SHED A TEAR

I will not shed a tear
Brother and sister
My heart is a soldier
Benevolent to the leader
Beneath the desert of accretion
Exists abstruse deviation
To absconded dream’s carnage
Blatant fear to bondage

I will not shed a tear
For real man, shed none
When deserved accolades pass-by
Cadence of relation turns good-bye
Beautify moments to fraternize
Like rain drops to a scorched land, vaporize
Thaws of my thoughts assiduous
Neither juvenile nor fatuous

I will not shed a tear
“Are you heartless?”
Tears are an intractable storm
A river of affinity not known
A vital epistle from heart to soul
A guru to lead but seldom foul
Tears shed are tears atoned
And for that, I will shed mine
To subdue……

By Linda Sakazi Thwala