I once had a dream
I used to believe in my dream
I used to brag about my dream
I used to be proud of my dream
but not anymore, because you showed up

You first stole my dream
you underestimated my dream
you brainwashed me
you made me think my dream was impossible
you destroyed my dream
you murdered it! And you buried it!

Oh! Madoda! Iphupha ebendicinga likhuselekile

Ndaphulukana nalo ngenxa yakho
Iphupha lam was very simple,
But you made it harder
Ndizamile ungakuhoyi, ndizamile uzikhupha kuwe,
Ndazama ukukhupha engqondweni yam,

Yhe mahn! Ndizame ngandlela zonke,
Akukho cebo ndingalenzanga, but
You were so powerful and
Ubusoloko usemva kwam all the time
Killing me softly, killing my self-esteem,
Criticizing me, pulling me down, usoloko usithi
Andizuphumelela, lento ndiyifunayo is beyond me

Ndaqala ndatyhafa, ndabuthathaka,
Ndaziva ndingento yanto,
Andawufezekisa umnqweno wam,
Andalifezekisa iphupha lam

I even remembered your words
“You can’t do this, you can’t do that, this is not for you,
This has never been done before so why would you do it?”
As time passed by I realised it is never too late!
I am more powerful than you
I rose from the dead just like Jesus
I used the negativity as motivation
And boom! Here I am!
Living my dream