Mbilu – December 2024
(Mongo/overview)
This poem speaks of a person who is reprimanding oneself to do away with their own toxic traits.
Poem: Mbilu
Poet: Nyasha Celeste Makombe Thee Poetic Raindrop
Language: Xitsonga
Location: Harare
Mbilu yanga rhula
Maxangu ya vutomi aya heli
Mihloti yanga hela
Vusiwana ndzi wena rhurha
Vusweti ndzi wena fambela kule na mina
Ntsako tana u ta tshama na mina
U va maseve wanga wale mbilwini
Ndleve ndzi wena langa marito lama uma amukelaku
Tihlo ndzi wena tiva ta wena u nga langutisi ta munghana
Ndzi aki u nga ndzi tshovi miehleketo ndzi wena
Fambela ta wena u papalata rendzo ra van’wana nenge ndzi wena
Languta ta nsimu wa wena xikomu xanga
Mbilu yanga rhula
Mbilu yanga kolwa.