Gone baby gone
The war is over
The late soldiers are now
in crimson donned
Gone baby gone
The sun has evaporated
The seasons exhausted
The sky is naked
Gone baby gone
There go the dolphins
Escaping in naval darkness.
This baby
Is gone baby gone
The war is over
Time is dead
And so too
I motion
In a kinetic frenzy of energy
My hair is unfashionable
And my skin fossilized
Gone baby gone
Into thin air
I go
Into...
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The Virgin Anthology(2013)
PoetryLungelo B. Mokoena goes all out in giving life to his first poetic ensemble. This Anthology accomodates all people because it has a layer upon each layer, and should be broken down to find its simplest meaning. For an 18 year old, this young man is...