She lay there like a cobra ready to strike,
With a fixed stare she looked deep into my eyes .

She was motionless .
I was entranced .
She was empty of emotion .
I was hypnotised .

I felt easy in the grip of her sixth sense.
As she spoke within my spirit realised .

“I’m a Zulu “ she said and smiled .
Her teeth illuminated the darkness .
I was surprised .

Like a wild beast stalking its prey ,
she drew near then she said ,
I speak to you Zulu wise .”

Like a mirror she was reflective and still .
“What I say to you . I see it in my eyes .”
I heard every word
as her gentle voice in my subconscious slowly began to rise .

Something inside me understood .
All of the things that I never before had realised .