Saving Yourself

The is no greater lesson in life

than the realization that only you can save yourself;

from the drama

the pain and regret 

the words left unsaid 

- actions that cannot be erased 

Save yourself from the darkness 

the faceless demon that eats away at your youth 

it creeps in and sucks the life out of you 

your dreams once colourful 

now, empty and invalid 

Save yourself from the misery 

of loving people that don't reciprocate;

situations that leave you emotionally drained. 

save yourself from the anger and frustration 

the doubt and confusion 

of loving too soon, too passionately 

save yourself from the meltdowns. 

#LOVELETTERS

Dear love

Please come pay me a visit

I want to be able to taste the passion

In my mouth when I eat

I want to celebrate my milestones

And uplift my spirits

I want to drink from your cup of ambition

Passion and determination

Come back into my life and fix me 

#loveletters

Hold On

'Let hope come and whisper into your ear

Let faith guide you from the darkness to light

Let the trumpets of God’s favour bring life into your cheeks

Let the winds of change blow away your hurt, anger and resentment,

Let me love your pain into submission'. 

- July,2016 

The call

Come forth, all broken souls
Let my love cloak your nakedness
and breathe fire into your brittle bones
For I know what it is like
to ache for love
carrying pieces of a broken soul.
#Broken
16/09/2016

THE HAPPINESS PROJECT

 I have been to the deepest darkest corners of the world, I have fought faceless demons that threatened to strip me of my soul, but I'm here today ready to tell my story. Ia m ready to begin the healing process, welcome to my #HappinessProject


"Tell your story until the broken pieces begin to heal
Tell your story until you can muster the will power to wake up and survive until sunset
Tell your story until you don't have to bandage your scars
in a shameful attempt to soothe your shredded ego
Tell your story and shout it out to the rest of the world
Tell your story until you can taste sounds and find solace in writing poetry
Tell your story until the scars begin to heal"

~~~~ Maipelo M Zambane

The Transformation

I wrote this on the 19th of December 2015. I was going through a very rough patch in my life but I managed to pull through by writing daily positive affirmations and working tirelessly on achieving my dreams. 2016 is my year of achievements! 

Every worry 

Every frustration and anger 

Every fear 

Every tear 

I embrace as a learning curve

I appreciate such emotions for in the end they don't make me weak but thy make me a victor 

I carry my own burdens for I know that only I have control 

I have a choice between wallowing in self pity or rejoicing in my renewed strength and every waking day I will choose to rejoice 

I will celebrate my health and my family 

My friends that keep me sane and my God that never fails me 

Today I will rejoice for my spirit is finally free of worry and worldly burdens 

Today I flip over a new chapter 

My Art

Here is a little something I wrote to mark the journey of coming out of my shell and finally sharing and submitting my work. 2016 is the year of many wonders. 

My art is discovering itself 

Slowly rising from the ashes of nothingness 

My art roars with the fever of a creature that yearns to be heard 

Caressed with youthful abandon 

My art is strong like our foremothers who fought silent wars behind closed doors

My art is born to stand out 

And yet the spirit of perfection is keeping me from launching 

The constant what if's and what then?

What if I am not good enough, what will people say, what if they don't like it, worse yet, what if they do like it and I my well of creativity dries up 

On some days that is why my art prefers to stay hidden. 

And yet on some great days my art threatens to burst out of the shell I carefully crafted 

It yearns to be caressed by a thousand golden kisses and celebrated eternally 

It yearns to be mounted on the walls of galleries for the world to see 

It yearn to be sung and praised by men and women alike 

It yearns to be studied and dissected by students in crowded corridors 

My Art lives within my soul

Nurtured and nourished from infancy 

I feed my art with words and pictures and feelings unsaid 

Greatness is my destiny 

Art is my life

Everyday is a chance to learn, grow and express 

My art on paper

 still

 shy to come out and spray the masses with her potency 

My art is my voice scribbled on paper yet whispered to my peers 

My art is my art and one day I can't wait for you guys to hear me roar