Tsotello Nenzinane Poems

The mind can be the lonliest place
It's just like me
It eats, it sleeps, it breathes
But unlike me, it's free
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i dont know what im scared of
im scared to fall in love with you
scared that i may mess it up
i dont know this game
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after the final breath, the silence of nothingness.
lies the physical husk, the shell of nobody less.
and many come around to pay attention to the deceased.
almost as if the soul is brand new and life has been released.
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my heart, the perfectly shaped egg
oh dear, hear me out, would you?
i can explain it, everything, for you
it's a philosophy only one can understand, will you?
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they tell you that life has been predetermined, that your story has been written already.
then what if everything i'm doing is useless, and i'm being mocked by many.
what if i'm working extremely hard and making promises but i'm fated with a bad ending
what if i plan all these things and begin fulfilling them one by one but i'm just pretending
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so what if i did?
what would you do, what did you do?
you watched me self destruct, cave in from the bottom, vanish.
i've been blamed for being a coward, but believe me, i was banished.
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so there we go, trying to twist our thoughts for the comfort of others.
we tell lies and continue to unite, as we call ourselves a circle of brothers.
we need to sugarcoat the truth while still not biting our tongue.
but your mouth feels shut closed, trapped and swollen almost as if it was stung.
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heavy is the head that chose to wear the crown, the true intentions are finally clear.
the sliently loud presence lingers around the one who wears the crown of praise and fear.
adored by crowds, as they sing aloud, but i only hear the whispers of the night.
a heart untouched, like stars that fade slowly from sight.
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at the traffic stop, where good meets bad.
a trickle of sweat runs down, you're not guilty, so you get mad.
you bicker and bicker, but to no avail, the bat in the blue badge made up his mind
you had no reason to overreact, the rage has made you blind.
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