Bulawayo`s Benediction    

Ndaba Sibanda

if ever there was a beautiful

brook, then she is the one

she is a brook whose waters

are destined to deal once

and for all with Bulawayo`s

perennial droughts & dupes

our royal city has a capacity

to produce game-changers

andBusisiwe is one of them

Busisiwe is Bulawayo`s pride

a philanthropist whose work

speaks a lot about her love

for humanity and the city

what lurks within her soul

is not a malady but a melody

exemplary is her track record:

orphanages, scholarships, jobs

a sleaze-buster, a bold builder

of homes ,hopes and horizons

her song is a doer and a dancer

hers is a song that plays & floats

within the depth of her heart

it inspires, stirs, and galvanizes

hearers to become nothing

else but heirs and heiresses,

humble heroes and heroines

what dances within her heart

are the metaphors and mirrors

of souls whose lives & dreams

and destinies have been touched

& transformed & blessed for posterity

her name solely means The Blessed One

a selfless beauty, she is a blessing to the city

a superwoman, she is human ,solid & afloat

for Bulawayo`s blues to be overcome, ownership

has to be reclaimed, concerted efforts applied

as far as Busisiwe is concerned, sleaze has no home

in the city if residents want it to be magnificent again

 

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