কবিতার পাতা

A hammock

-Lungi Shigo Msusa

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Like a hammock I lay
My body for everyone
To be free and be rooted
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They all find me welcoming
As the big brother I’m their pillar
of strength, taking care of home
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Big brother is watching
As an African man I’m blessed
I’m the heir to the family home
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As a hammock I’m welcoming
The house is still a home for everyone
Siblings proudly gather every Christmas
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Like a hammock I lay
My body for everyone
To feel a homely welcome
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It’s important as an African to keep roots
Where you coming from doesn’t define you but you are proud to talk roots
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I’m from the Eastern Cape Province
My roots are defined by the four walls
That have been there for ages
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The family’s burial site In the kept well
Like a hammock I lay my body
For every siblings to be proud of roots
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Like a hammock, I’m welcoming
I lay my body for siblings to mind roots
Like the old portraits in a house I comfort

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Introduction Poet-

Name is Lungi Msusa but writing as Lungi Shigo Msusa. I’m from South Africa in the Eastern Cape Province from a small town called East London. Born 25 November 1967.
Started writing poetry few years ago, 2019 to be exact. My love for poetry was inspired by my love for literature. I started reading books at a young age, especially autobiographies.
I’m still staying in East London with my family