Submissions by Simon_III_Msibi (Mandla Msibi)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My poetry is mostly an exploration of the human condition.
SELF POEM
Published
4th Mar 2020 7:41am
4th Mar 2020 7:41am
The Forgotten One
I've given people parts of me
And they've gone to multiply
Without me
They've moved on to greener pastures
And have forgotten about me
They celebrate and enjoy themselves
Without me
They tell me I should be happy
Because I am the one who gave them
that chance
That I am the one who saw their potential before anybody else
But now I wonder if this is my penance
For never asking for anything in return
So I sit here alone
As everyone goes through me
Like I'm the gate way to their next life
As they go...
And they've gone to multiply
Without me
They've moved on to greener pastures
And have forgotten about me
They celebrate and enjoy themselves
Without me
They tell me I should be happy
Because I am the one who gave them
that chance
That I am the one who saw their potential before anybody else
But now I wonder if this is my penance
For never asking for anything in return
So I sit here alone
As everyone goes through me
Like I'm the gate way to their next life
As they go...
#TimeHeals
#SelfReflection
#emptiness
#hurt
#SelfWorth
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Feb 2020 5:47pm
12th Feb 2020 5:47pm
Believe in her
Have you ever considered
That maybe
she's not asking for your help?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
she's not begging
for your attention?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
all that she needs from you
is for you to stop
standing in her way?
Have you ever considered
that maybe
just maybe
all that she seeks
Is something no hand out
Can equate to?
Maybe all that she seeks
Is the one thing you cannot buy!
Have you ever considered
That maybe all...
That maybe
she's not asking for your help?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
she's not begging
for your attention?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
all that she needs from you
is for you to stop
standing in her way?
Have you ever considered
that maybe
just maybe
all that she seeks
Is something no hand out
Can equate to?
Maybe all that she seeks
Is the one thing you cannot buy!
Have you ever considered
That maybe all...
#women
#religion
#faith
#SelfReflection
#support
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2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Feb 2020 4:59pm
6th Feb 2020 4:59pm
Her Narrative
She wanted a new narrative
A new tale about what
It meant for her to just be
She just knew that
Her story would be a different one
Her story would be one of achievement
Her story would be one of triumphs
Her story would be one of autonomy
Most of all she just wanted
To be in a world
Where she could choose
For herself who she wants to be
The world had already
Defined her role
It had already signed
A social contract
It had already removed
Her from the public sector
Only keeping her Private ...
A new tale about what
It meant for her to just be
She just knew that
Her story would be a different one
Her story would be one of achievement
Her story would be one of triumphs
Her story would be one of autonomy
Most of all she just wanted
To be in a world
Where she could choose
For herself who she wants to be
The world had already
Defined her role
It had already signed
A social contract
It had already removed
Her from the public sector
Only keeping her Private ...
#women
#politics
#narrative
#historical
#philosophical
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2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Jan 2020 7:43am
29th Jan 2020 7:43am
Her Hand
She had to be very careful
About who she marries
This decision was more
Than a decision based on love
Rather it was a decision
About her own destiny
She was the only benefitiary
Of her families assets
And the state had demanded
That she can only keep
What was rightfully hers
If she entitled her right
To someone else
If the man she chose to marry
Wouldn't squander
What he never worked for
She had to be very careful
About who she would marry
For his ideals would impose
Upon her life ...
About who she marries
This decision was more
Than a decision based on love
Rather it was a decision
About her own destiny
She was the only benefitiary
Of her families assets
And the state had demanded
That she can only keep
What was rightfully hers
If she entitled her right
To someone else
If the man she chose to marry
Wouldn't squander
What he never worked for
She had to be very careful
About who she would marry
For his ideals would impose
Upon her life ...
#women
#marriage
#LifeStruggles
#historical
#choices
471 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Jan 2020 5:37pm
27th Jan 2020 5:37pm
See Her
She was drowning
But nobody could see it
She was drowning
In the expectation
Of who she should be
She was drowning
From all the expectations
Of how a woman should be
She was drowning
And nobody could see it
She was drowning
And sinking even deeper
Into her own depression
That even she couldn't see
She was drowning
Even though she was smiling
She was falling
Deeper and Deeper
Into the ocean of regret
Slowly sinking
Slowly losing her own life
With nothing to hold onto...
But nobody could see it
She was drowning
In the expectation
Of who she should be
She was drowning
From all the expectations
Of how a woman should be
She was drowning
And nobody could see it
She was drowning
And sinking even deeper
Into her own depression
That even she couldn't see
She was drowning
Even though she was smiling
She was falling
Deeper and Deeper
Into the ocean of regret
Slowly sinking
Slowly losing her own life
With nothing to hold onto...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#prose
#learning
#SelfWorth
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STORY POEM
Published
18th Jan 2020 3:30pm
18th Jan 2020 3:30pm
The Hope He Found
Life pans out differently
For everyone
And although it took time
He started getting a hang
Of how to navigate
His own life
One day at work
He got invited for an outing
At first he only went to work
Just for the sake of it
But over time he got to know
Everyone
He got to his colleagues
And in a way they became
His new friends
He could tell when they were
Happy and when they had a bad day
He really enjoyed conversing
With them and really knowing
What brought them all
into the...
For everyone
And although it took time
He started getting a hang
Of how to navigate
His own life
One day at work
He got invited for an outing
At first he only went to work
Just for the sake of it
But over time he got to know
Everyone
He got to his colleagues
And in a way they became
His new friends
He could tell when they were
Happy and when they had a bad day
He really enjoyed conversing
With them and really knowing
What brought them all
into the...
#love
#God
#LifeGoals
#LifeCycle
#FirstLove
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STORY POEM
Published
15th Jan 2020 2:28pm
15th Jan 2020 2:28pm
His Life Today
Today he decided to break his routine
Instead of working he decided to be social
For as long as he had lived in this area
He had never really gone out
He didn't know anyone
It was a necessary evil
For now he was that much closer to his goal
But the more achieved was the more he realized he missed something:
He missed having people to share
Those achievements with
He missed being able to talk to people
Which is why he decided to go out
Maybe he could make a friend
If not he could at least have fun
He had no game...
Instead of working he decided to be social
For as long as he had lived in this area
He had never really gone out
He didn't know anyone
It was a necessary evil
For now he was that much closer to his goal
But the more achieved was the more he realized he missed something:
He missed having people to share
Those achievements with
He missed being able to talk to people
Which is why he decided to go out
Maybe he could make a friend
If not he could at least have fun
He had no game...
#dreams
#narrative
#ShortStory
#LifeCycle
#aging
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6 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
11th Jan 2020 5:16pm
11th Jan 2020 5:16pm
The fridge
He had been saving up
For some time
He had been saving up
To buy a fridge
He already had a bed
But the next thing
He needed was a fridge
What he forgot is that
A fridge needed food
But he was proud of himself
He finally bought something
For himself
He finally had something
That he went to pick out
Something he bought
With his own money
'One day there will
be food in this fridge'
Each day he ate junk food
The quickest and cheapest
Meal which he could...
For some time
He had been saving up
To buy a fridge
He already had a bed
But the next thing
He needed was a fridge
What he forgot is that
A fridge needed food
But he was proud of himself
He finally bought something
For himself
He finally had something
That he went to pick out
Something he bought
With his own money
'One day there will
be food in this fridge'
Each day he ate junk food
The quickest and cheapest
Meal which he could...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#LifeGoals #LifeCycle
#LifeGoals #LifeCycle
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7 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
11th Jan 2020 7:46am
11th Jan 2020 7:46am
His Promise
He told himself that
this would be his last shot
For he had already tried this before
And he came back home
like a dog with its tail between the legs
Despite this he decided to try again
The only difference now is that
his youth is not on his side
He can't be young and free
When his own standard of living is his prison
He needed to break out
And he needed to do so soon
Nobody realised this
But he was buying his time
He went to work every day
Working diligently
Doing what everyone else does
He...
this would be his last shot
For he had already tried this before
And he came back home
like a dog with its tail between the legs
Despite this he decided to try again
The only difference now is that
his youth is not on his side
He can't be young and free
When his own standard of living is his prison
He needed to break out
And he needed to do so soon
Nobody realised this
But he was buying his time
He went to work every day
Working diligently
Doing what everyone else does
He...
#dreams
#narrative
#LifeGoals
457 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Jan 2020 9:47pm
3rd Jan 2020 9:47pm
The Cynics Requiem
Maybe you become
The guy that time forgot
When everyone gets what
they want from life,
the one who grants wishes
just forgets you
Maybe you're the one
whose name they forget
The one they refer to
when they say:
'remember that guy,
what was his name again?'
Maybe everyone moves on
Everyone grows up
Everyone has the weddings
Has the kids
And you are the one
who gets left behind
You end up being the one
With a different partner in every event
Because you loved too hard ...
The guy that time forgot
When everyone gets what
they want from life,
the one who grants wishes
just forgets you
Maybe you're the one
whose name they forget
The one they refer to
when they say:
'remember that guy,
what was his name again?'
Maybe everyone moves on
Everyone grows up
Everyone has the weddings
Has the kids
And you are the one
who gets left behind
You end up being the one
With a different partner in every event
Because you loved too hard ...
#identity
#culture
#TruthOfLife
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3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Jan 2020 6:44pm
3rd Jan 2020 6:44pm
You are a Part of Me
For some time
I started Denying You
I started to Deny what we had
But what I see is that
Denying you is literally
denying a whole part of me life
I would be denying
that I've loved
That I felt heartbroken
And started on the process
Of healing
I would be denying that
I have changed
Denying that a part of me
has never felt the same since
And in this denial
I would be pretending
to be someone I am not
The truth is you are a part of me
There are habits I have developed ...
I started Denying You
I started to Deny what we had
But what I see is that
Denying you is literally
denying a whole part of me life
I would be denying
that I've loved
That I felt heartbroken
And started on the process
Of healing
I would be denying that
I have changed
Denying that a part of me
has never felt the same since
And in this denial
I would be pretending
to be someone I am not
The truth is you are a part of me
There are habits I have developed ...
#love
#heartbroken
#acceptance
#denial
#healing
471 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Dec 2019 9:34am
9th Dec 2019 9:34am
Self Reflection
How often...
How often must one reflect?
How often must I come face to face
with the truth of my own being
How often must I face the questions
Which I am to ask myself each day:
Am I on the right path?
Am I fulfilling my own dreams?
Am I doing enough today
to make sure I have a great tomorrow?
Am I simply surviving or am I living?
I simply do not know
However this is my self reflection
Like using a mirror to look at myself
but this mirror is showing me my own soul
How often must one reflect? ...
How often must one reflect?
How often must I come face to face
with the truth of my own being
How often must I face the questions
Which I am to ask myself each day:
Am I on the right path?
Am I fulfilling my own dreams?
Am I doing enough today
to make sure I have a great tomorrow?
Am I simply surviving or am I living?
I simply do not know
However this is my self reflection
Like using a mirror to look at myself
but this mirror is showing me my own soul
How often must one reflect? ...
#identity
#SelfReflection
#meditation #SelfWorth
#meditation #SelfWorth
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5 Comments
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