Sliding doorways divide

and all the winding corridors fall away behind

Rays of light serenade my eyes

and wide white clouds parade the skies

After days and nights of grey

it's quite breathtaking in such amazing sights

I've paid the price, stayed inside

and it's been great but I need to say goodbye

The grape is ripe so maybe I should build the bottle

to fill the bottle, taste the wine

Now I've found how to savour life

all thoughts of pain inside fade and die

I take the fight to paper, hibernate and write in waiting

'til it's time to face my fright and take the mic

I've made the right choice in raising my voice

and reclaiming life's joys



Sliding doors divide and all

The nightmarish corridors

Will all fall

Behind you



Sliding doors divide and all

The nightmarish corridors

Will all fall

Behind you



If you've ever had a dream then chase it

cos it's dreams that make us more than meat for grave diggers

Do you really want to remain faceless

cos you dated aspirations but became faithless?

Be safe, stay put, each day's painless

or regain faith, though we face dangers

Be brave, courageous, behave audaciously

My teenage daydreams made me famous

But being flavour of the week

leaves a taint on the tastebuds, so I need to shape up

I tighten the laces in each of my trainers

then retrace my steps to when I believed I could get

to each place I set my aim on

not accepted fate, and reshaped my destination

I've not reached places yet that truly take my breath away

I'll never til the day of my death



Sliding doors divide

and all the nightmarish corridors

will all fall behind you



Sliding doors divide and all

The nightmarish corridors

Will all fall

Behind you



[Monologue by Khaya Dlanga]



We've had a really lovely time

but I ought to make a move

I've things to do

and I'm kind of assuming that you do too