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EDITION 2
Waa Nocovid!
Written by Philani Mjoko Faculty of Business and science. Sports and Leisure management. Year 2
Kuhlokome isizwe siphela! Kwahlasimla amanyange. Babhula okhohlel’esingeni. Yangquzulana iAfrika iphela. Zajika zajonga ngasemva eziphambile. Zibhidwe yinja ukuvuthwa. Kanti kukungena kwakho ntsholongwane ndini. Aa Nocovid ugqubile kweli loMzantsi Afrika. Ugqugqisile wangquba iintsapho zazingqukuva. Ibizincwina macala onke ilizwe liswele ichiza. Wena ngegqudu lakho uqoqe wabuyisa amahilihili. Walithi jize ngelifu elimnyama ilizwe. Uyidyongwana engene inyantsula kwelo Mzantsi Afrika, Kanti wena usisiphithanyongo esahlula nabangaphesheya kolwandle. Usibethe ngesibetho esingapholiyo isizwe. Kwaxhakazelwa kumaxhapheshu kuzungulwa ichiza. Wasuke wena wabavala umlomo ngezinxwathi. Walawula ilizwe wamisa intshukumo imihla engamashumi amabini ananye. Aa! Nocovid emangcwabeni bacule unoyana imihla nezolo ngenxa yakho. Ezibhedlele kwaphela amagumbi wezigulana. Iintsapho zaphulukana nemisebenzi. Isizwe umxhelo ujacekile kungekho ndawo yobalekela. Ulibulele Ikamva leentsapho bambi baphulukana nemfundo. Ulibulele uluntu, imizi yasala ingamanxiwa.
The day I lost you forever A heart shaped pillow says I love you along with the teddy bear you sent on our one year anniversary
At least I knew what that silence meant Now your silence is deadly A atmosphere I can no longer obtain feelings I should’ve been used to by now
They don’t bother me But oh, the memories now that haunts me I hope you remember
Written by Rukhshana Harris B.Ed in Education: Foundation Phase Year 3
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CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
You woke me up that morning with breakfast in bed but that kiss that came with it said it all Those unspoken words silence spoke it’s loudest then
Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse A terrific result appeared A surprise no one was expecting The day that totally ruined everything A deadly disease overcame you Left everyone crushed A month That’s all you have left they said
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE within the Division of Student Affairs