Nomthandazo Tsembeni Poems

I held my cushion so tight thinking of you.
I shed a tear and missed every moment i never spent with you.
I missed the scent of the feminine cologne i wish you wear,
the way i think you stroke your hair frontwards,
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She handed me over an exam pad and a pen and asked me to write down few reasons why i love her.
Instead, a teardrop fell on the page.

I handed it to her with the teardrop in the middle of the page,
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