it’s your cool lips
your warm tongue
that inexperienced kiss
it’s those childish
questions raised harmlessly
which i forever fail to answer
it’s the submission you
render and the trust you
bestow that makes you my dwelling
Nkululeko Zondi is an HIV/Aids Educator at the City of Johannesburg Municipality, he was born in Durban and grew up in Soweto, Johannesburg. A former University of Johannesburg student, he holds a BA in Anthropology and Psychology from the University of South Africa. He writes poetry and prose in both isiZulu and English; and has been published in numerous literary platforms and anthologies as well as various South African newspapers.