Check On Me Poem by Keitumetse Mokhohlane

Check on Me

I've been sick,
Been told my life's at a tick,
Everyday I turn weaker,
Still hope to get better...
I'm not good,
I'm not running desperate,
I've attached myself as gathered wood,
And verified through a template
I'm loosing my mind,
The same way I lost myself,
To your faraway land,
Kindly do, Check on Me
Whenever I cough,
I get tough,
Plan to play it all rough,
Like I'm Lovesick though...
I had a dream,
You'd taken me to the stream,
The stars, moon, lights went dim
What are those signs?
I've been told they're those...
Those that shows the world's end,
Our life's end?
Wait, and?
End of fate,
Believed till date,
Check on me,
So tomorrow won't be late...

I've been made aware,
I can't make plans for your tomorrow,
Since you can't avail yourself for today,
Hadn't it been better yesterday?
I can pack stanzas,
Yes, I can still rhyme!
I still use simile,
Metaphor, but does it make sense?
My mind is damaging my writing,
My ink has split,
My hand is loosing it's taste,
Check on Me.

Written: 25/06/2019

By: Keitumetse Mokhahlane