He Say, She Say Poem by Mwenyeji Spikes

He Say, She say
Aren't you tired of all that old mess already?
You come up with that single line every time
At the edge of our conversation you hang up the line
The straight face couldn't hide a single lie

You seem to know wen to cover your insecurities
pose numb and duck to the door when the floor gets cold
Well, He said, she said you are not to trust
so inside my heart these questions linger


Look at all the dirty clothes in the sink
Wish you could pose for a minute and think
Why are we here for?
What are we screaming out silently for?
Our hearts no longer pound the same
Yet you insist you are not to blame
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Look, what time we sit on this argument for
When all you heard was systematic rumors
Now posing an informatic tumor in your nerves
You head out to pick groceries
Yet the voice still stuck in your head
He said, She say


You stand and pose strong
Only to get down sick with the pretense
Where is your heart already?
He say, she said, am not to mess with
But the truth don't hold with their whispers.
They look down on us
Yet pose like we could be further


Happy with their ruins
The silently wish we broke down
Like them only to break up
Don't give power to their words
Your ears are way too beautiful for that
When He say, she said.