Glass Dress Poem by Refiloe Mokoena

With a smile on her face she walked down the road
With lust in their minds, all the men stared
She carried a burden- a heavy load
They greeted her so kindly- as if they cared.

I'm fine she said, snow white teeth showed
They believed her, how stupid can they be
She was breaking inside and it never showed
They claimed to know her, but did they really?

Dying inside, she never spoke
She wore a glass dress so they would see
Witness her final moment, and tell how she broke
How she broke a tear and formed a sea.

Bubbly she was, little did they know
She loved the high, it made her sane
Talk? No she won't go that low
That's not her, she'll never be the same.