I Still Love Poem by Thabitha Marakalala

I still love

I have heard all the lies
All the songs of empty promises
I have lost all my trust
My hope is gone
I have dragged a bleeding heart
That never ceased to beat
Regardless of all the pain
And the huge scars that remain
I still love

I have been lead to pounding rain
Stared as my soul got ripped over and over again
I have been swimming in troubled waters
Been drowning in my own tears
For so many years
I have been praying that this dark cloud will some how clear
And light in my darkness will appear
Regardless of burning by the same fire
over and over again
I still loved

I have felt the pain of being cheated
Haunted by how the masks falls
I was able to see through disguises
I have Stared the devil in his Red eyes
I have bleed
I suffocated
I have screamed
I have yelled my lungs out

My heart has been painted with disappointment
My soul marked
With abundance
I have risked it all
Got nothing but shame
I gave it all
To be slammed against walls
Regardless of all this endurance
I still loved
Bruised and confused
I still love
Even with fears of falling in the wrong arms again
I still wish to be loved...

Tbt-M