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ambition, Chinese water torture, desire, dream, inner strength, pain barrier, resolve, will power
“Emerging from the east
Each rising of the Sun
Bringing a possibility of punishment
Chinese water torture
Only without the water
Droplets of memory falling onto your lap
The constant splatter annoying
Looking at a semblance of a life
Particles of joy leaving you glistening with satisfaction
Surrounded by murky waters
Tortured by destiny
The circumstances an unwilling servant
Executing heavenly orders
Nearly killing a weaker man…”
an excerpt from The Present,
a poem in Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit
Copyright © knox mahlaba 2014
Author of Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit