Creative Poem’s by Tafadzwa Mutandakamwe aka Starly Taa from Zimbabwe
- Who was he?
His entry in my life
was as fabulous as
Aladin’s ring.
He taught me how to
swing.
His words glued in my
mind like they were said
by a king…
He taught me how to fly
with one wing. Who was he?
The questions cling.
“A stitch in time saves
nine. Your 6 is one’s 9.
You can be a Jack of
all trades and a master
of none.
That none may afterward complain.
Make hay whilst the sun
shine.”All these,
he taught me. The advice had become mine.
Who was he?
The questions cling.
“Don’t make a nine’s day
wonder.
A moving stone
gathers no moss.
Don’t dream of being
A man of straw, rather
have a spartan life.
Learn to rough it, remember Rome was
not built in one day.”
All these he taught me.
The advice had become
mine.
Who was he?
The questions cling.
By Tafadzwa Mutandakamwe from Zimbabwe
- Fate
Life opened the portal for me
and gave me plenty of rope.
I perceived I would live my
quixotic dream. In the process,
I lost myself, humanity and
my loved ones.
I got prideful, hungry for
power, and it never occurred
to me that pride goes down
before a fall. By that time,
the proverb “you reap what
you saw”,was just a nuisance
to me. Caring a heavy purse
was the only thing at the
forest age of my mind. I got
drowned in the dam of
winning, but never predicted
it was a Pyrrhic victory.
I got powerful and earned the tittle of a goddess in the
eyes of people. Finally, fate had
to step in and warn me about
the days of reckoning. I was too
late to fix my mistakes and
to notice the red flag. Fate had
already felt my pulse, it got
me stuck in a quandary. It turned
the tables against me by
snatching my identity.
The identity of a goddess.
All got lost with a bolt from
the blue.
I lost my respect, power, fame
and everyone. My own family
derelict me. I was seen as a
delinquent and an opprobrium.
It was true, but as always,
the truth hurts. The proverb I
regarded as a nuisance finally
showed its condign.
Helplessness became
my debility, loneliness my friend
and regrets my shadow. I wished
to turn back time, but fate had
already taken its course. Fate it is!
By Tafadzwa Mutandakamwe from Zimbabwe
- Sorry
Never have I ever thought
that a day would come
where I could be the
reason for your anguish.
It’s said,” a bad beginning
makes a good ending”, but
in my case it’s the other
way around. I wish I wasn’t
the reason for your tears
and bleeding heart.
You must be thinking, I
pulled the wool over
your eyes. I’m sorry, you had
to see my disgusting
selfish side. I could neither
be a good companion
nor a good human being.
I turned you into my
adversary, I’m sorry, It
was never my intention.
I wish I could turn
back time and mend all
my hideous acts.
All I can do is imagine
the acerbity you feel
towards me. I’m sure you
now see me as approbrium
to the name amity. I
wish I had a prospicience
so that I could prognosis
this act of mine, maybe
then I wouldn’t have to
fall prey to your animosity.
Sorry, I was factious to the
extent of letting mere
selfishness ruin our friendship.
All I can do is regret
and wish. I’m sorry, I hope
one day you will be able
to forgive me. This maybe
my last valediction to you
old friend.
By Tafadzwa Mutanfakamwe from Zimbabwe
- Poem title
My identity
I come from the promised land full of milk and honey.
Royal blood runs in my veins.
Defeat ain’t my cup of tea.
My heart is spick and span.
It’s not in my nature to
turn tail.
Only take decisions on the tapis.
I don’t believe in paying
off old scores, instead I
give reign.
Situations don’t define me, I define them.
I am a pugilist when it comes to battles.
I fight as if I’m sanguinary.
Recreants do not match
up to me.
The opponent malediction don’t work on me.
My people consider me their benediction. That’s
my identity.
No one can ever snatch
that away from me.
My identity, I adore.
By Tafadzwa Mutandakamwe aka Starly Taa from Zimbabwe
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