Fearful days

Author: Relebohile Matube

Gone are those days
when our elders slept
with one eye open.

What was it that caused
such a mysterious thing?
That made them so lonely
and so insecure.

But now things are changing,
day by day,
and now we are returning
to those bygone days.

Fear is our nickname.
If anyone talks about it
we cry,
and ask for help.