After I Ate An English Thesaurus - Khayelihle Bongiswa Gamedze

I accidentally ate, consumed, chew in,

A thesaurus, a synonymopedia.

And ever since then, at that moment, by that time,

My words, vocabulary, sayings just sublime.

Little Orchard - Sizo Hlophe

Stand there tall beautiful orchard

Your green 

shine to dilate my visions

I have seen you wilt at your worst

And I have seen you ride the tide to flourish

Suicidal Tendencies - Bongiwe Dlamini

I, am pretty.

I am pretty dark, pretty distorted

like those images on your TV Screen

when you lose the signal…pshhht!

My Tiger Stripes - Njabulo N.

My beautiful skin has marks,

Marks like the tiger stripes,

Forming uneven lines,

They may disgust you but they are fine.

I Am Woman - Bongiwe Dlamini

I am woman

Empowered, I arise

to birth and nurture nations

I miss you - Bongiwe Dlamini

your hands, your eyes
I miss exploring your mouth, your mind