You hate?!!

You hate me ...

I never imposed on you 

I never stole from you

Or share ambition

yet you hate me

For decades you kept such hatred

Deeply rooted in your veins

You've been fed hate

Told stories about me

Lied to so you can hate

You full of hate ...

You've been denied a room to think on your own

Given ammunition to hate and you accepted

You hate, when you know the poison you fed

Why you hate me?

Why do you hate me ... 

I share what I have in me 

My pride beneath & on top of the soil

My life in valleys and joy in the plain fields

My beauty in the karoo & my scenes in ukhahlamba

Yet you passionately hate me! 

Afrika is big for all yet you want it for yourself

Greed dominates you uncontrollably 

You mark territories naming them yours

In places you found freehold

Just so you can be superior & worthy to those who didn't see your worth

Why you hate me?

Is it self hate directed to me, I ask myself

Is your sight still clouded by hate from your ancestors

Is your mind unable to see good that needs to be done

Is self hate so much that it flows out of your skin effortlessly?

Why do you hate?

When you can love, love self & others

When you can accept differences

When you can think on your own

Act on your own thoughts & decisions

Why live your ancestors dreams and faults

Why be chained by chains used for slavery

Why perpetuate your self hate to others

Why not deal with self and accept your flaws

Why you continue to hate?

To this day you hate

Under influences you still hate

You fight passionately to be superior 

Lacking kindness and Ubuntu to your own 

Selfish and arrogant without shame

Your hate is so toxic ...

You fearful and pretentious in your so-called space

You wanna lead & be heard in spaces of those you hate

You full of hate, you toxic with hate 

Why do you hate so much, why do you hate so much?

Leave hate friend, love life!

Written by Khaya Sol Gebashe

2Aug2014

Loaded vessels

Simanzi nte!

as I walked the streets - faces are full of smiles

ears are wrapped in beats by Dre

yet hearts are heavily loaded...

...loaded with loads

words are mumbled every second

voices are not heard

yet faces are full of smiles

hearts are heavily with loads

streets are crowded, pathways are jammed

up and down movements resemble ants at work

yet no work is done but judgments fela

pillows are soaking wet

endless cries continue within

high walls stop noises from within

cries for help yet in the morning masks are worn

smiles are pulled on and beats by Dre rock on

status updates are written

full of wisdom - life - joy - happiness - fun - love

yet hearts bleed sadness - anger - unhappiness - self doubt

these loads are carried with masks on

nicely hidden and beautifully dressed

airwaves make noise with solutions not heard

Billions are spent on programs to help

Passions are shared endlessly to ease the loads

yet these loads are locked deep under the masks

they part of daily clothing and the makeup worn

part of places accustomed to and people known

part of sorrows and joys experienced but no peace inside

these loads are labelled and given names

fancy names at times as heavy as they are

heads are loaded, seeking empty bins to fill

these loads are heavy in heart, spirit and mind

yet there is no place to empty them

religion - marriage - politics, heavy loads

loads of culture - life - families

race - work - failure

loads of doubt - esteem - lack of confidence

assurance - support - fear

loaded as we are, we walk tall daily

clothed in our masks, dressed in belts of self-judgment

and updating those statuses without fail

loaded ... loaded ... loaded!

Written by Khaya Solomon Gebashe

02-June-2014