Chasing Shadows

Dancing with shadows letting my mind go Dodging love spells aimed at my heart I guess love is a place one must know It’s a pity no one knows where to start Counting stars within your eyes I’m at a million and four My insecurities could part the skies Yet of your affection I need more Rivers of red flow from my wrists And in their depth I drown Love cannot be fought with fists And pain cannot be healed with a frown I count the smiles you’ve given to me And still I’ve come to no conclusion How could real love be so hard to see? Cupid please save me from this confusion My nights have become endless nightmares And days are like a neighbor to hell My heart is a kid lost at a funfair Unfortunately my only pain is that I fell Mpho Lebohang Mokhele