My pen speaks volumes Poetry by Lezy de Yong
To all the readers, This collection of poems from our friend Lezy represents some of the best we have seen. It is not just another set of words. This is poetry deep-felt by a person who reflects on life. Somehow, the pain and joy of living has been captured and it shows a person deeply concerned about where we are going as people and society. That these poems are worth it is and understatement. Ivan Otterstrom Romele Publications
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r Guardian See when day makes way for the night We start to lose our minds Love lost is never found Cause we chasing time Enemies don’t even wanna reconcile They torn apart By what is called little white lies Twisted thoughts Has made us lose track of what’s right We taking walks in the night Cause we never want to see the light Problems are never solved Cause they said to be a strong man you gadda put up a fight So I ask “ what are we fighting for?” The truth is this will never end We’ve heard a lot of conspiracy theories So we never wanna repent I’m the guardian Here to speak the truth cause I’m God send And I’m sick of this nonsense
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She’s a very good judge of character Though I’m not part of her list I’m trying to make the director’s cut But I’m not part of her script She’s looking for a fighter But I don’t like using my fists She thinks I know nothing about pain But I have taken a lot of hits Painted my scars gold So all she sees in the glow U must not be from around here why u speak so good? On those 2 wires on your teeth? Must be very expensive too! U must not be from this Hood Sounded kinda funny cause she has no clue er brain doesn’t compare to her looks I should have told her my truth lled me a coconut a cheese boy when asked what’s her favorite book She judged before reading and said I’m boring wow so soon? Was trying to start a conversation But ended up looking like a fool Guess I’m a bad judge of character she got me tripping not cool Glad I had to go through all that Cause now I found someone who’s the total opposite Of You
The colou They’ve turned us to non-believers With all the fabrications they feed us Gave heroism to fiction leaders With the aim to deceive us Watch them turn to soulless creatures The color green the only thing they speak of Though the grass ain’t getting greener Freedom of speech comes with a price tag Politically be correct in your sentences Make you serve a sentence This doesn’t make no sense
ur green Heard are those in positions of accumulating cents Dollars, Euros and Rand’s ‘Cause cash rules everything around this planet And we follow the rules that the 5 families have planned Fortune and Fame Be the name of the game Forced to conform to this norm So we all play
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Mama passed away w Daddy was nothing I’ve have never Don’t even kn But I grew not ‘Course he ain’t n There’s nothing in co I ask Please don’t punish me f I’m trying to be Future sons an ‘Course I don’t know w So if you say Never le ‘Course your heart is Please don’t punish me f I know I make mistakes and But I’m learning fro And grateful that you b ‘Course in my heart I
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Going ma At times my heart’s desires give me anxiety When my eyes are close enough to see But my hands too far to reach When my subconscious says it’s reality But my consciousness says no it was just a dream This is not what I have imagined my life would be Depression slowly creeping up on me Self medicating drowning my sorrows in liquor and weed Ain’t nothing wrong with trees But at the rate I was going I would have been six feet
ad slowly So I started therapy No shrink I’m talking music and poetry Ink on pages words on QWERTY keys Eliminated negativity Started craving positive energy Made peace with my dark past That place was cold and very lonely No self-pity nor sorry These pages tell my story I owe my life to these rhymes They saved me from this raging war inside of me I’m now free So I let my pen speak!
Life ... or Too many expectations Society with their discriminations Family with these questions Primary, secondary and tertiary qualifications Go to school, get employment and a bit of remuneration Get married, have kids and live a legacy for the next generation Live a lie and pretend like life has no complications Do it better than the neighborhood kids no healthy competition In your perfect little world hiding your imperfections Too quick to judge and criticize someone else’s imagination With such hypocrisy How on earth will we build this nation
r death? It’s said that good things happen to those who have a lot of patience But it’s a rat race in the maze with us And the cheese is what we chasing We run over each other on a daily basis Then our egos collide Only the strongest survive That’s the one that will lead Where power and greed are normalized And make a feast out of the weak Minds blinded and paralyzed Toast on concrete floors like a pair of dice Life is a gamble we forgot about the basics We in the city of sin searching for paradise W.A.R (we are rebels) What a life…
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Today’s paper Yesterday’s news Nothing is ever new
The circle repeats itself over and over again What you know doesn’t start by you A wise man once said knowledge is power His experience was the proof Cause those in the know rule the world And those who rule the world have power over you Teach yourself to learn the truth And unlearn what doesn’t make sense to you Too quick to argue with no facts
SMILE Makes you an unknowing fool
Learn to listen before you speak And speak when you are spoken to Know the difference between right and wrong Protect your energy too Smile, laugh out loud when it’s funny But be compassionate too Love wholeheartedly and unconditionally Cause love is the water the quenches thirst The true fountain of youth Peace, love and light To you and you and you
Be the man My grandma taught me That what doesn’t kill me will make me stronger She said never put the burdens of this world on your shoulders By and by as times goes forward Find a place of warmth before the world gets colder And when you feel the devil getting closer Call out to the heavens and you will find closure She said no man has a manual nor formula You only see the true color of the sky as you get older Drunk men’s truth may be lies when they are sober But the true substance of a men is honesty which makes him bolder And beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder So love yourself enough not to seek approval from a poser
you can be Don’t look over your shoulder You only learn from your mistakes when you own up Be a man of your words and learn to show up Humble yourself cause it’s not your age that shows you have grown up But it’s the wisdom and knowledge Bravery and courage That separates the Man from the boys Don’t cry Be strong You are a Man You have grown Go find your place of warmth In this cold, cruel world
Pretending Stains on your pillow From the tears you cry at night Nobody can hear you cause you all alone And in the morning when you wake up You put on that pretend make up on And a smile on your face and just carry on Though sometimes you forget the act and drift away When you get back home the situation is still the same You realize there’s no point in running this never ending race Where are you going to run to anyway When asked how you doing You say I’m okay You never let them know how you feel That you not free
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You’re different Being different is what makes you stand out There’s only one of you in a crowd There can never be a duplicate of you Even twins have their own personality Though they may look similar identically There will always be some difference physically And that it’s a proven theory Embrace you Appreciate you and your flows Show love and respect to yourself
That will generally make those around you Do the same Self-hate inflicts more pain More than the animosity from the claws of Satan Love is God and God is love And he made us different for the world to balance To learn and teach each other Our experiences come in different ways And days are never the same Just like our fingers and toes Though our existence is as important as them You too are important
Things are not the same anymore The whole world is rotten to the core The risings are now less than the falls We are not growing smart just growing tall We refuse to see the truth But lies are quick to be recalled Laugh at his downfall get the cam press record Tik Tok about it to pass time Don’t care about the negative impact it makes at all Dumb everything down Cause we’ve all become class clowns
Smart comments about one’s frown Start a trend on your timeline Turn a blind eye We refuse to read between the lines Loose heads drowning in narcotics and white lines Twist the truth with white lies We are that kind Microwave generation labeled weak when you act kind We are thrilled by a slippery slope and scared of an uphill clime Will we ever get better in time?
Frustrations I’m getting tired of spending time with my thoughts Been running a race in my head like I’m afraid Of getting caught I can’t seem to find the finish line and I feel lost I ask my heart to help me find my way he says at what cost Cause nothing is ever free u need to pay the price of course My body owes me sleep I think I’m taking him to court Sue him for all the sleepless nights he caused For the war that I and insomnia fought And for not keeping me entertained when I’m bored Thought you were funny but you just a fraud
... and pain When I needed laughter to heal my pain It’s more pain that you have brought I play my favorite song to keep me sane But why do I still feel the same? Then remembered the words you said When I start to feel this way Fight your frustrations and emotions with a pen on a page Feel your shoulders getting lighter As you get rid of this baggage that heavy weight The next chapter you start on a new page A clean slate
Getting used Falling in love I never used to see my beauty When I looked in the mirror Hard to recognize myself With all these face apps and filters I had become an onion with layers upon layers Try to pull me you stand a risk of crying a river Scared to face the true me it sends my spine into shiver Losing my spark like a bulb when it flickers Too many skeletons in my closet I barely had room for my sneakers My life defined by that sad song playing on my speakers
d to myself e with myself Trying to dial a friend but there’s no one at the end of the receiver Forced to build up strength and become my own pillar Music and poetry be my only redeemer So got high on my own supply it felt better than sativa Made up my mind and left the make up to divas Began to see the beauty in me Now I’m the biggest achiever Took time for me to fall in love With what I see when I look in the mirror
Covid make This so called Covid-19 Is it a scam or a pandemic? Does it have anything to do with human life or economics? Is it the end of humanity as we know it? An introduction to new technology A breed of half humans half machines Controlled by computers and micro chips I just wonder to myself as I devour this big bag of chips Watching my favorite shows on television then it hits Are they telling lies to my vision? Just to make my mind lazy to think Am I being considered in the decision making of my life? Or am I just part of the statistics? Just another number on the hit list
es me think I read an article today that made me question this shit Will we live long enough to know how freedom feels? Or will we be swallowed by the mist Rumor has it That this pandemic is a myth So confused we don’t know what to believe But it’s the fear on not knowing that kills So we lock ourselves in Cause we are afraid of being next on the list Too many questions no answers Cause ignorance is bliss I’ve learned to social distance Now I just Netflix and chill I’m not going to ask about the connection between Covid and 5G
Influencers Influenced to influence us. Famously infamous for being fake Yet their fame interests us Attention seeking though they act like they don’t need us The irony that makes me question their character Dramatic and scandalous scavengers You off script if you are real that part doesn’t match their caliber Standards too high but low in grade Sacrifice to loose morals but stay in shape Recognition and figure chasing the order of the day Unauthorized supremacist super beings no cape Preaching difference to society yet the book is the same
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Smile nod and wave kodak moments await Socializing socialites getting praised for being great Fear facing facts rather FaceTime instead Pop champagne celebrate Fellowship from their followers forgetting how to say grace Lead today and tomorrow on to the next as they watch you fade The separation created by a thin line between love and hate Then you inhale that thin white line to numb the pain High on the Trojan horse the fall sends you straight to the grave The land full of time booms and landmines A battlefield fit for only the brave
Comforting
Heard you feeling down So I wrote you a poem to comfort your soul
I know I’m not always around But in my heart you will always hav a home Will all go through tough times But it never hurts to always have hope
That the bad comes and goes And better days are ahead that’s ju how life goes
Though at times you might feel like you facing Hard times alone Just know that I got your back
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So you have a confidant to share your heavy load I’m your friend, brother, companion and folk Whatever need be just press speed dial in your phone And I will be there we together through it all
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I love you to the moon and back And just wanted to let it be known That even when I’m not there You can always refer to this poem
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Wish I could be with you Hold your hand and sing for you That chorus that’s out of tune Only understood by us two Wish I could speak to you Look you in your eyes and be insync with you
Show you how I appreciate just being with yo As our lips collide stolen kisses are a dream fo
Cause you stole my heart I’m imprisoning you A life sentence of long walks in the park let’s what the romance do
Build a solid foundation that’s unbreakable I want to set a trend with you Insta feed # love lives here let’s make it fashio
Wish all these things were tangible Cause I really need someone who’s loving and Caring, kind-hearted and humble too
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Oh - My Why can’t Africa unite? Why can’t we stand together and be proud? Why we so accustomed to self-doubt? Why do we believe in others more than what we are about? Super-natural beings but it’s seems our magic is running out We inflict pain on one another It’s worse than the hurt of a grieving spouse Rather take it all to yourself than put food In your starving brother’s mouth Chase him out in the streets on a cold winter night But allow a stranger to feel at home in your house Is this what being African is all about? I’m not my brother’s keeper And when he’s down and out I dig the grave deeper Kick your sister to the curve leave her bruised
y Africa Cause they taught you that a woman can never be a leader Curse your ancestry and follow the laws of a lying preacher No respect for your mother’s land so you choose to deceive her Allowed them to dig to the core and steal the fruits of her labor And act like you don’t see that it pains her The soil painted red from the bloody tears and she cries for you to save her Kicking and screaming as she gets taken away from her babies Building walls of separation cause they say good fences makes good neighbors Will Africa ever unite again? It might just take Black magic to save her
Sa nkgana sa n Sa nkgana sa nthola morwalo Sa nkgana sa nthola morwalo sa ntsha lefifing Sa ntsha lefifing ka tsena leseding Magetla a imologa ka ikwa ke thabile Pelo yaka e thabile manaba aka a swabile Lethobo ke phamphang le sefahlego sere phadi Ka seja hlapi bare “ I’m glowing� Ga ke sa phela ke kwatile Moleko ya satane orile wanteka mara go padile Babagolo barile ngwana was sa lleng o hwela tharing Ba boys gape bare monna ke nku o llela teng ka se kwishishe Nna ke tshiwanyana modula thoko se hloka batswadi Sello saka ke pene mo pampiring
nthola morwalo Le thapelo ya Morena ka sepiring Go bane yena ke lekunutu laka Mokgotse wa sebele ebile ke motswadi waka Ga a shitwe ke selo o rarolla kamoka mathata aka Ke yena seetsha saka Kamoka tshe kenago le tshona ga se ka bohlale baka Se nkganne sa nthola morwalo Ga ke imele ke selo Kena le khutsho, lethabo le tsebo Gore lerato la nnete gale fele pelo Nako ya go e phumana e fodisha takatso ya tefo Ka thapelo re hwetsha tsela, nnte le bophelo O se arabile sello sa tlou He has answered the elephant’s cry
Letter to m I had this raging war inside of me Feeling boxed in it was hard to breathe No quick fix to put my mind at ease Had to dig in deep in order to find my peace Lost hope so I did whatever I pleased But I didn’t find pleasure but pain and grief The rewards for being a rebel but no kind of relief Mad at him and asking myself why did he leave? Abandonment issues taking away my willingness to speak Against the treatment that I have received Lost a lot of trust in him but how do I still believe In his existence though his presence is nothing less than a dream Sometimes I asked myself what kind of father would he be? Am I the spitting image of him the kind that bear fruits And vanish into thin air before harvest season begins
my father The void you have left not even a Christmas feast can fill I’m broken from within And these pieces of me only you can fix Though I learned to live through your non-existence I still hope one day you come back and help put these broken pieces back together again I have forgiven you though it is still hard for me to forget I talk to a picture of you now and then That’s the you I know I never got to meet the man The little me hates you but now I’m a grown man I want to hear you apologize to the little me for not being there Then we can start over as son and dad I will be waiting for you to get back to me as soon as you can
Different ...and Are we just lonely people in crowded spaces? Chasing for the same thing at different paces Reading the same book but on different pages The same mindset on different faces Or same model but different makes Same situations different cases Same cards in a box but different aces Too many similarities but different ages Same preferences but different tastes Like that thin line between love and hate Though the emotion fires the same flames We hurt the same when exposed to excruciating pain Some want to be masters but somehow we are all slaves Afraid of one another we divide into races But the color of our blood is still the same we just controlled by rage Anger shoots straight to the heart and hate never out of range
d yet the same How do you make peace with your past when you get treated like you were born in a cave? Learned to be civil from the teachings of a master-slave He was the hunter and you his prey Had you groveling unto him that is how you learned to pray Made you forcefully worship him he held the power of intimidation Took advantage of your gentle soul turned your mother into his maid Until the day he realized that we are different but the same Born from a woman and a man when they mate Lonely people in crowded spaces Have we made peace or we just learned to tolerate Each other’s difference cause that’s what makes us human at the end of the day Though we come in different shades We still very much the same
Reading between the lines
Blinded by the city lights Got fooled by the hype
Unable to read between the lines Got played like a game of dice Fell into the wrong crowd Getting high as a kite No pick me ups for his downfall Nor helping hand for his rise Take the blame for your demise
The price you pay for the lime lig No happy ending to his fairytale
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But what does she know about jozi she’s the rural type Too bad he never had the time To apologize for undermining her advice His pipe dreams faded away the day he took a pull out of that peace pipe She wished you well and prayed for you every night Now all she does is cry You brought darkness to what was once bright And his last words were Gogo was right I got blinded by the city lights I shouldn’t have believed the hype
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Mission on that take over Pink Being hella patient it’s n Never did it for the clout couldn’
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ky with the brain I’m that kind now to get what’s mine ’t care less about them fake likes
He counted his chickens before they hatched Excuses of being black he doesn’t believe in Chinese proverbs Grown to be bitter unable to bury the hatchet Crying over spilt milk still stuck in the past Say how do you put back together the pieces of a broken glass Should have learned to be patient Instead of focusing on what you lack Too much loathing energy will pop your brain and blow your sack Accepting mistakes and moving on doesn’t make you a hack
The ace of spade in your hands You can either be king or a jack A class clown a joker or man up and grow a pair You’re nuts if you think being responsible for your affairs It’s a burden and not fair Let to take the blame for yourself Cause honestly nobody cares Handle your business young man You’re cut from a different cloth A fabric that never tears Don’t ever let them see your tears Dust yourself and face your fears The sound of your music calls for a dance Never give up on yourself Failure calls for second chances Repetition builds experience and that’s equivalent to successDon’t count your chickens before they hatch Make peace with your past mistakes and bury the hatchet You don’t need to be black to believe Chinese proverb
Reality Shredded pages of failed written strategies Shattered shared dreams manifested to pure misery Misled freedom fighters manifesto reeks of hypocrisy Broken promises democracy a mare mockery Chair throwing temper tantrums in the name of running the economy The people never came first experiences of raw sodomy Take what you have been given crumbs is what you eat The pie is not big enough for their pot bellies of greed Pieces shared amongst themselves in discreet Electric fences surrounding walls so they can eat in peace Hear them screaming power to the people
y hurts When on the big table fighting for that seat Secrets codes known by elites where money speaks When you’re poor your talk is cheap And can never bite the hands that feeds We have fought a lot this bloody battle made us weak Shared a lot of tears we immune to weep Know poverty by name like he lives down the street Seems like all the blood shred was not for a good deed Which has me questioning Is freedom really free? Or is it just Shredded pages of failed written strategies Nothing but a sad tragedy
I know these words might sound rehearsed But I love you Three simple words but difficult to prove You have made it easier for me to show you my truth And the truth is I want to be with you It’s only once in a while that one feels this way But all that changed since you came my way I know these words may sound rehearsed or cliché But it’s because of you I believe in love again
Letter to m ...on Moth Gone too soon Should have been your name I was just getting to know you But you left me in vain And seeing pictures of you just bring more pain When I think about what my life could have been I feel like I will go insane Don’t get me wrong It’s not you that I blame You just left so soon and I will never see you again
my mother her’s Day But when God says it’s time Then your life is made And we are all going there That’s just part of this life game I will forever be grateful For the life you gave I love you and miss you every single day And today just hits the most Rest in peace Mama Happy Mother’s Day
Peer-recognition, valid ... and other useless t At first I thought Maybe writing about my life will give me recognition Put me on the map and give me a better position See I’ve been searching for a way out with no navigation Got lost in people’s opinions seeking for validation Driven by insecurities and unhealthy competition Became envious of my peers couldn’t utter words such as congratulations Emotionally invested but lacking information How do I become an inspiration? Whilst blinded by all these optical illusions Mind constipated by negativity worse than the rig of pollution But QWERTY keys gave me a solution
dation, congratulations thing clogging my life So now I write about my life but not for recognition I discovered myself in the mist of searching for validation Now I scribble with a smile my story gave me a better position I’m at peace with myself without social verification To my peers doing the most I say congratulations U have turned my envy and the fear of losing into inspiration I have learned to use this information as my education And writing about my life has strengthened my commutation It’s also a skill that helps me with self-recognition I guess I did need validation From myself and not the entire nation
Gogo said Gogo Said Say grace before you touch what’s on the table Bow your heads to show God you’re grateful For the daily meals received is because of him we are able To have a feast and celebrate the gift of he has enabled He’s the pillar that holds us together and keep us stable
Gogo said Learn to share and give to receive more Have each other’s backs cause your kind is rooted from the core And when you feel lost call upon him to lead you safe to the shore A moment of silence take a knee to the floor Let your faith be the key that unlocks that closed door Gogo said Prayer changes things What you believe you make So make changes from within Never thought before you think Cause a life full of regrets will only make you sink And you can lose everything in a moment of a blink Gogo said Life will challenge you but you have to challenge it too That’s how the balance is between one and two So choose to be wise than being an unknowing fool See the most high has blessed you with knowledge so use that tool Brain power feed your thoughts the good food Read a book cause intellect is the new cool And remember to say grace before you touch what’s on the table Say thank you when you receive to show God that you are grateful You don’t need body strength to show that you are powerful
Best F We used to be best friends now we are strangers Together everyday and saved each other from danger I hated PlayStation but you turned me to a gamer Got you out of trouble a couple of times you called me your life saver I miss your dry sense of humor You were such an entertainer Made me conquer my stage frights you turned me to a great singer I was a shy kid bullied by my peers and you became my protector And I helped you with your school work and made you a rational thinker You were always out there taking risks thinking bigger I was reserved with a mindset of a winner Together we made a great team from best friend u became a brother Taught me a thing or two about girls though you were a player I became a lover
Friends And every time I failed you encouraged me to try harder How we drifted apart I always wonder Well since I moved away things changed you are now a father I see posts of you on social media and God blessed you with a beautiful daughter I’m still a singer and a writer Though at times it’s not easy I’m grateful that you made me tougher I know we went in different directions apart from each other But we still brothers though we not from the same mother And I’m proud of the man you have become You have a special place in my heart forever To the stranger that became a friend and a brother I still pray that we find each other
It wasn’t m I lost you on the quest to finding me
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Guess I was so tired of living under your shadow It got too cold for me See you only needed me for company But disappeared every time when I needed comforting In the midst of loneliness I had to find clarity Though it took a lot time for me to admit it see I came to a realization that we were not meant to be I remember doing my best just to keep you pleased But no pleasure in return for me to feel I needed my peace and to feel at ease Being tied to the string of your apron makes it hard to breathe So I freed you and that freed me From the spell of your tight leash
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Don’t Seems like nothing is working out for you You been searching, blaming and pointing fingers too Cause your Mom has passed and Daddy is acting the fool Always home drunk spending all his money on booze Your brothers and sisters are all looking up to you You are so confused you don’t even know what to do On your knees everyday pleading to the heavens for a clue Taking care of your siblings made you drop out of school Doing odd jobs to make a little money for food Your peers judging you with no idea of what you going to do The sacrifices you make will all pay out soon
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How are you holding up friend I know it’s been awhile since we caught up and had a chat But I’m doing alright I hope you doing well friend This pandemic got me messed up I’m trying to keep a level head So I’m writing all the time I miss you so much friend It might take a little while before we see each other again But I hope you feel the same And that you are still my friend Though a lot of things has changed our friendship remains the same I got your back and that hasn’t changed Hope the family is okay We cool on my side just taking it day by day
And praying for better days This too shall pass We will get to see each other again But right now let’s keep it safe Social distance like they said Though this thing drives me insane Stay blessed my friend I love you and the whole family Send my greetings and my regards Tell them to keep praying daily Till the day we meet again for now stay home and stay safe Keep the faith my friend we have seen a lot of pain And went through darker days but God got us this is a temporary strain It will soon vanish like a stain Then we are back on track like a train