Poetry.

There are words with such power

they echo in the far reaches of my soul,

from those arid spaces that lack any signs of life,

to those enveloped with ecstasy and love.

There are words with such heat

they infuse all my emotion into one flaming ball of anger,

or melt icicles of pain in even the most hardened heart.

There are words with such majesty

they grace my being with an angelic flow

creating tides of arrogance

that drown all inhibitions and fears.

Of all these words

the best are simple,

for simplicity is the mother of all things great.

Thabiso Nkoana©2000