Gert Strydom Poems

The masks that we bear
hide our deepest pain,
which disappears behind the smiles
that we give the whole day
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On one cloudy night you came
while it felt as all the world
was rushing by
and cars were driving
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When you just started working
I took you on a date,
with the candlelight in the Spur
your eyes burnt deep dark brown.
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I meet you at the coffee shop
of Exclusive in Hatfield
and we share some ice coffee
and you admire the rose
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Early in the morning
I see her getting warm
in her small blanket,
while we drive to work.
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My dearest writes a few words
that are very really striking
and I wonder how she knows
the reasons that I love her.
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It has happened that a minister visits me
and ask for assistance,
that I cannot give
at that moment.
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We met after twenty years
and it was a hot sunny day
and although you had changed,
you looked still as lovely as before.
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When you look at me
and I see the light
in your golden eyes,
there’s much more
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When you sleep
with your head on my chest,
I do not know
why the gods chose me
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