Submissions by Simon_III_Msibi (Mandla Msibi)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My poetry is mostly an exploration of the human condition.
LOVE POEM
Published
7th Aug 2022 7:32am
7th Aug 2022 7:32am
Love's Face
Love Embraces
but doesn't hold too tightly
Love nurtures the seed
But not with intention
to take away the fruits of labour
Love protects
But love doesn't hide you away
Love let's you soar the skies
Love isn't the sun that melts your wings
Love picks you up when you crash down
Without putting weights on your new wings
Love floods you
But doesn't drown you
Anything other than this
Is just fear pretending to be love
Because love trusts its own teaching
Love let's you grow and share it with others
Fear claims...
but doesn't hold too tightly
Love nurtures the seed
But not with intention
to take away the fruits of labour
Love protects
But love doesn't hide you away
Love let's you soar the skies
Love isn't the sun that melts your wings
Love picks you up when you crash down
Without putting weights on your new wings
Love floods you
But doesn't drown you
Anything other than this
Is just fear pretending to be love
Because love trusts its own teaching
Love let's you grow and share it with others
Fear claims...
#love
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Jul 2022 10:55am
23rd Jul 2022 10:55am
Done
I'm done
It's done
That's all
I have
It's done
That's all
I have
#LifeAsAWriter
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4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Jun 2022 7:28pm
15th Jun 2022 7:28pm
You Were Worth Waiting For
It took a minute to lick my wounds
Another to learn to walk
And yet another to wake
To my reality
I had to wander
In these deserts with no water
Dying slowly as I watched
Others flourish
Finding no oasis, I waited
Leaving only my mind to wonder
I asked myself who
Am I?
I asked myself why
Am I here?
I asked what
Am I ready for?
Then asked when
Will I be ready?
It took me a minute to get back
To leave the wilderness
And emerge as a better me
I had to wait for you
And boy were you...
Another to learn to walk
And yet another to wake
To my reality
I had to wander
In these deserts with no water
Dying slowly as I watched
Others flourish
Finding no oasis, I waited
Leaving only my mind to wonder
I asked myself who
Am I?
I asked myself why
Am I here?
I asked what
Am I ready for?
Then asked when
Will I be ready?
It took me a minute to get back
To leave the wilderness
And emerge as a better me
I had to wait for you
And boy were you...
#SelfReflection
#meditation
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SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jun 2022 8:45pm
2nd Jun 2022 8:45pm
Workhorse Story
It's about time I admit this
I love work
Honestly I really love work
However it's all in what I am doing
I wish it was all just about the money
Then I would be happy just sitting around yet getting paid
This isn't a I'm the good guy story
Rather it's a discussion of my curse
I take pride in my work
To just do anything to get by
isn't good enough for me
I need to feel like I've earned my keep
So when I really get into work mode
Man that's my life expressed
It gets tough though,
because not everywhere ...
I love work
Honestly I really love work
However it's all in what I am doing
I wish it was all just about the money
Then I would be happy just sitting around yet getting paid
This isn't a I'm the good guy story
Rather it's a discussion of my curse
I take pride in my work
To just do anything to get by
isn't good enough for me
I need to feel like I've earned my keep
So when I really get into work mode
Man that's my life expressed
It gets tough though,
because not everywhere ...
#SelfReflection
#job
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2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Jun 2022 7:34am
2nd Jun 2022 7:34am
The Day
I guess you just get over it all
You get over all the hurt
You get over all the hope
You just become nothing
And at the same time
You become something
You never thought you'd be
You get over all the hurt
You get over all the hope
You just become nothing
And at the same time
You become something
You never thought you'd be
#meditation
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3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
30th May 2022 6:19pm
30th May 2022 6:19pm
Moments to Come
Would you believe me
If I told you about my
personal history
If I showed you a side to me
Which only a few get to see
Those moments that are like
A cold winters day
When any glimmer of sunlight
Is a delight to the soul
Could my words be
like that first sip of tea
Warming you up slightly
Would you in believe me
If I told you my dreams
Unfiltered as is
Not fitting the status quo
Would you believe in me
As I strive towards
Especially on the days
When no ground is broken into
Would you believe...
If I told you about my
personal history
If I showed you a side to me
Which only a few get to see
Those moments that are like
A cold winters day
When any glimmer of sunlight
Is a delight to the soul
Could my words be
like that first sip of tea
Warming you up slightly
Would you in believe me
If I told you my dreams
Unfiltered as is
Not fitting the status quo
Would you believe in me
As I strive towards
Especially on the days
When no ground is broken into
Would you believe...
#love
#relationships
#faith #support
#faith #support
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LOVE POEM
Published
28th May 2022 2:37pm
28th May 2022 2:37pm
The Longing
I wish I knew that the last time
Would be the last time
That we actually got together
I would have savored the moments
I wish I would've done more
To stay around you
But really it was just a dalliance
You probably don't even think about me
The music in the background
The moaning and groaning
The conversations in between
All of this is now just a footnote
In our personal histories
I wish I knew that the last time
Would be the last time
You didn't leave me with regret
I was left longing
Wishing I was less...
Would be the last time
That we actually got together
I would have savored the moments
I wish I would've done more
To stay around you
But really it was just a dalliance
You probably don't even think about me
The music in the background
The moaning and groaning
The conversations in between
All of this is now just a footnote
In our personal histories
I wish I knew that the last time
Would be the last time
You didn't leave me with regret
I was left longing
Wishing I was less...
#lover
#UnrequitedLove
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th May 2022 8:55pm
14th May 2022 8:55pm
Cement
This isn't my home
Though I've lived here for years
This isn't my home
Though the memories are warm
This isn't my home
Though we have peace
This isn't my home
We just stay here
Yet deep down
Anytime we could be thrown out
A roof over your head
Is a blessing
I hope you know that
Because that's the one thing
I've never had
Protection from the rain
Is only rented from month to month
Yet deep down you know
You hold no power
Deep down you know
That you're walking on eggshells ...
Though I've lived here for years
This isn't my home
Though the memories are warm
This isn't my home
Though we have peace
This isn't my home
We just stay here
Yet deep down
Anytime we could be thrown out
A roof over your head
Is a blessing
I hope you know that
Because that's the one thing
I've never had
Protection from the rain
Is only rented from month to month
Yet deep down you know
You hold no power
Deep down you know
That you're walking on eggshells ...
#home
#homelessness
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SELF POEM
Published
13th May 2022 6:41pm
13th May 2022 6:41pm
Crown
Honestly
I'm really
sorry
I'm sorry
for all the moments
in which I stopping
believing in myself
I'm sorry
to all the people who
didn't get the best of me
I'm sorry
for all the projects
that amounted to nothing
I'm sorry for almost giving up
I'm sorry for almost giving up
I'm really sorry
for almost giving up
I really was that close
Life really was that dark
I don't even know
how I got through it
Some days feel like
I'm still in the mud
Yet...
I'm really
sorry
I'm sorry
for all the moments
in which I stopping
believing in myself
I'm sorry
to all the people who
didn't get the best of me
I'm sorry
for all the projects
that amounted to nothing
I'm sorry for almost giving up
I'm sorry for almost giving up
I'm really sorry
for almost giving up
I really was that close
Life really was that dark
I don't even know
how I got through it
Some days feel like
I'm still in the mud
Yet...
#ImSorry
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th May 2022 12:03pm
13th May 2022 12:03pm
Community
I lost all my friends
One day you're all together
Another day Years have gone by
I lost most of my friends
Some are gettin married
Others have kids
I lost all of my friends
There hasn't been a formal
Ceremony to admit to this
But really it's time to accept this
I tried to reach out to everyone
Yet that too faded away
Things just aren't the same
The nostalgia doesn't last long
Soon you find yourself losing touch
In a era in which people are always
on their phones, it's crazy how hard
it is for...
One day you're all together
Another day Years have gone by
I lost most of my friends
Some are gettin married
Others have kids
I lost all of my friends
There hasn't been a formal
Ceremony to admit to this
But really it's time to accept this
I tried to reach out to everyone
Yet that too faded away
Things just aren't the same
The nostalgia doesn't last long
Soon you find yourself losing touch
In a era in which people are always
on their phones, it's crazy how hard
it is for...
#breakup
#friendship
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Apr 2022 3:51pm
27th Apr 2022 3:51pm
Chance
Hey you!
Yes you!
Take a roll of this dice
And depending on where it lands
You could end up on this side of the tracks or the other
Just put your fate on this roll
Oh who cares about equality
If you win you win big
Who doesn't like that type of risk?
Come on now
Put your soul on the line
Look at them they've won before
Come on now
Pit your happiness on the line
Throw it high
Or even to the side
It doesn't matter
Just make sure you play this game
For...
Yes you!
Take a roll of this dice
And depending on where it lands
You could end up on this side of the tracks or the other
Just put your fate on this roll
Oh who cares about equality
If you win you win big
Who doesn't like that type of risk?
Come on now
Put your soul on the line
Look at them they've won before
Come on now
Pit your happiness on the line
Throw it high
Or even to the side
It doesn't matter
Just make sure you play this game
For...
#fate
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Apr 2022 6:54pm
11th Apr 2022 6:54pm
Connected
You ever meet someone
Only to find out
That they know someone
That you know
Really well?
I means it's an out
Of this world feeling
To learn about how small
The world can be
Better yet
How strange it is that
all of you have never been
in the same space
at the same time
Yet all your lives are connected
Only to find out
That they know someone
That you know
Really well?
I means it's an out
Of this world feeling
To learn about how small
The world can be
Better yet
How strange it is that
all of you have never been
in the same space
at the same time
Yet all your lives are connected
#TruthOfLife
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