Streets Of Mphaaneng Poem by Kwenadi Gaaje

Growing up in a place where everybody was a nobody
Where childhood friends was life.
Hanging around Ma'Thebe's gateplaying amadice with them skeem..
Talking about nothing and everything,crack in laughter everytime she sends us away from her gate..
Somehow she knew we were very fond of her bins that were constantly out of her gate...

Yesterday
Sh** I remember one time I wounded my leg trying to climb the wall
My cry for help got her attention,
She came out running and found me on the floor sobbing,she took me in and cleaned my wound,I still hear her voice as she said " you are a girl,ska dlala le bashimane,bona now o lemetse, I never wanna see you with those boys ever again..."
But did I listen? Hell Nah!

Had I known yesterday would be a memory to keep,
I'd have jot my life on a jewel so to keep on reading whenever I miss my childhood joy...
Oh! Only if today was yesterday and tomorrow was far to come.
I'd have made my way to the peaceful life of yesterday and never dwell in lamentation of today....


@Kwenadi Thobejane
Collection of Poetry