Do not drown deeply
in February.
in February you should start getting direction already
like an adult.
To settle the young adult children
in their new places of residence and fields of study
and get used to
the new silences
and new versions of
being 'alone' and 'together'.
I do not want to wish anything away,
I want to embrace it ...
go with the flow of the stream,
but gheez the current takes you ...
It's like learning to speak a language again
or to learn to walk without a limping.
Actually, this is how we all walk:
with a limping pink and watch out for the push-ups walk.
But together we walk straight
and leave us miles behind us
and take the mountain as it comes ...
rainbows and all.
Mens moenie nog diep verdrink
in Februarie nie.
in Februarie moet jy al rigting begin kry
soos 'n grootmens.
Om die jong grootmens kinders te settle
in hulle nuwe blyplekke en studierigtings
en gewoond te raak aan
die nuwe stiltes
en nuwe weergawes van
'alleen' en 'saam' wees.
Ek wil niks wegwens nie,
ek wil dit omarm...
saam met die vloei van die stroom gaan,
maar hêng die stroom vat jou...
Dis soos om weer taal te leer praat
of te leer loop sonder 'n hinkepink.
Eintlik is dit hoe ons almal loop:
met 'n hinkepink en oppas vir die duwweltjies- loop.
Maar saam loop ons reguit
en los ons kilometers agter ons
en vat die berg soos hy kom...
reenboë en al.
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Powerful message of perseverance and moving forward.