Fighting To Live Poem by Ziyanda KUBONI

Not even poetry can save me
This time I am drowning in sadness
I am lost in my own darkness
Who can save me now?
I watch my body stiffen
Alas! I am numb to the pain
My smile and laughs are in vain
Because they cannot truly hide
The bursting tide
Of waves rumbling inside of me
I am angry
Drowning in self pity
I need comfort
I need someone to hold me
Whisper in my ear that it'll be okay
A kiss on the forehead
I cannot take this pain
And this hurt no longer
I need rest in your arms.
I need rest.
- Ziyanda Kuboni