I don't want to be bad.

I don't want to be here.

It's not my will that keeps me alive.

I would like to depart.

I would like to fly free.

Leave this world and sleep,

Sleep the time away

But she has other plans.

And she has a long chain.

Her chain keeps my feet,

From leaving the ground

She has taken my eyes.

Without sight, I can't fly...

The Tokoloshe

Born in the Zulu and Xhosa traditions, tokoloshes are creatures with a special place in modern South African folklore. Somewhere between a bogey and a gremlin, they’re mischievous little imps who relish chaos and pain.

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