Be My Shoulder To Cry On Poem by Keitumetse Mokhohlane

Be my shoulder to cry on

I am deeply pained,
Badly damaged and hurt.
I wish to have been trained,
Trained to protect my heart.
I'd have been hard,
Hard to get.
I would have carried a sharp sword,
All goals would have been met.
Be my shoulder to cry on,
One I'll lean on
On in sweet moments
Moments even in those that'll be sour
I'm exposed,
Exposed to the worlds cruelty
Can't I be disposed?
Disposed and be given an opportunity?
I've went beyond the sky
I've pointed at a star,
I'm left with a tattooed scar...
Be my shoulder to cry on
I've written with an ink
I've used the colour pink
I'm about to sink
Save me!
The ink cannot be removed,
I've learned to use a pencil
Pencil for the pain to be easily erased,
I am disgruntled
Be my shoulder to cry on.

October 19,2018 at 6: 46 PM ·
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October Poetry Battle 2018