#UPROOTED

Captivated by capturing non-Caucasians,

They took control of us and turned us

Into captives.

Our brothers betrayed us for the coveted

Incentives,

As colonialists conquered our communal

Culture.

Our families they took,

Our farms they took,

And the first seed they planted was that of

Discord.

Today, a conglomerate of Black artists

Murmur a frail song ‘Africa Unite’ But,

Our Mama-Africa has been ransacked by

The western rascals.

Everything is turned upside down,

Our own who are in the diaspora, can

No longer trace their roots.

The branches of the tree are all over,

And the fruits of the tree are being

Consumed by those who never planted it.

Written by: Ntokozo 'The Conductor' Mdluli

SPOUSAL INSPIRATION - NO MORE WRITER'S BLOCK!

THE SLEEPING GIANT

It’s been a month and eleven days.

I’m happily married,

And my beautiful wife is asleep

[oh so I thought].

I slip out of bed as quietly as I can

Cause I don’t want to wake her up.

I grab my journal, glide into the

Living room, and sink in the couch adjacent

To our bedroom door.

I begin to write and write, then, stop-

Mid-sentence I take glances as my pen

Dances to the muse…the spotlight of

Creativity shines brighter on the page.

Suddenly, a glance turns into a gaze;

My eyes susceptible to such perfection

They relent- rendering all things

Meaningless against the masterpiece.

How difficult it is to imagine

How what you thought was asleep,

Could actually awaken the sleeping

Giant in you.

Written by: Ntokozo ‘The Conductor’ Mdluli                                                                 ©2020