Amo Mokobane Poems

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Lying in cotton sheets
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''You will feel better after you sleep''
'Don't worry a little rest will make you right as rain'

They do not understand the pain.
My mind is plagued and my neck is stiff with ache.
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Idly drifting in the wind,
The little unhinged seed weaved Serenely through the trees.

Meekly
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Quiet down, dear heart.
Be still, dear soul.
You have nothing to fear.
He will hold you with His powerful right hand.
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My hands have a desire to cook, but
When I am alone,
I tend to be hungry, not just for food Though.
I starve for someone to talk to.
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The leaves wear their Sunday best before collapsing from bullets at church.
Morticians waiting on every corner a day early.
The trees turn ashen from horror but they remain rooted.
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i remember speaking to You for hours in the dark.

Your voice enveloped me like smoke from the wreck You caused 9 months ago.
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