PoetryNothing from you
Hi rra,This is my last letter to you.Your replies have a shelf in the glass cabinet,beside the plates we keep for visitors.I dust it every Sunday.
Maverick Kabelo2 Oct 20261 min read
PoetryNkuku, teach me
I just want to learn, Nkuku,the way your bare palm lifts the hot pot lid,the way you sweep the yard before the sun, the dust smelling of cold,the way your gate stays open to the whole street.You put…
Maverick Kabelo30 Sep 20261 min read
PoetryThe heartbroken poem
City lights flicker, In your smile, I find solace, Ocean pulls me away.
Maverick Kabelo11 Feb 20241 min read
PoetryBored poem
I am Boredom, the silent thief of time, I creep into your days, uninvited, I dull your senses, drain your mind, And make each moment feel divided.
Maverick Kabelo10 Feb 20231 min read
PoetryA thorn among roses
Thorn among roses, Out of place, out of time, Silent, alone, I bloom.
Maverick Kabelo24 Jan 20231 min read
PoetryDear you
Darkness haunts you through the night,On cue to the idea that sad songs could be your lullaby.But fear remains vibrant in your eyes,Like torture in a blazing furnace.
Tinashe19 Jan 20231 min read
PoetryDear Miss Sunshine
Dear miss sunshine, Shine Radiate as bright as you can be, For the world is yours to reach, To devour with your essence, And captivate our hearts with your presence,
Yarona Monthe3 Jan 20231 min read
PoetryThe six Ws of introversion
Why do I feel like an outcast, a misfit in this society?
Maverick Kabelo29 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryThe Mophane worm’s lament
I am but a humble worm, Trapped in this endless form, Foraging through the mophane leaves, My days filled with endless feed.
Maverick Kabelo25 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryThe untitled story
Her shiny black hair flickers in the dark storm, Her beautiful pink lips, with a touch of black from the burns of a cigarette.
Larona Mosoboloko24 Dec 20222 min read
PoetryI am not selfish
Once, you were my everything My heart and soul, my everything But as the days turned into months I found myself feeling trapped and smothered
Maverick Kabelo23 Dec 20221 min read
PoetrySilent goodbye
A boy and lady, good friends they beHe told her all his innermost thoughts, so confidinglyShe comforted and advised, with a heart full of careBut one day, out of the blue, she was no longer there
Maverick Kabelo18 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryThe unforgiving
The sun beats down, relentless and fierceOn the parched earth of her land
Maverick Kabelo17 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryOnce an athlete
Once a man of great skill and speed,On the field and in the pool,He ruled the game with power and grace,A true athlete and a master of his craft.
Maverick Kabelo14 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryUnfulfilled
Desire burns within me, A fire that never dies, I try to quench it, But it only multiplies.
Maverick Kabelo13 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryDespite
In the quiet of his solitude, He finds not peace nor solace.
Maverick Kabelo12 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryBuild a home in me
With a soul woven in vicuna and cashmereI am soft and solaced for youRest your heart on the trove of my loveDulcifying and alleviatingLet us lay reclined here awhileDebarring the dinAnd darting our…
Kgosietsile Kooagile9 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryShe bled
Glancing the bay through the window,Her quiet morning began.Already hating the day, hating the life.She started to chase the ghost happiness that resided inside her.Drowning her sorrows in a deep…
Larona Mosoboloko4 Dec 20221 min read
PoetryHow pink can you go
It’s pink October, A time to recognize the brave who have dealt with the unthinkable.
Ripfumelo Chavani24 Oct 20221 min read
PoetryAmbition in place
A brain behind inventiveness, Young and intelligent, Destined for greatness… Anxiousness and sensitiveness his weakness, And creativity his greatest weapon…
Ripfumelo Chavani14 Jul 20222 min read
PoetryMakoro to survive
He wakes up early to get the bag, To run towards the hissing bus as it reaches the bus stop,To run after it even when it leaves him behind, Until it reaches the next bus stop for other workers.
AVO3 Jul 20221 min read
PoetryWear your skin proud
Unusual brown, white and spotty “deformities,” Sketched on your body by the hands of nature, Creping quietly into your coat, and consuming the usual skin color… A discomfort that came with constant…
Ripfumelo Chavani25 Jun 20221 min read
PoetryDear pops, old man
He is a pillar of strength; The one we look to when everything is going sideways; We know that he has an armour up there… I would wake up from nightmares, screaming.
Yarona Monthe19 Jun 20221 min read
PoetryWho am I?
I am the extension of rudeness, With a pinch of sweetness.
Yarona Monthe17 Jun 20221 min read
Palesa Morailane
Burnt Out Phoenix
Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane
