A PROMISE

Promise,

A word so small in length,

Yet so great in context.

A word shedding light

In the mindset of a human being.

How great is you promise!

Promise,

A word signifying hope.

Hope for a better tomorrow.

Hope for a better lifestyle,

And or a better or diffused situation

Which was unfriendly.

Promise,

A word signifying inspiration.

A word of great value.

Promise,

A major cause of destruction;

A destruction of peace!

A destruction of relations!

A destruction of reputations!

       In you promise,

Lies deceit, betrayal and torment.

   Through you promise,

    Yes you, “a word of hope.”

People disguise their true colors.

     People break hearts

Yet they vowed to do something.

    Thus causing pain!

     Behind your context

Lies great suffering and pain.

           Promise,

A two ‘sided-rat’ kind of a word!

       Through you promise,

Our hopes are being raised for nothing!

Our hopes are being raised for what?

            Deceit!

That sensation of joy and happiness,

Filled in our hearts,

After hearing ‘a promise’ word,

Turns into a terrible nightmare.

The moment a promise is fulfilled not!

Promise,

The cause of mental breakdown.

An emotional oppressor

 Of a word you are!

A peace destroyer!

How can such a great and sweet

    Word like you promise,

Be the reason people kill each other?

Yes, be the cause of most the fights

That have spread through out

          This world?

           Promise,

Why in you lies so much pain and torment?

 Why do people ruin the beautiful

      Context in you?

Why misuse the power that lies

Behind you word of hope?

    Oh you poor word;

For your beautiful meaning

     Has been tainted

By the wicket ways of humankind.

      Promise,

May your great context reign,

    Over destruction

That has been done to you!

    Oh you word of hope.

Promise! Promise! Promise!

*******the end*******

Poem by Marenyane Mokhethi

Copyrights 21 August 2018

 Territory: Cana

The Desires of My Heart

Often times,we see many people experiencing mental breakdown due to whatever challenges they stumble upon in life. So with this poem, I would like to make them aware that,they are not the only ones who go through such harsh circumstances. I hope it will touch many people who will read it.

The desires of my heart

Do unto others as you wish

They do unto you.

Thus runs an old adage.

That was and still

The desire of my heart.

My heart longed for peace,

Harmony and stability.

But all I received was disappointment.

I longed for love.

Lots of love I showered unto others.

Yet betrayal I received as my prize.

How unfair this world can be.

My soul thirst for righteousness;

Way back, decades ago,

Did I start my journey.

A journey of living an exemplary life.

A life where one cares for others.

A life where one helps others.

A life where a person shows

Compassion unto others.

Those were the desires of my heart!

In my to do-list, compassion, love, care and

Honesty were my aims.

Back in my mind,

A song of compassion would come

Out of my mouth,

Whenever my lips parted,

Voicing out my meditations.

But today, here I am,

Fighting a losing battle;

My mind playing tricks on me,

"All your good intentions,

Your awesome desires,

All carried out.

Yet no progress of tangible fruits

From your hard labour of months

And

years!"

Perplexed, and worried,

I ask myself

Shouldn't our good desired

Which have been carried out

Bring us a good luck?

For an adage runs thus

Do unto others as you wish

They do unto you!

The desires of my heart

Seem to be diminishing,

Due to the hatred, jealousy,

Rejection and agony

Of this world.

Oh Lord, let my good desires

To flow just like the spring water!

Let them conquer any challenge.

For good desires can change

A world into a better place.

For my spirit longs to see

Action plan of the the desires of my heart.

Since the heart wants what it desires for...!!!

By Marenyane Mokhethi

Copyrights 21 November 2018

At Cana

Love,an ice cream

Hold up your horses,

And listen to the words of love

Love is a palatable ice cream

We people want to taste.

An ice cream that makes our lives better.

An ice cream that makes life a more worthwhile!

We feel not dispirited while in love.

Love,

A delectable ice cream of which when we have grabbed,

Wish could not get finished.

But miserably melts and starts to slip through our fingers,

 as we begin to have conflicts!

Yes,love,

An ice cream which refreshes a person when tasting it.

An amazing thing ever,

Of which we wish could be everlasting!

Blessed Sunday brethens, I hope you enjoy this little poem

REJECTION

Rejection.

What an awful way to say

“You’re meaningless to me!”

That you don’t matter to me!

Rejection,

What a poetic word.

How melodic is your pronunciation,

Yet pain and suffering lie in you

Melodic word!

In dire straits,

I sought for you friend.

 But you denied me.

You looked down on me.

In a way that says

“How can I relate to a filthy

Person like you? ”

That my fried,

Hurt like hell.

While recalling how good I had been

Towards you!

Tons of messages I sent you,

So many times.

Yet I haven’t got your response.

Rejection,

Because of you,

My confidence is gone.

Each time I was denied,

Each day I got mocked,

Time and again,

Feeling all alone.

My self-esteem was slowly

Fading away!

Leaving me helpless.

Feeling like the whole world

Has turned against me.

That’s how you make me feel rejection.

Family had I called you to be,

Friend had I imagined you to be,

A colleague had I thought you to be.

Not knowing you would

Turn your back on me.

In time of need,

You became a hater,

A rejecter!

‘Crazy’ I would have called,

Anyone saying you’d be a hater.

But I know better now.

That a world is full of haters.

That success  changes people;

They become haters and rejecters.

For rejection rules a heart

Of a hypocrite.

How sore my heart aches.

For you rejected me.

For you showed me

Your true colors;

Rejection runs in your veins.

That you are not worthy to be trusted.

That power of success and money

Turned you into a rejecter.

Oh my friend,

Stay with your rejection!

For my life journey is still long

Ahead of me.

For you denied me and rejected me.

Rejection!

******the end*****

By Marenyane Mokhethi

Copyrights 31 August 2018

At Cana

“GIVE ME A BREAKTHROUGH”

This is a true life story based poem

Down through these years,

In the journey of life,

Heading west;

Following my dream,

Following

The desires of my heart.

I find myself

Going through circles,

Circles!

I cannot find my way!

 

CHORUS

OH, my Lord Jesus Christ,

Give me

A breakthrough in

My torment!

Day in and out, wondering,

   When my time will come?

Bit by bit, slowly,

Weakness sinking in my soul,

         Down casting my spirit,

Powerless, slowly, down on my knees I go!

CHORUS

OH, my Lord Jesus Christ, 

   Give me 

 A breakthrough in 

  My torment!

Evening comes,

    Outside I go,

Looking at the firmament,

    Staring at the stars

Trying to understand

      The mystery of creation!

     During the night,

   Confiding in my pillow;

Tears flowing down my cheeks

          In rivers streams,

Feeling like my whole heart is being ripped

        Out of my chest alive.

            Up the sky I look!

     Down on my knees;

My hands held tied together;

  Please show me the way,

   Give me a breakthrough,

Master of RIGHTEOUSNESS!!!!

By Marenyane Mokhethi

Copyrights 2016 March 10^th 2016

Territorial composition: Peka

FLY AWAY

Fly, fly away my love,

Fly away from the agony of this world.

Fly away from the hatred, the gossips,

Conflicts and the fights of this world.

Fly away to a far place.

A place surrounded by the sound of silence;

Peace!

Fly, fly away my love,

Form this place,

A place where siblings are at loggerheads!

Fly away my love,

From this place.

A place where relatives aren’t seeing eye to eye.

Fly away, from this territory.

Territory where neighbors let their egos to blind them,

To hinder them to let bygones be bygones.

Fly away from this toxic land.

Just…… fly away.

Fly away.

But not like a butterfly,

Fly like an eagle; target a destination

With special features.

A destination of peace,

A destination so warm, and so quiet.

Fly away.

Rather live alone,

Than where there’s shortage of peace!

Rather listen to wild birds tune.

Than to tune a radio situated in an intoxicated

Place.

Just go search for peace.

Peace that enlighten your face.

Rather go watch waves of the oceans,

Swinging back and forth,

At the beach.

Instead of being stuck in this place of misery.

Just fly away my love.

Fly, fly, and fly away!

By Marenyane Mokhethi copyrights 18^th November 2017

“WHEN THE SUN SETS…….”

As the last sunrays

Say goodbye,

To the world.

Giving yet another chance,

For the stars and moon,

To take charge

To give light to the world.

*****CHORUS*****

Insanely I think,
“Only if it were possible,
To ridiculously
Rewind time universe.
In the imagination sphere!”

That beautiful, glamorous

Sunrise onset.

In the warm, rainy summer season.

The morning breeze of the warm,

African sky, a humid sky!

I would rewind time universe.

Just to have that beautiful scenery;

The morning mist hovering

On the mountain peaks.

Just a few miles,

Above the river banks!

All this beauty,

Triggers my mind to ridicule;

To wish the sun

Should never set!

Looking down, and around,

In the nearby environment and surroundings.

All over the place,

All I see…..

The shimmering droplets of morning dew.

Glittering like small diamonds everywhere.

As if in the island of treasure!

Listening to melodies,

Melodies of the spring birds!

Trees, bushes and roses

Blossoming all over!

As though in the wonderland park!

A place of dreams!


*****CHORUS*****

Insanely I think,
“Only if it were possible,
To ridiculously
Rewind time universe.
In the imagination sphere!”

For when the sun sets,

My heart freezes in sadness.

My body shrinks in loneliness.

While recalling,

The beauty of daytime,

That is fading yet into another time factor;

The NIGHT!

All there is around;

Darkness.

And the irritating sound of mosquitoes

Wanting to feed,

On our running blood

On our veins!

By sucking, leaving our bodies

With rush from their bites!

Sadness sinking in my heart!

How I miss daylight,

To see the beauty of nature!

*****CHORUS*****

Insanely I think,
“Only if it were possible,
To ridiculously
Rewind time universe.
In the imagination sphere!”

Where will I find joy?

The happiness daylight brings

To my heart?

All over, darkness has taken place.

Since the time factor

Says yes to it!

A thought crosses my mind.

Just maybe,

I’ll find something to confide in!

Abruptly, there, up in the sky.

Some small lights

Start to show up

In their own turns.

Once again,

My heart melts in happiness!

When the sun sets!

Now the darkness is diluted

By the bright shining stars!

Beautifying the firmament

Hand in hand

With the moon!

Now, I can finally sleep in peace.

Knowing

The environment is

Decorated

With the beauty of NATURE!

Even though the sun has finally set!!

*********end **********

By MarenyaneMokhethi

Copyrights 2017 October 27th

AS LIFE GOES ON

Life, a gift so wonderful

  And so beautiful.

A gift that passes

All kinds of gifts

 A person can ask for.

Life, a tremendous, spontaneous and

An ongoing journey.

As life goes on,

 We become stronger.

We are strengthened by

Circumstances and

Predicaments we stumble across

In this long journey called Life.

As life goes on,

We become wiser.

Our eyes begin to see

Things in a different

       Angle.

As life goes on,

Lovers turn their backs

      On each other.

Friends stab each other

       In the back.

 People become traitors;

They unleash secrets

Breaking promises.

That! Makes us wiser.

Because life is a mystery

Full of ups and downs.

As life goes on,

Sunrises become sunsets,

Mornings become evenings,

 Life goes on!

Yeah! Life, a continuous journey;

A journey full of joy,

A journey full of triumph,

A journey full of sorrows,

A journey full of sadness!

That’s how life goes on!

In times of great joy and triumph,

Many people surround you.

All in the name of “friendship.”

But as troubles crawl into

       Your life,

One by one they go,

Until only true friends are left.

For a friend indeed is a

     Friend in need!

That my friend is life!

That’s how it goes.

Learn to adapt as life

Throws storms at you,

Overcome them,

 Have Patience,

Be a God seeking man,

Because, that is how life goes on!

Each sunrise is a gift,

Cherish it while you still can.

Life goes on.

Each day is a new beginning;

A beginning to rectify

What you did wrong.

   As life goes on,

     Know that

Every day is a chance for you to learn.

Learn by your mistakes.

As life goes on,

Be mentally wiser,

Become an everyday learner.

Learn to always be adaptive.

When troubles come your way,

All you got to do is

Open your eyes to see clearly.

Let your ears to hear

What seemed difficult to hear!

Let your conscience to direct you.

For it is a gift God granted to us,

To always be there for us.

An eternal, everlasting, and loyal friend.

As life goes on.

Be pessimistic, never give up,

For patience breeds success.

AS LIFE GOES ON!!!!!!!