 MP Mkhize Da Bee Badilisha Poetry Pan-African PoetsHambo Lwam OlumnyamaHambo lwami kant unjuni?Hambo lwam engathi awufani nolwabanye, bengihlezi ngibezwaEngsondelene nabo nengi bathandayo bethi basathatha uhambo bebuyeBejabule, kanti wean hambo lwami unjani?Kodwa Hambo lwami kulungile.Hambu lwam olumnyama,Hambo lwami ngabe kukhona yini engakwenzanga ohambeni lwami?Hambo lwam ungidumazile,Hambo lwam ungiphoxile,Hambo lwami awunaqiniso, sungaze ujikele mina ngingumhambu wakho,Kodwa konke lokho hambo lwami kulungile.Hambo lwam olumnyama,Kodwa hambo lwami kulolu hamb olumnyama nakangaka, akuseveliNomthombo kwngiphuze ngiphumule ohambeni olungena qiniso,Kodwa ubani ongaletha ukukhanya?Kodwa ngubani ongangikhipha ogibeni?Akusekho kujika sengize ngangena ohambeni olunenzondo nonya! KantWena hambo lwami unjani?Kodwa hambo lwami ngabe mangithi d undu kuleyantaba ngyokunbona yini ukuthanya?Hambo lwami ekuboshweni kwami ngabona iqiniso lalingasekho kuwe.Hambo lwami nasekushoneni kwesalukazi sami imancane nalapho iqinisoLalingasekho, hambo lwami ngingumhambi wakho ngiphathe kahle hamboLwami.In this poem, the poet openly and candidly shares his life story and the ups and extreme downs he has experienced. He wrote this poem while behind bars convicted for a wrong turn he wishes he could take back. Hambo Lwam Olumnyama means my dark journey. He hopes his peers can learn from his mistakes.MP Mkhize Da BeeNgyilanga lanamuhlangyilanga la namuhlangikhuphuka ezintabeni, ngehlel emfuleni, ngzokhuluma ngemsebe, sukaosebeni lomfula ohambayo, uzohamba,hlala laph okhona namuhla usuku lwakho lokuphumelela, moni shintsha,impilo yakh ingaphezu kwakho konke okudingwa impilo yakho,ngyilanga, ningabe nkosi, nikhumbuzane ukuba mincane iminyakaesoyihamba ngaphezu komhlabathi kune sizoyiphila ngaphansi,ngaphansi kobu donsa nabo kanzima sebephumelele udonsa kanzima bengekebekudonse kunzima, kodwa njenge nkunz ima noma kunzima, nosathanngosathane nzima,ngomkhuleko singaba nzima noma kunzima,wena ungabi nonya yifa wedwa ungafuni ukufa nabantu abaningi ngephuthalakho, inculaza ithatha indawo.hlala ngentombi musa ukuba nomusa uvul amathanga, valamathanga,kusasa uzokhala ngelanga elikhetha amabala,langa lami belingelihlemina ngyilanga la namuhlaokwenkondlo beyhluza, mqondo sobala ndaba zosuku zizozwakala ngami,Noma ungaval izindlebe mina ngikhuluma nenhliziyo.Bebek imhlangano engenanduna, bephenduk izinduna, amajajibekuthethisa amacala, behlephulelana ngawe befakazelana, bekuphendulaihawu labo, wena egameni lenkosi ungabalisi ungabalwisi, kwabadlulileemhlabeni kumdali ubonge ukuphila, ngoba ukuphila kukodwa njekuwumcebo wabaphilayo.When directly translated the Zulu term that the poet keeps repeating Ngyilanga lanamuhla means that I am todays sun. The poet wants to be the light that guides the youth into making the right choices. He gives advice on education, unprotected sex, and alcohol and drug abuse. He uses his personal experiences as an example of what could go wrong when decisions are not well thought out.Ngyilanga lanamuhla by MP Mkhize Da BeeMP Mkhize Da Bee is a poet based in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. This young poet has extensive writing and performance experience. Highlights of his career have been performing with veteran South African storyteller Gcina Mhlophe, performing at the Africa Cup of Nations and at the ANCs 101 Years Celebration. 