When I had you

When I had you

I never wanted you

When you wanted me

I always ran the other way

When you almost had me

I always thought

You never wanted me

And then when you

decided to let me go

I cried because I wanted you

Then when you came back

I was too angry to want you

And then when we almost

had each other

We both turned our backs

on each other

And now

I want you

You want me

But we don't need each other

So we don't have each other

And can't have each other.

Think about it...

If you have lost everything

If you say youhave lost everything

and that everything is gone,

everything that you had is gone,

everyone you loved, you've lost,

think about this...

The toddler that is dying of AIDS,

It's life being taken away

at such an innocent age.

Think about the man on the street

no food, no home, no job,

no blanket to keep him warm.

The young girl at a street corner

late at night. She has to make

ends meet because she's got

a family to take care of.

The child that don't have an education,

Oh, one can tell she is very bright

but she'll never become a successful

doctor, or lawyer because her parents

can not afford it.

Think of the student that will never

get to university because she couldn't

pay her high school fees,

or maybe she got pregnant and her

parents threw her out.

Think of how people are suffering,

the victims of war, poverty,

political insatbilities, racism, abuse,

Zimbabwe.

Think of the hurt, the pain

how a murderer can kill in cold blood,

how rapists can shove it up a two year old.

How mutilators can cut the manhood

of an innocent seven year old.

Think of dreams being shattered,

people needing the Almighty,

people being hauted by the dead.

Think of black science, how it has

destroyed communities.

Think of the system in Swaziland,

how non-progressive it is,

corruption, prejudice, non-democratic,

favouritism, abuse of power.

Think of how the God loves us,

the universe conspires with us

to see our dreams come true,

yet we still complain endlessly...

Think about it....

And you say you have lost everything?

As we go about our business

I am up before dawn

I need to boil water

for my children's sake

A warm bath will make do [up]

for the school shoes they do not have

And their “would be” warm jerseys

had they not any holes.

I'm still snoring before dawn

I'll be up with a cup of tea

I'll be up to soothing music

And a warm shower

forward to a brand new day.

They'll have to do with bread alone

We're out of tea till the month end

“Now hurry up childern,

 need I make boss lady [madam]

 angry when I do not bring the tea in time”.

“My silk robe plaese...Is my tea ready?

 Is the hot water running?

 Breakfast must be ready [when I'm through]”

 Need to get to work

 Board meetings and all

 It's going to be a long day.

I'll clean, I'll scrub, I'll wash

I'll dust till all is super clean.

I'll take out the garbage

I'll wash and wax the car

I'll cook and bake

for all your guests

I'll iron all your clothes,

the linen too.

I've clinched the deal

another six figures to my name.

I think I'll go shopping now

Reward my hardwork

with all the luxury a girl deserves.

It's five o' clock

and madam is home

I'll ask for leftover bread

to give to my childern.

Haven't eaten since morning

I hope their still okey.