YasminAj Sesinyi

Remember when i used to laugh at every joke you told?
How i'd believe every story you'd unfold?
Remember when i used to smile and kiss your cheek?
How i'd adorably sit on your hip?
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Somewhere between unity and war,
we find ourselves trapped by the claws of our lack of expression.
Whether its them over-powering our rights,
or us enslaved by our own silence.
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Do you ever watch carefully the sun as it leaves for another world?
Ever think of times when you're needed most but are too busy?
Do you even regret not spending time with a loved one?
Or smiling back at the kid next door?
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Knees hurt
heart aches.
Chest pains
shattered dreams...
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Deep within,
where tears can not reach and eyes can not see.
Where pretence is felt and loneliness experienced.
That is where i shall hide my pain.
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Here i am sitting on the cold floor.
But not as cold as my heart
Maybe this pain has become just too unbearable
In my bloody hands i hold a 15 year old picture of me
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I'm in-love with a man who derives words from alphabets
a man who publically says his emotions
who tells courageously our love story
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