Title page
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Title Page
The Calabash
Copyright page
Dedication
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 | 1. The prisoner of love
2. The desert that retired my happiness
3. When faith is a sergeant
4. The adversaries of progression
5. The nightdress
Chapter 2 | 6. Sonnet 38 (The Umbilical cord)
7. Lagenaria Siceraria (The Calabash)
8 The milk of magnesia (gossiping)
9. Mimicry (The impostors)
10. A token of appreciation
Chapter 3 | 11. When life raises the hand of agony
12. The poet
13. Let me go
14. Listening to my self
15. The masquerades
Chapter 4 | 16. The vocalist
17. We're all trying to put food on the table
18. A love song in Hong Kong
19. Compliments of the season
20. Where's the conscience?
Chapter 5
21. Zealous vigilance
22. Dishonest gains
23. The relentless soul
24. A lesson from nature
25. Omni-shambles
Chapter 6 | 26. The agony of defeat
27. Vicious kindness
28. The highest motive of being arrogant”
29. The days of my past agonies,
30. His appraisals
Chapter 7 | 31. Never solved any problems before.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Other books by: Vusi Mxolisi Zitha
The Calabash
The Calabash
The Calabash
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A poetry collection
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By: Vusi Mxolisi Zitha
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Dedication
Dedication
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To
All the poetry lovers
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
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The Calabash is a collection of poems that confronts the deepest sense of reasoning and emotions. It encompasses, love, hope, family, faith, heartbreak, empowerment, and all aspects of living. These poems are for those who love life and seek to equip themselves with the weapons of knowledge and understanding of life in every manifestations. The calabash refers to a heart, just as the calabash is used for many purposes, so is the heart an accumulator of many instances such as love, hate, peace, bitterness, envy, hope and etc.
Chapter 1 | 1. The prisoner of love
Chapter 1
1. The prisoner of love
It all started alright,
So nice that I even believed the words
Of those speaking in parables saying;
"Love is in the air, pink in color,
Burning the flames of fire
That not even the waters of troubles
Can quench it when ablaze.
What got me amazed; is when he started cheating,
Treating me like trash that I couldn't
Pass a day without beatings.
This relationship is getting so treacherous,
Atrocious that if I don't call it a quit
My life would be grievous.
In a Verge of quitting I was shedding tears;
With my heart full of resentment harboring no fears.
Before I know it I received a letter;
A letter from remorse,
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An agent of tenderness calling me to Court
That I've committed a split-up offense against love.
When the court date arrived,
I couldn't wait to embarrass love
For blinding me not to see the monster
Beyond his humility.
For hiding out his true instinct
Pasting his appearance with innocence.
This is in no sense; how could love be so cruel,
That it overshadowed my heart
With a strong feeling of affection,
And later turn the subject into
A monstrous assassin.
Meanwhile entering the Court's entry way;
Sitting on the throne of judgment
Was compassion full of passion and affection
Fondness was the barrister that represented love
And sitting next to him was time as an eye witness to testify
To the precious moments and instances we spent together.
Time took me back when he used to treat me with excessive indulgence.
When he named me "my soul angel"
The queen sitting on the throne of his heart
Reigning with the staff of warmness.
I could remember clearly when he took me for a picnic,
He made me believed I'm his only dearest.
After testifying against me I was speechless,
Helpless before compassion that crying was even pointless.
Pleading guilty I was sentenced back
To the arms of his torture
A prison of endless weeping from
Which only death can bail me out?
I was reprimanded by happiness but I paid no attention
For love would not allow me to path ways
With the man of my shattered dreams.
For that I'll remain a prisoner of love
Caged in the cell of his barbarism.
Notes; this poem is about a woman who suffered in the hands of her husband's unfaithfulness after some time of being together. She finally got tired of all the harassment and beatings that she decided to quit, however she was in love that her heart was filled with tender and remorse. Though she complained about love for blinding her to see the brutality beyond his goodness, her compassion judged her decisions to quit the relationship for she was still fond of him. Remembering all the moments they spent together happily, she couldn't resist that she was still in love with him. She later decided to go back to him sacrificing her happiness to the point where by she was willing to remain a prisoner of love or be bailed out to freedom by death. The poem reflects how certain women tolerate to be victims of men's brutal behavior in the name of love making some deadly decisions and sacrificing their peace just because they say they love.
Dictionary
Treacherous; dangerous
Atrocious; brutal
Indulgence; softness/pampering
Barbarism; inhumanity
2. The desert that retired my happiness
Impressum
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Texte: Vusi Mxolisi Zitha
Bildmaterialien: The Son of Man
Cover: The Son of Man
Lektorat: The Son of Man
Korrektorat: Vusi Mxolisi Zitha
Übersetzung: The Son of Man
Satz: The Son of Man
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 12.03.2023
ISBN: 978-3-7554-3545-7
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The Calabash is a collection of poems that confronts the deepest sense of reasoning and emotions. It encompasses, love, hope, family, faith, heartbreak, empowerment, and all aspects of living. These poems are for those who love life and seek to equip themselves with the weapons of knowledge and understanding of life in every manifestations. The calabash refers to a heart, just as the calabash is used for many purposes, so is the heart an accumulator of many instances such as love, hate, peace, bitterness, envy, hope etc.