My Destruction

By Vusi Moloi © 2009

from A Goodbye To My Little Troubles

The manufacturer
of this little thing
wanted to save it
from being burnt out
he engraved six volts
that no one should make
a mistake about it

In the same way providence
Preserve my existence
in some various ways
Don’t increase my disadvantage
like a very high voltage
For this little lamp
that lights my way
will be snuffed out
Nothing will be left
but my destruction

Contextual Commentary

Facing unrelenting adversity on his own inevitably engendered a feeling of being headed in the direction of a destructive path. The author reasoned and appealed to the Creator to remember the capacity of the creation. The author, who had known adversity since very early in life, had still not mastered the mental skills characteristic of other humans like Tibetan monks or the great Sangomas of South Africa. Each adversity made him feel as if he was a beginner and, thus, vulnerable to destruction.

About the Author

A former South African Television Journalist, Vusi Moloi is a published author of a contextual poetry book, A Goodbye To My Little Troubles, and maintains a blog, Zulumathabo on the Internet.