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"Wouldn’t wanna spoil this" by Skylar Darrigan
2012-12-06 This feelingthis inexplicable rush of non-emotive bliss
has filled me from the tip of my toes
"Woman" by Lungelo Ntombela
2012-12-06 You're a woman, a strong woman of AfricaYou say you’re not perfect, but in my eyes I think you're perfect
You're a hero, everyone is safe around you
You're a leader, you will lead us to the future
"Without You, Without Love " by Rashid Mia
2012-12-06 I've been thinking about you, babyand the times we used to share
Such pleasant memories
Such happy times
What is love" by Vanessa Atson
2012-12-06 I wanna know who ever said I’d get over youWho was I kidding, thinking I’d do?
I put up a smile for all to see
but you’re the one who sees through me
"Time Heals" by Wendy Acton Burnell
2012-12-06 Sunlight through the treesTeardrops from my eyes
Lately I know
you are going to leave my life again
"Through the tears" by Vanessa Atson
2012-12-06 Thinking back hurts so muchbut it’s the only way to keep you near
You’ve been gone so long
I keep lying, trying, saying I’m over
"They don’t even know" by Vanessa Atson
2012-12-06 They don’t even knowI bat my eyes at them
and make them feel there’s something
"That’s not living" by Vanessa Atson
2012-12-06 Though I’m alive I have not been livingClosing myself down
Putting up walls
"Teach me to love like you Lord" by Colleen Syster
2012-12-06 Teach me to love like you, LordTeach me to give more like you
Show me the way to be like you, Lord
It’s all I want to be
"So in love" by Skylar Darrigan
2012-12-06 I’ve fallen in love with an intellectualDelectable, especially beautiful
being
"Primates" by Mahlako Mphahlele
2012-12-06 Why do I still care, even when I’m not forced to?There is only up to a point one can take in
"One night in Cape Town" by Mishka Latief
2012-12-06 Just one night in Cape TownDancing together
Just one night in Cape Town
Singing to one another
"Not yet" by Skylar Darrigan
2012-12-06 I’m not a millionaire yetbut you’re my million dollar bill
My lucky penny and
my first pay cheque
"Marathon" by Mahlako Mphahlele
2012-12-06 What happens when I lay down my trust in you?What happens when I lay me down at night and doubts arise?
"If I could" by Skylar Darrigan
2012-12-06 If I could give you the worldI’d wrap it in a bow of love
‘Cause I would give you the world
and thank my angels from above
"Hold on to love " by Rashid Mia
2012-12-06 I've been thinking about youFor such a long, long time
I've been missing somebody
Someone who used to be mine
"Go Further" by Mandla Hlatshwayo
2012-12-06 I’m that brother who could jump in the sky and pop stars like Zwai BalaI’m a fly fella, my cap’s got a feather
I show orphaned poor children they can go further, I tell ya
"Devil’s wife" by Vanessa Atson
2012-12-06 She sold her soul to the devilNow she’s paying the price
She made his bed
"Contagious" by Rudolph Maree
2012-12-06 Walked around all day in search of a solitary placeTook a hand to cover the tears running down your face
Can't read your mind, it's empty, there's noting left to see
You exist only in a dream
"Commentators" by Mpo Makhetha
2012-12-06 We’ve had this conversation, I’ve listened to you speakA cocktail of some funny things that left me with no peace
You say it won’t be too long, I should just believe