hands,
to be lifted up again,
helped back on our feet,
to stand once again,
together,
always, always together,
tall.
The spirit of uBuntu,
flows through our collective veins,
urging us to see,
to hear,
to share the light of peace and of unity,
for we are all,
all of us,
sculpted from one whole,
one mould,
far, far more priceless,
than dead nuggets of gold.
“I am because we are”.
Ngiyabonga, Nkosiyama …
uBuntu is an isiXhosa/isiZulu concept that espouses “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity” )
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