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Swaziland

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Swaziland

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When I looked at her coming up to the place,
My words would just sit on my lips,
For wanting to speak them was so much,
I pursed my lips harder as I looked,
Legs approaching in steps taken,
What was I going to say,
Words sitting on my lips,
Not jumping up and down,
To do the thing of speaking,
That they were meant for.

Sarah Mkhonza

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Topic(s) of this poem: life,love

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Pamela Sinicrope 24 August 2016

I like this poem that reminds me of how I feel when I am speechless, overcome by emotion. How is it that everything around me can be moving (including my mind) , when all the things I want to say are stuck and cannot get out? 'To do the thing of speaking /that they were meant for.' Well written. Thanks for sharing.

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