Poem Of The Day: As Long I Live By Mazisi Kunene

When I still can remember
When I still have eyes to see
When I still have hands to hold

When I still have feet to drag
So long shall I bear your name with all the days
So long shall I stare at you with all the stars of heaven
Though you lead me to their sadistic beasts
I shall find a way to give my burden-love
Blaming your careless truths on yesterdays.
Because I swear by life herself
When you still live, so shall I live
Turning the night into day, forcing her
To make you lie pompous on its pathways.
So shall I wander around the rim of the sun
Till her being attains your fullness
As long as I live. . . .