A painting grows on your wallA Poem by Romeo D. MatshabaSalvaged my
soul from rattles, and burning candle in the sky, How we then
grew tall in now fallen land, Remember, when
we’d sit and recite never-ending dreams, Never-ending
things? Chase bows
and bees, crows and trees But now a
painting grows on your wall, With eyes
of leaves and skin o’ tender smooth, Directly
she stares at you… but without direct, She gaze at
me. The center
room, your hearted room… Is where
you’ll stumble upon her roots A thousand pieces
of splendor entwined in one, In this painting
that grows on your wall. Remember
the war in Kraw where man sank as ship? How back to
back we stood, and tall we stood, How we then
read in book, the lives we took. Now a
painting grows on you wall A bloom
grows in your painting… But why
does painting grow on your wall? Is my wall
not fair, or is it like me too bare? Yes, her
apples glare faithfully green at thee, But few
small steps away from bloom; apples glare at me, Lustily red
at me. Still her
beauty grows on your wall, how When owl
awake or sun asleep; Beauty
utters my name and forgets your days But when
moon asleep and light awake, Beauty
knows your name and disdains my night, What other
can I do? But spill your red to Dull brown
earth, to paint a beauty on my wall © 2013 Romeo D. Matshaba |
StatsAuthorRomeo D. MatshabaPretoria, Sunnyside, South AfricaAboutRomeo D. Matshaba is a south african novelist who currently resides in his favorite place to be - Sunnyside pretoria, He is the author of several books including the romantic novel My memories in time more..Writing
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