Prayer by Refiloe Mdluli

[tabby title="Poem"] Release us Lord from the manacles of ignorance.Part our enslaved minds from the prejudice and hatred that hold our humanity captive.Make sober our minds to the hurt we inflict.Open our eyes so we may see the bloody ink...

Forever Starts Today Refiloe Khumo

[tabby title="Poem"] Our forever & happily ever after start today,with our loved ones witnessing our special day.My future will now be tied to yours,as we substitute mine with ours.Yesterday's bitter sorrows have become today's sweet love.In you I have found...

Seasoned Bones by Refiloe Khumo

[tabby title="Poem"] I carry these weathered bones with dignity,despite the world's shaming & incivility.I refuse to cower before ageism.Embracing my aging silences their criticism.Youth no longer resides in my body.However, I proudly marvel at the grace that I embody.Every scar...

When Do We Lose Our Innocence? by Refiloe Khumo

[tabby title="Poem"] When do we lose our innocence and submit to the vices of the world?Why does life bend our sentient hearts & turn them into savage steel?By whose design do we become ruthless miscreants?How can we abide shredding the...