Vows of a Lifetime

Woman:

Let me honour you as a head,

Fixed in one position posses I the strength not to amend,

Bow to you for this is the rule that was made;

See you through and have no grudge to compare,

Your existence for without you family would be rare!

Man:

Woman let me see you as not a person in despair,

But a tool that I need to be repaired,

A hand that soothes the stern physic that i have;

In good and bad times together we were made to stay,

In union to build a generation together we will be there,

As mother and father, creation will never be bare!

Woman:

To love honour I have pledged to give,

With you have I accepted to be,

Released,

Have I been,

By means,

Not easy for rooted at my ancestry to you I was given,

For you to cherish,

Queen me and me King you,

For we form the Crown within.

Man:

Havocs have I the power not to comprehend,

But your presence shall make amends,

For with you I dug a treasure deep down with my bare hands,

And to lose you would be a mess,

A race,

Can never be won without ur presences at the corner of my net,

Our net,

Dwelt I and my mate,

Now before it’s too late,

Let us luggage all the temptations brought about in this planet filtered with hate,

And rebate

It all to them and a fresh start our love to open new gates.

Our vows imprinted for a lifetime!!!

Note: I wrote this poem on the 12 March this year. It was inspired by painful experiences I have watched both men and woman encounter in their marraige life. I then wrote vows of a lifetime, to portray an ideal marraige. And I dedicate this to my uncle Moyisi Madikane and his fiance Vuyokazi Dywili. They made us believe in love and these vows are a symbol of our prayer for their marraige. May the Lord put His best foot forward in all that they go through. Amen!