Dear Stranger Poem by Phumlani Mndzebele

Dear stranger
Thank you for your letter
The message was indeed loud and clear
Though you said I shouldn't reply but trust me I have to

Firstly thank you very much
I'm not sure words are enough to thank you
Actually I am still that same person you miss
That very person you want back

Please allow me back to my life
I know now you know everything
That now you even live this life for me
And I know you tried to entertain my friends as well

Ha-ha, all I know is you the best
I mean the best in me
Look what you did
You did what I failed to do in 26 years

For that I am grateful
I'm not sure how many months
I'm not sure how you coped
Thus I find this letter fit for you

Dear new me

I hope this letter finds you well, safe and sound. I go by the same name as you, the person who turned to be new and to be honest I enjoy this new life you have taught me to live in a way I failed to live in decades. Ever since I was young I was forced to live a fake life, forced to be what I am not, and I guess this last months I was pushed or rather stretched to the limit such that the new me arose and took control of me. I hope you have noted that initially it was the other people who mattered the most even though that robbed me my happiness but of late it is my happiness and the people that care that matters the most, this has also helped me see my real friends, I'm humbled by the fact that the very people I use to encourage are encouraging me now and to be honest they have somehow become my pillar of hope and strength.
I guess I'm sorry for replying you but I had to and please do me a favour and share it with them

Yours new me
Signed by
Surely but slowly I'm coming back

Words seem to vanish these days
Thoughts seem to be a few of late
But having you as my friends
That's the best thing in my life

Before I cry
Before I run out of words
I just want to say thank you
Thank from the bottom of my heart