Words; The Eyes Of My Thoughts

By Mmaletsema L. Mokgohlwa

This book is a cocktail and ecosystem of unconventionality that deals with poetic storytelling centered on dynamics of the emotional basket such as humanity, love, faith, spirituality, tribulations, racism and politics among other things. Dwelled into through a personal poetic prism and perspective to highlight the depth of reality concerning relatable experiences one continues to journey through.

 

Behind every poem lies a relatability component of real-life events that have occurred and therefore, serve as a clear sign that we are human and are prone to all that life through to us. Despite that, we need to holistically accept the natural process of life to unfold, as it should and its challenges, and address them accordingly meanwhile moving on to new challenges. This was rather established through random and general conversations with different people on wide-ranging issues at the heart of the poems written. One of the reasons that prompted the writing of this book.

 

Truth be told, I discovered that the entire journey of generally telling stories including mine as well to be amazingly therapeutic, as it forces one to migrate into an unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and comfortable spaces or territories that require all sorts of vulnerabilities to be tapped into. That has remained a mystery for a long time.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mmaletsema L. Mokgohlwa
• Release date: May 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9781393500636

Mmaletsema L. Mokgohlwa

Is a writer and nature and politics' lover. He lives in Pretoria, South Africa. He is loves helping others (humanitarian), fights for causes and most importantly enjoys writing and telling stories – the only way he knows best. 

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Mmaletsema L. Mokgohlwa

Words; The Eyes Of My Thoughts

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Contents

Purpose

Blindness

The Voice

Words

Light

Nature

Ancestors

New version

Normal day

Cultural ties

Africanized truth

Spiritual nap

All in the mind

Gifted

New direction

Spiritual gratitude

God

The creator

Reflection

Living in fear

Emergency

Realization

My friend

The past

Instant unpredictable change

Chaos

Leadership

#FeesMustFall

Time

Life

Dream

Different yet the same

Untitled

Silence

Appearance

Season

Optimism

Feelings

Promise

Freedom

Treasure

Least anticipated

Heart speaks volume

It’s hard to believe

In the army

Smile

Beauty

Home

Rooted humanity

Fluctuating emotions

Epilogue

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Purpose

Let your birth plant a seed

Of rooted uniqueness

Allow your crawl to cover the earth

From all corners

Permit your smile to brighten the sky

Throughout the day and night

Let your tears flood oceans and islands across the world

For a cause

Authorize your voice to loudly reign high

In all places assumed unreachable

Utilize your human GPS (and intuition) to unearth hidden intentions

Do not be ignorant

Your gift sets you apart from the rest

Treasure it

License your existence to live up to its purpose

For the time is never right until you make it

Blindness

Truth so transparent

Beyond any reasonable doubts and logic

Though difficult

At times

To accept

Written and printed clearly on walls

Still blind we are to see and read

Spoken loudly through actions

Yet extremely difficult it remains

For many to analyze, understand and accept

The Voice

I am the voice of the voiceless

I speak in tongues that are foreign to many

Strange as it may be, many still resonate with the message

I speak the truth – My version of it

Perfect I am not at times

Still, that prevents me not

From fulfilling my purpose on earth

I reveal answers to those troubling questions - many find difficult

Words

Words the eyes of my thoughts

State and shape of my vision

What I breathe and consume to stay alive

Food to my soul

Words the sound of music I dance to

Lost in rhythms, my inner-self I vividly find

Words are beautiful and pure like a newly born

Who is without sin yet if a righteous path

He walks upon

Influential words are for when spoken so much unfold

Miracles occur

Emotions fluctuate

Vulnerabilities become visibly triggered

People and their state of mind change for the worse

People and their state of mind change for the better – Horizons expand

Various opportunities take shape

The