Chronicles of an Unbound Traveler

By Laone J. Mangwa

Chronicles of an Unbound Traveler is a collection of poems and short stories that are attempts at expressions of emotion, psychology, philosophy and the like mixed together to assist the author with maneuvering this thing called life.

All though these expressions include external relations and/or relationships, it is mainly focused on those that are internal, highlighting the importance of working with the chaos within to bring forth sanity, peace, order and understanding.

 

A first release by Laone J. Mangwa.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Laone J. Mangwa
• Release date: Aug 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201246334

Laone J. Mangwa

Laone J. Mangwa (Also, LJ Mangwa) is a young Motswana writer, author and occasional spoken word poet from Botswana that is fascinated with how life mimics art and vice versa. Because he is passionate about creative self-expression, he has realized that finding an outlet for it is extremely important and doing so as something greater than a hobby, just as important. Thus, all the work that he's doing is centered on that, as well as collaboration to bring that expression to fruition. As a multi-dimensional being that also regards himself as a conduit, one of the avenues he utilizes to express himself is writing. He writes because he can’t always have conversations with himself. That gets weird to people after a while (unfortunately). Also because there are tales that harbor so much inspirational energy that they choose to implode through outward expression! Some of his works have been published on Kalahari Review and IBUA Journal. He has authored three eBooks titled Chronicles of an Unbound Traveler, Tellings from The Ethers and The Great Mystery, all of which are available everywhere for digital download. Instagram: @lj_writes9

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CHRONICLES OF AN UNBOUND TRAVELER

A COMPENDIUM OF UNORTHODOX EXPRESSIONS

Copyright © 2021 Laone J. Mangwa

All rights reserved

Edited by Gaone Koloka

No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the prior written permission/consent of the author or publisher, except in the case of very brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. All material in this book is purely fictional. Any depiction of real life events is purely fictional.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Poems

Ikgopoleng (A Mother’s Plight)

My Mother’s Children

Great Mother

A Century and Beyond

How It Feels (To Be Free) – Inspired by Nina Simone & Nomvuyo Qubeka

I Am

Buried In a Shallow Grave in the East (Inspired By C. Freeman El)

Cosmic Memory

My Ancestors

Of Yours & Mine

Ocean Drive

Not always

The Irony

In [-] sanity

Flourish

Fountain of Greatness

Untitled 1

Mi Amor

For My Love

Sensuality Part 1

Sensuality Part 2

Lerato’s Big Day

Sapelo (Of the Heart)

Soul Sister

Ode to the One to Come

Dipped In Gold

20-20 Vision

Pour One

Confused (Prelude)

Confused

Crossroads

Melancholy Part 1

Melancholy Part 2

Family Woes

Deconstructing Peace

Guns Down

My Brother’s Keeper

When Rain Clouds Gather (Inspired by Bessie Head)

Pulse of the Earth (Title by Timeless Soul)

When Nature Calls

Merging Cultures

Chronicles of Disillusionment

The Spaces In Between

Journey to the Underworld

When Pleiades Arrives

When Sirius Arrives

Mphatlalatsane/Kopadilalelo/Venus

Korone (Crown)

Untitled 2

Untitled 3

Untitled 4

Chapter 2 – Short-stories

Intro

So Selfish

Daddy Wasn’t Ready

Coping Mechanism

The Children

An Encounter with 263 Nobility

My Digital Girl

Journey to the East

Healing

Balance

Chapter 3 – Collaborations

The Myth of Love (With LoneWolf)

An Elegy (With Phodiso Busamoya Modirwa)

Acknowledgements

To my mom and younger brother, thank you for believing in my crazy ideas and making my space conducive enough for me to formulate those ideas into this compilation. I love you dearly. And this is my dedication to you.

To my closest relatives, thank you for your support always.

To my friends, especially Gaone Koloka for your editorial expertise, I appreciate all of you for dealing with my weirdness in a way that always makes me feel like I’m not weird at all. Thank you.

A huge shout-out goes out to the readers of this book. Clearly all of you are as bizarre as I am to find this content appealing. Many thanks. May we all continue to travel to where our hearts lead us without bounds.

Introduction

Part 1

Bear with me as I bear it all,

With a touch on my chest, I direct you to the core of it all,

Fire factor, storyteller, main actor,

Welcome to the chronicles of an unbound traveller,

Casting spells, forming pearls to go hand in hand with this spiritual