Ubuso ababusaphathi — inja yayibuka esikhundleni sakhe. Udonga lathula, kodwa lwakhumbula.
Wayiphatha njengengubo — kodwa kwakuyisikhumbuzo. Udonga aluzange lubuke phansi.
Inja yambuka, kodwa yena wayemile. Ukubheka akusho ukubona. 
Inja yangena kuqala. Umzimba wakhe walandela — kodwa isithombe sase silapho.
Inja yangena kuqala. Umzimba wakhe walandela — kodwa isithombe sase silapho.
Inyawo yakhe yayiphakeme, kodwa wayenganyakazi ngokuphelele.

Kungenzeka ukuthi wayeqala ukuhamba — noma ebuya, ephinda agqoke umzuzu wakudala.

Indwangu emhlophe yayingenasici, kodwa iphansi lamanzi lashiya umkhondo.

Esandleni kwakungekho lutho, kodwa eludongeni kwakukhona ubuso — obungamazi.

Ukunyakaza kwakhe kwakungekho ngaleso sikhathi kuphela.

Kwakuwukuphindaphinda okuthule, emzimbeni owakhohlwe ukukhuluma.
Inja yayidlula, kodwa akazange amthinte. Kwakuwukulahleka okungadalanga umsindo.
Inja yayiphakathi kwemilenze yakhe, isiya odongeni.

Akazange amthinte, akamkhalelanga — kodwa wayelapho.

Mhlawumbe yisithunzi sakhe, mhlawumbe inkumbulo eyayigcina umzimba wakhe ethule.
Inja yayibuka ngaphakathi, hhayi ngaphandle. Wayeyiphatha esithweni, kodwa yayimphatha ngokubheka.
Inhliziyo yakhe yayingasekho yodwa — inja yayibuka ngaphakathi. Wayeyiphila, kodwa yayimthinta ngaphakathi.

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