TAPIWA ASHLEY MAWERE

TAPIWA

ASHLEY MAWERE

AWAITING  ECHOES

(WHSIPERS FROM THE GATE)

At midnight when my dreams go silent

momma taught me to say a prayer,

Should hope fade shuffling off in chains

at the altar I learnt to rattle heaven's gate.

In the day we lost faith

love would pluck a star by night

So at the mountain top

on knees whispers would be echoes

Yesterday I whispered a prayer

my stomach churns patience awaiting echoes

should a cloud steal the sun for gray hour

A rattle would hold tears yet to plummet like rain

In the day silence screams so loud

I fear when heartbeat fails to make the music

I fear pleasant dreams as dawn encroaches

So on the mountain top

knee deep I scream for echoes

I said a prayer

my echo never whispered back

I rattled heaven's gates

still the shackles woke not the guardian

One knee down

my back awaited the figment of an echo

Should I lose faith

the stars would remain secure

Insecure to my dreams

i'm losing grasp on hope

Halfway down the mountain I stopped

on two feet with whispers cursing echoes

READY TO BREATHE

Below the meniscus

I don't wanna drown

At the edge of a

Shadow

I fear the light

Before a new dawn

I'm ready to exhale

I care dream

I dare to breathe

I wish one day

I'll hope again

If the sky should

Fall

At least let me fly

If the world should

Stop in orbit

Allow me to Dance

one last circle

Allow me a motion

With pure emotion

I care to smile

I dare to believe

One day I might

Rekindle my faith

Before you touch

Promise to hold

me tight

Vow not to squeeze

But a breeze you'll be

Day and night

At dawn I'll care

If by dusk you're

There

If the sky should

Fall

A star I'll hold and

Be your music for life

I'll care to trust

I'll dare to feel

And with time

I'll love again

BLESSED WITH A DOSE YOU

My heart wants to count the hours

My soul wants to count the minutes

But my mind cares not for either

Why number the hugs, why list the smiles

Why name splendid memories with a figment of an ancient man's numericals

Why dwell on the past when a new experience awaits

When trials grade a friendship

Dictionary Pages try define the word friend

Hence they  feel misquoted when i say they speak nonsense

I hope you don't mind when both are delineated by experiences with  you

Coz friendship makes sense when defined as knowing you

As my mind anticipates the laughter  to come.

Let my heart  reserve this day just to cherish,

Cherish a friend so true, a friend called you

So as my lips dry out let my breath  carry my gratitude to the heavens

My gratitude to God for blessing me with you

TAPIWA ASHLEY MAWERE

TAPIWA ASHLEY MAWERE is a young Zimbabwean who speaks Shona as his mother tongue and English as a second language. He originates from Zimbabwe but current works in South Africa .