Maphoka Lenkoe Poems

When you are away my love I wonder,
When all that's left is thoughts of you,
When imprints of your touches fade,
When your scent is slowly coming out off my skin,
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I don't need a mirror to remember who I am,
I don't need the pain you inflict to remember how to feel
I don't need your words to remember how to hear
I don't need you lips to remember taste
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In moments like these,
my soul longs for days past.
In moments like these,
I wish to escape to the never before.
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Away from him,
Away from her,
Away from us,
Away from them,
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Heart is sore and in tatters,
blood seeps from all sides as I feel life escaping me,
I drift along, alone in a crowd
I shouldn't have let you in this far,
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Maybe I'll write a poem
I wonder what it would be about
How about the colours of the rainbow?
That would be so colourful,
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Fear? What fear
So what, if my heart should shatter into pieces
Regret? What regret
So what, if I found out it was never mutual
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