Johannesburg by Samkelo Latakisa

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I took a train to JohannesburgI took a train to the city of goldThe preacher preached about GodThe hawker sold bananasAnd the actors stage a theatre pieceThe pickpockets plotted [tabby title="Poet Bio"] BA graduate. I write [tabbyending]

Loadshedding by Samkelo Latakisa

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] There is not enough electricity.Eskom's run-out of dieselSomebody's pulled the switchOutside there's a drizzle Candlelight is the only wayWe use it day after dayThere is not enough electricityYet there is windThere is not enough electricityYet the sun...

True Friends by Samkelo Latakisa

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] True Friends are rare.I could lay my story bareYou are not interestedIn my awakeningTo an obvious truth.I would write foreverAbout a friendshipAnd a solid relationshipThat weathers many stormsWhich takes many formsWith someoneWho could take a bullet for...