Still I Wait

I Still Wait I wrote poems and sang songs to make the love I had more alive Wrote endless passages tryina explain what my heart sang I tried the best I could to make the words I said more meaningful Stayed up at night tryina find ways to hold and touch you right I paused every moment I had with you Shut the whole world out for there was you I begged and I prayed that I find ways to love you right Asked for the strength to be there for you I stayed even when my heart ached from the looks they gave you Saw the thirst in their eyes whenever they looked at you I knew some would know how to touch you and some, to hold you But again, I knew neither would love you like I did They had all the right words to say Had all the right ways to feed what you long desired And I knew you'd easily fall for you stayed with me who couldn't Even though you said I was all you needed, I knew you needed more I saw how happy you got when with them, a happy I never saw reflect when with me I know I sparked a certain happy in you but it was never as long I still hope I could, that I could love you just as you wish But again I'm still the same person, the me that I was if not better And deep in my heart, my love whispers your name Once more longing to keep you. Copyright © Bernice Makotanyane | Year Posted 2018