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
28th Nov 2019 10:32pm
28th Nov 2019 10:32pm
I miss the Conversations
Why is it that when
we just meet people
we have so much
to share with them?
Even the most trivial thing
seems exciting
You feel as though
you can tell them every thing
Then time does its thing
You find that the conversations
Start getting shorter
Your stories seem boring now
Then you find yourself
Uncomfortable in the silence
You still talk but now it's just body language
No longer are you sharing
Each others souls
But now you are just talking
In order to get time moving again ...
we just meet people
we have so much
to share with them?
Even the most trivial thing
seems exciting
You feel as though
you can tell them every thing
Then time does its thing
You find that the conversations
Start getting shorter
Your stories seem boring now
Then you find yourself
Uncomfortable in the silence
You still talk but now it's just body language
No longer are you sharing
Each others souls
But now you are just talking
In order to get time moving again ...
#love
#dialogue
#IMissYou
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8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Nov 2019 6:08am
17th Nov 2019 6:08am
He Stands Still to Contemplate
Everybody he had loved was gone
They didn't leave him per say
It was just that they were all
In different phases of their lives
He was still stuck
In the same phase of life
Still Contemplating his own life
He was still putting together
The pieces of the bigger puzzle
Which forms this thing
He calls his dream
His life seemed mellow
His actions seemed
To be making him
go around in circles
What was he supposed to do?
Was he supposed to do
What everybody tells him to?
Was he...
They didn't leave him per say
It was just that they were all
In different phases of their lives
He was still stuck
In the same phase of life
Still Contemplating his own life
He was still putting together
The pieces of the bigger puzzle
Which forms this thing
He calls his dream
His life seemed mellow
His actions seemed
To be making him
go around in circles
What was he supposed to do?
Was he supposed to do
What everybody tells him to?
Was he...
#prose
#SelfDiscovery
408 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Nov 2019 7:39pm
10th Nov 2019 7:39pm
Random Thoughts I
I hate how the more people age
The more pessimistic they get
How they have let their sufferings
Define them
Notvrealising that in each situation
They have conquered so much
Not realizing how strong strong they are
Yet they are crippling themselves mentality
I hate how they complain
How they let their dreams die
Them try and convince me to do the same
What happened to the happy old people
Who always lived to laugh
To share a story or two
Be as sweet as the sweets the hoard
Yet today
People are sad...
The more pessimistic they get
How they have let their sufferings
Define them
Notvrealising that in each situation
They have conquered so much
Not realizing how strong strong they are
Yet they are crippling themselves mentality
I hate how they complain
How they let their dreams die
Them try and convince me to do the same
What happened to the happy old people
Who always lived to laugh
To share a story or two
Be as sweet as the sweets the hoard
Yet today
People are sad...
#happiness
#LifeStruggles
#myself #LifeCycle
#myself #LifeCycle
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2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
27th Oct 2019 8:34pm
27th Oct 2019 8:34pm
The Lover with no Light
Have you ever
Loved someone
Then realise that
They have no light
When they walk into a room
They turn the heads of people
But the flowers slowly look away
When you hold them
Your heart stops for a second
Make you believe it skipped a beat
Out of passion
Have you ever had a lover
No matter how much
Attention you give
They still want more
Until you are left alone
Have you ever seen
Their true face
As you realize
How silence with them
Is uncomfortable
Yes...
Loved someone
Then realise that
They have no light
When they walk into a room
They turn the heads of people
But the flowers slowly look away
When you hold them
Your heart stops for a second
Make you believe it skipped a beat
Out of passion
Have you ever had a lover
No matter how much
Attention you give
They still want more
Until you are left alone
Have you ever seen
Their true face
As you realize
How silence with them
Is uncomfortable
Yes...
#sadness
#hurt
533 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Oct 2019 7:48am
27th Oct 2019 7:48am
How Dare You
How dare you not dream
How dare you not chase your destiny
How dare you think about settling
when you know in the depths of your soul
That you belong by the edge
You are one of those people
Who takes the dive
Jumps in because
he cannot live like the rest
Who do you think you are
Wasting your life
Creating memories that fade away quickly
Who do you think you are
Doing the bare minimum
When you know that your full potential
Will change the world
I dare you to do more
To create miracles...
How dare you not chase your destiny
How dare you think about settling
when you know in the depths of your soul
That you belong by the edge
You are one of those people
Who takes the dive
Jumps in because
he cannot live like the rest
Who do you think you are
Wasting your life
Creating memories that fade away quickly
Who do you think you are
Doing the bare minimum
When you know that your full potential
Will change the world
I dare you to do more
To create miracles...
#courage
#identity
#inspirational #God
#inspirational #God
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1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Oct 2019 9:03am
23rd Oct 2019 9:03am
Thinking about Destiny
I find myself
Contemplating
Thinking of all
the things
I could be doing
Thinking about all
The places
I could be seeing
I find myself
Contemplating
Thinking about all
The times
I could've chosen differently
Thinking of all
The times
I could've put myself first
So I sit here
Contemplating
Thinking about my future
If my current life
Is worth it
I sit here
Contemplating
Thinking about my past
If there is anything
I...
Contemplating
Thinking of all
the things
I could be doing
Thinking about all
The places
I could be seeing
I find myself
Contemplating
Thinking about all
The times
I could've chosen differently
Thinking of all
The times
I could've put myself first
So I sit here
Contemplating
Thinking about my future
If my current life
Is worth it
I sit here
Contemplating
Thinking about my past
If there is anything
I...
#fate
#SelfReflection
#meditation #choices
#meditation #choices
481 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
23rd Oct 2019 8:58am
23rd Oct 2019 8:58am
My hope for Love
The girl with natural hair
She stands tall
Each step taken with confidence
Her skin
The colour
Of cocoa butter
She's feisty
Something that I hate
But deep down
I really love
Because it shows
That she is strong willed
I love the fact that she
Is a Visionary
Not in my type of field
But just as impactful
A girl that special
definitely has many choices
But I hope she chooses me
And chooses me only
She loves that
I am a bit goofy
Because makes
her seem...
She stands tall
Each step taken with confidence
Her skin
The colour
Of cocoa butter
She's feisty
Something that I hate
But deep down
I really love
Because it shows
That she is strong willed
I love the fact that she
Is a Visionary
Not in my type of field
But just as impactful
A girl that special
definitely has many choices
But I hope she chooses me
And chooses me only
She loves that
I am a bit goofy
Because makes
her seem...
#love
#hope
#lover #FallingInLove
#lover #FallingInLove
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2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Oct 2019 8:32pm
14th Oct 2019 8:32pm
Life Changing Moments
They say you never
Forget your first time
And that is so true
I will never forget
The first time
That I realized that
I am Black
It really changed my life
I was a bit of a late bloomer
Of couse I knew what black was
But I didn't really understand it
When I was younger
I didn't know what it means for my soul
But it did happen
Like most people
My first time was not
My best time
But it was eye opening
All this time
This was what is really
Going on between people ...
Forget your first time
And that is so true
I will never forget
The first time
That I realized that
I am Black
It really changed my life
I was a bit of a late bloomer
Of couse I knew what black was
But I didn't really understand it
When I was younger
I didn't know what it means for my soul
But it did happen
Like most people
My first time was not
My best time
But it was eye opening
All this time
This was what is really
Going on between people ...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#TruthOfLife
#LifeChangingMoment
#myself
443 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Oct 2019 8:29pm
14th Oct 2019 8:29pm
Different People
I chose a different path
you chose someone different
and since then
things have been different
My spirit feels different
So does your presence
Our interactions are different
So are our paths
We now meet by chance
As if we only meet
When fate rolls the dice
And that's different
We used to talk all the time
Now our conversations
Are different
They are hurried and lack feeling
You look so different
Your eyes have lost
Their sparkle
I guess I am not so different
...
you chose someone different
and since then
things have been different
My spirit feels different
So does your presence
Our interactions are different
So are our paths
We now meet by chance
As if we only meet
When fate rolls the dice
And that's different
We used to talk all the time
Now our conversations
Are different
They are hurried and lack feeling
You look so different
Your eyes have lost
Their sparkle
I guess I am not so different
...
#love
#relationships
#lover
405 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
8th Oct 2019 6:41pm
8th Oct 2019 6:41pm
My Next Journey
My next Journey
Is to a place that
Has somewhat
Become foreign to me
My next Journey
Is to a place that
I used to love so much
A place that was filled with Joy
My next Journey
Is to a place that
Isn't too far away
Infact my next journey
Is to a place that
Is exactly where I am
My next Journey
Is one of fulfillment
My next Journey
Is about my own Growth
My Next Journey is within
The place is my own Soul
Is to a place that
Has somewhat
Become foreign to me
My next Journey
Is to a place that
I used to love so much
A place that was filled with Joy
My next Journey
Is to a place that
Isn't too far away
Infact my next journey
Is to a place that
Is exactly where I am
My next Journey
Is one of fulfillment
My next Journey
Is about my own Growth
My Next Journey is within
The place is my own Soul
#myself
#SelfReflection
#meditation
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
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0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Sep 2019 7:05pm
18th Sep 2019 7:05pm
The State of My Lover
I imagine walking past you
And sharing a glance
One moment
That leads to romance
I imagine we will both
Be afraid
Afraid of the realness
Afraid of the rawness
Afraid of being relentless
As we get to love each other
I imagine us
Talking about our pain
Looking within each other
And realizing that this journey
Is totally worth it
I imagine our two paths
Becoming one
Knowing that the rest of it
Will be shared
Knowing that when you
Tire I will wait for you
When you fall
I...
And sharing a glance
One moment
That leads to romance
I imagine we will both
Be afraid
Afraid of the realness
Afraid of the rawness
Afraid of being relentless
As we get to love each other
I imagine us
Talking about our pain
Looking within each other
And realizing that this journey
Is totally worth it
I imagine our two paths
Becoming one
Knowing that the rest of it
Will be shared
Knowing that when you
Tire I will wait for you
When you fall
I...
#love
#God
#lover #FallingInLove
#lover #FallingInLove
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0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Sep 2019 7:32am
18th Sep 2019 7:32am
A love that could never be
I was at a bar
With friends
and it was karaoke night
As we sat at a table
waiting for each of our turns
I saw her walk in
She was with her sister
And they chose the table
Next to ours
I took a few glances
Then went in to make my move
I made some comment
About the music playing
highlighting how bad I am
At small talk
Luckily
she was bad at small talk to
However we seemed to both
Know a lot about music
We went on to talk about life
We spoke about our aspirations
And...
With friends
and it was karaoke night
As we sat at a table
waiting for each of our turns
I saw her walk in
She was with her sister
And they chose the table
Next to ours
I took a few glances
Then went in to make my move
I made some comment
About the music playing
highlighting how bad I am
At small talk
Luckily
she was bad at small talk to
However we seemed to both
Know a lot about music
We went on to talk about life
We spoke about our aspirations
And...
#love
#FallingInLove
#UnrequitedLove #ForbiddenLove
#UnrequitedLove #ForbiddenLove
361 reads
5 Comments
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