Josie Lambert

Loo liqela labantu abapheleleyo ngokwemigangatho yebhodi. Bathathu kubo bayifota, kwaye omnye wabo wacula — kakubi, ngokuvakalayo, ngokugqibeleleyo.

Ukudubula ekukhanyeni kufanele ukuba yimpazamo. Kwakhona lelona xesha kuphela apho ilizwi lam nobuso bam buvumelana khona.

Umoya ususa isiqingatha sesandi apha. Ndiyaqhubeka nokucula nangona kunjalo — indlela umoya ovakala ngayo idla ngokuba yeyona ilungileyo.

Ndiza apha ukuziqhelanisa kuba akukho mntu umamela ngabom. Abantu abamamelayo, bayama kuba befuna.

Iindawo ezintathu endiziqhelisela kuzo. Iqonga elingenanto lelona loyikekayo — ukungabikho kwabaphulaphuli akuthethi ukuba akukho sizathu.

Isixhobo esinye esisetyenzisiweyo kunye nemakrofoni ebolekiweyo. Akukho mntu kwizimvo owakha wabuza ukuba ndirekhode ntoni.

Iduvethi phezu kocango, umatrasi eludongeni. Izinto ezithambileyo zidlula izinto ezibizayo okokuqala.

Umoya utya isiqingatha sesandi. Okuseleyo yinxalenye ethwalayo — indlela elungileyo yokusebenza nakweyiphi na igumbi.

Ingoma abantu abandaziyo yayibhalwe phakathi kweflethi yam nomsebenzi wam wakudala, kwifowuni, injini ikwicala layo ngasemva.

Iikhilogram ezingama-40 kunye ne-cider efudumeleyo. Ndingayisela i-cider, kodwa andiyixeleli indawo elandelayo.

Irekhodwe kwifowuni efestileni engasemva. Ingxolo yebhasi isesekwidemo kwaye andiyikhuphi.