Forbidden Palm Poem by Kwenadi Gaaje

FORBIDDEN PALM

Love was something so special
Was like a treasure trove
Like a palm in the garden of Eden
We were so in love
Yet! Today I'm forgotten
In the midst of the night
Like a forsaken trove - I am forbidden.

Like a palm
Each season as it grows
And changes its colour
You nourished me in summer
Protected me from wind in winter
baby... You ensured I never turn into gold..

It was a cold winter's morning
When you walked out that door
All I could hear - Was the coldness of the morning
All I could feel - Was the fear of forlornness and fear
All I could sense - was the loneliness in my heart.....

For when you walked out that door
I knew there was no turning back
You were eager to walk away
And I couldn't stop you
All I could beg - From the bottom of my heart
Was you not to forbid me
Not to forbid the bond we have...

Just yesterday
I was your treasure trove.
Today I am your forbidden treasure
You no longer look me in the eye
My love You resent me
My mind want to desert you
yet! my heart want to hold on......


Tshepiso Pedian Queen Thobejane