I remember days when I sat alone <br />In the dark, with savage beasts <br />Dancing beside me. <br />All the while my greatest hazard <br />Was the thought. But then you came in, <br />Turned on the light and, with an <br />Uninteligible smile, watched the monsters <br />Disappear. Then you walked <br />Towards me and stood like the leaning tower <br />Which came down hard with the words: <br />'Ufuna ni apha? ' <br />'What do you seek here? ' <br /> <br />Of all the thousands of words <br />Running through my mind <br />I could only reach for one: <br />Me... <br />Half asking, half telling, <br />Addressed to you and I. <br />Then you turned 'round <br />Without a sound, and left; <br />You turned the light off <br />But left the door half open <br />With your light shining beyond. <br /> <br />Oh body of my soul! <br />Slowly you walked, <br />But you walked, dammit! <br />And you left me lying there, <br />Head on bed, heart on hands; <br />Limbs, bones, breath, <br />Feeling detached from myself. <br />So now you go ahead <br />And make the report. <br />I know you hate paper-work <br />But you, you were the one <br />That found me.<br /><br />Nkululeko Mdudu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/12-11-12/
