Chenjerai Mhondera

you snort and a braggart

 

i\'ve never lived with pain
all the days of my life
because when pain was
coming i w\'ld know that
here comes pain,
and i w\'ld avoid it straight away

but today i\'m a fool again,
i thought pain is just a cold, rough fool;
piercing relentlessly and selfishly into one\'s flesh,
unbeknown, sometimes it is as beautiful
and as adorable as the woman you love,
and give utmost care and attention -
even in the face of dejection

only for that pain in such beauty,
to spit at you, on you
and tell you, your time has
expired - you little, old fool -
you snort and a braggart!