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The past few weeks in our country have been really emotionally and physically draining. Protests for free education that led to university buildings going up in flames, police brutality, students getting arrested, rumours that some politicians are behind all this, the list goes on. The poem is just an expression of all this pain, a prayer for this storm to be over, as well as an open letter to the government to intervene before it’s too late.

Maliduduma Lidlule!

Ngubani na ongasondel’ aze kunqanda? Msholozi, Blade! Kudala sijong’ enkalweni Kodwa nivunguma nje anide niphum’ entweni

Nilinde de kuphalal’ igazi na? Nilinde de kutshabalal’ amakamva na? Nilinde de kubekhw’ indyikityha yokufa na?

Endaweni yokunqanda suka nathelekisa Nathelekisa nakugqiba nabukela Suka nathi mazigagane ngokungathi nakuty’ efileyo.

Kanti ngubani na othunyiweyo? Ngubani othunywe ukuba aqale olu dushe? Malema neqela lakho kunukwa nina!

Yona imfundo yafele-fele yayithenjisiwe Kwaye lo mfundo yafele-fele sayivotela Kunamhlanje lo mfundo abafundi bayayilwela!

Ngenxa yalo mfundo abafundi bayavalelwa! Ngenxa yalo mfundo iidyunivesithi ziyonakaliswa! Ngenxa yalo mfundo amakamva akhangelek’ emfiliba!

Bayangcungcuthekisw’ abantwana babantu LAMLA! LAMLA Khongolose kuba bambi baleqwa bengenabhola! Thina sakubhul’ imililo, sipheph’ iimbokodo zobafundi

Thina sakumana sigxuma xa sisiva ezo zithonga zamapolisa Ewe sakumana siphepha-phepha ezo mbumbulu zamapolisa Ewe sakulilinda lidudume-lidudume-ligqekreze de lidlule!

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