Two People Separate Poem by Gert Strydom

Two people separate where one
says that she’s met another man
and suddenly everything that we had is gone

and missing you my life is empty
while I am forced to move on
with your face in every other woman’s face that I see

but even worse my job is done, my contract ended
and according to the company
it could no longer be extended

and I am living in a country where the colour of skin
in times of affirmative action
becomes the deciding thing

to have a job or to be jobless,
where to find a permanent job is almost impossible
and the companies that contract temporary cares less.