Kenneth Maswabi
The sweetness and bitterness of 2021
I have more things to say to you 2021
But I will not accomplish anything by
whining
I will only open the wounds of sorrow
And spill the ghoulish substance of
misery
I have tasted your bitterness and I have
tasted your sweetness
I am more than happy to hug you and also
to spit on your face
I am terribly sorry, but I am going to be
blunt with you
You hurt so many of my friends, family
and colleagues
You stole from the chest of treasures in
their hearts
You took away their loved ones in a split
of a second
And left them on the brink of
hopelessness
You were not only merciless, you were
brutal in your mondus operandi
You broke so many hearts just with a
stroke of your pen
Your book of sorrow was kept open all the
year round
Your pen drenched in the murderous ink
You wrote a death notice to all the
households
You notified us of your intention to
repossess some of our most precious possessions
Our health was on the line and our lives
were on notice
There was no recipite from your many
accusations
There was no sufficient punishment for
our so called misdemeanor
You brought your iron fist hard on us
We felt your brute force across our
chests
We could not breathe
But that is just the bitterness of our
tears
We also frolicked on the substance of
your sweetness
We held hope in our hands with every
passing day
We enjoyed the open skies of your beauty
We held our breaths at every sunset and
sunrise
We were awe struck by your kindness and
grace
We loved the way you fed us amidst the
pain
We enjoyed the fruits of your abundant
spirit
We are happy to have known you
You have taught us so many painful
lessons
You have shown us the colour of mercy
You have opened so many hidden doors
You ushered in a new era of hope and Love
We await your successor with a renewed
spirit
We say goodbye to you from the bottom of
our hearts
Adieu 2021...Farewell
2021...Adios 2021
