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  Apr 2014 Zanele Tlali
Michaela
There's a certain kind of comfort in talking to strangers.

Maybe it’s not having to care about what he/she thinks
because you don’t know them at all,
and when they begin to be of importance that you start to care,
that’s where it starts to fall apart.
That’s why you keep a certain distance
from a person you actually want to care about;
keeping them a stranger,
but wanting them to be so much more,
but you can never find the courage to get attached to,
because when you start to care,
things change.
When you're caught between falling and staying where you are.
Zanele Tlali Apr 2014
Sanity
I don't even know
what that means anymore.
I don't even know
anything anymore.
I know for sure
its something i don't have.
Surely a sane person
does not shake
does not want to cry all the time
is perfectly capable of thinking straight
does not have
voices screaming at them
yelling to do things
i didn't think i wanted to do.
But if I'm hearing this
then maybe i want to go through with this
maybe i should
sanity
doesn't exist in me.
Zanele Tlali Apr 2014
I am a prisoner within my own mind
trapped between understanding the differences
in the definitions of sanity and being insane.

Words mankind created
but who decided what is truly
right or wrong
sane or insane
crazy and normal.

Your crazy and sane could be my normal
my normal could be your crazy and insane.
Who decided that even should be a normal
in a complex world of circumstances.
I decided to write this poem last night because i have been experiencing difficulties in my life and somewhat trying to figure out whether its just normal thoughts or insanity.
Zanele Tlali Apr 2014
A single word.
Short and sweet like the events that proceed the emotion
An emotion.
Invisible to all eyes
Except the one it is home to
Eyes that are as blue as the ocean
And yet as captivating.
They have to be mysterious, dark, deep and
Elusive.
Eyes the window into one's heart.
Not mine though.
My eyes lie
Deep enough to drown
To drown the emotion in
Dark enough to hide the tears that rain down
To wash away the pain
They are too blind to see the tears hidden in my dark brown eyes.
These are tears caused by pain.
  Apr 2014 Zanele Tlali
Mike Hauser
Problem or solution
Which side are you on
The ones that clings on to the right
Or hangs on to the wrong

Marching to a different beat
Or part of the crowd
Do you huff and puff and stomp your feet
When your told that's not allowed

Heads up on the copper penny
Or tails when they let you loose
I can't help but wonder if any
Which one are you

Do you raise your hand in question
Or sit and bite your tongue
Do you come up with all the answers
Or are you known for playing dumb

Do you often back the system
Or flow along the party line
Are you in need of some assistance
Is life rolling along just fine

Are you a shut in or a shut up
Do you applaud what's new
Are you a wrinkle in the old
Which one are you

Do you stand up for injustice
Fight for lowly right
Or sit still inside your cubicle
And check you facebook likes

Do you watch the world around you
Or does the world watch you
If you were told enough times
Would you accept it as the truth

Do you take the half that's given
And use it to improve
Are you abundant in what's missing
Which one are you
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