I AM JUST A POET by Ndumiso Sikhakhane

I am just a poet
Maybe the world called for peace
in my birth not knowing that my strength
was civilized, lysed on the brain in words.
though my hands look strong and fit, musculated
but my strength is hindered in the brain cells.
Hindered by blocks of words that keep on shouting
expel me, infect her while you disinfect him.

I am just a poet
a poet that his leg made not to burn, space, scatter the world with the word
but to state the statement of harassment, embarrassment
puncture them with solutions, suggestions mandated
to change the world, reposture, reframe though at times I hurt.

I am just a poet
poet filled with lines of love as if I was the first articulation
antibody of love, like a vaccine I depth my lines of remembrances
to propel smiles, tears, laughter’s, grieve
whilst building, rebedding wishes, dreams and hopes with
I deal gas as if I ever knew any as science does in combustion.

I am just a poet
the lines of religion breathed from my nose
are a symbol of how at nature I’m defined,
with no intrigued line of calories, like steam
I envy the thoughts of infected faith; sterilize the wish of defeating those who are
walking on their righteousness. I split acid where no human stand
for the one designed me is above my imagination as I link through his image.
I exhale no love no hatred but solidified thought
of where your faith is stated, placed, conquered and quarantined.

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