Nirvana
The scent of reds and yellows
Nestle into my nostrils
Peppery sensations
Nudging my senses back into Mama’s kitchen
Where
Finely chopped onions
Peppers:
Green, red and gold
Saute in curries and cumin from Nirvana
Replacing
An old and trusted courtship with Rajah
Where
Mama’s smile says
She finally got Fatima’s recipe right
And our smiles say:
No place like home
Mercy Dhliwayo is a creative writer, poet, rapper and co-founder of the Slam Emporium PLK, a spoken word movement that hosts spoken word events in and around Polokwane. In December 2019, she released her debut album, a poetry and rap compilation titled “The X Agenda” under her stage name Sista X (formaly Xtreme Sanity).