Saturday, January 23, 2021

“Don’t envy me, child. I warn you"

 

Just the other day

And the other day

I was somebody

Somebody with a life

A life that I chose for myself

Now it’s  just about getting through the day without crying

I am scared

I am scared that I am not myself in here

I am scared that I am

He hates me

Every day 

There’s no holiday 

Talking me down

His sudden blow floored me

Today

I woke up early 

Went down to the market place

With my face bashed in

I smiled

As I convinced everybody that I ran into a door

It’s a lot harder

To laugh with a punctured lung

It’s a lot harder 

To be a shadow with nowhere to go 

To stay only for the children 

“I love you mama

And when I grow up 

I want to be strong &  beautiful 

Like you"


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