Sugar Please Poem by Vangile Mtyali

Most probably you think you know it all
You think you know what’s best
After all you are more experienced
Than me
Of course
Which I believe is true
Only half of it
You might think you know best
Since you older than me and more matured
But u seem to be forgetting one thing
I’m not you
We all have our journey to walk
And my destiny is different from your
Have you ever thought about that?
Who knows maybe the reason you busy saying
“Looking out for you”
In actual fact you only looking out for your own interest
So you can gain through me
Who knows maybe the reason you busy saying
“ I’m trying to guide you”
In actual fact you only leading me to your trap
I meant to that path you know only you and I can travel
The path in which you know
You will have all the control over me
The same control that traffic cops have
Over every road
So sugar please! ! !
Give me space to breathe
Allow me to be me
Stop imposing your beliefs on me
I’m not just a bimbo who can’t think for herself
Daa! ! ! I might be young
But I do have brains
I can think for myself
Dude look around
I’m in varsity
No baby
And I’m still healthy and fresh
Doesn’t that tell you something?
It means I can think for myself
And I’m very capable of taking care of myself
Daddy was never around to guide me
So who are you to think you can take his role
So please stop
Stop analysing me
Stop judging me
Stop critiquing everything I do
Stop trying to figure out everything I do
Stop saying
“I’m only doing all this because I care; after all I do know what’s best”
Well you and I know very well
That you envy my youth
And that why you dating a you girl like me
We all know that you want to control me
And make me dependant on you
We both know that the reason you busy imposing your beliefs and your way of thinking on me
Is another way of hypnotizing me?
So I can think only your way of doing things is right
Also because you scared that once I see other young man you might lose me
I mean guys my age
Those intelligent ones
Those handsome ones
Those ones who allow me to be me even if it means acting a bit childish
Those man whom I can challenge in a convo
And they don’t feel disrespected
But see it as a turn on
I mean those guys
Guys my age
Those guys scare you cause you know then can snatch me
Like that
Hence you always criticizing the,
Cause you know once
My eyes can be opened
You good as dead
So sugar please
Just do you and let me do me