The Fall Out
And when you leave for someone else,
Make me the last supper.
Pour me the sweetest wine we ever had,
The one that used to get you wet.
Bake me the best cake you ever wanted to bake.
Wake me up before you leave
Kiss me on my forehead
It will be the last lip print I will have of us.
When you leave me for someone else
Take my warmest coat with you
Take my scarf
Take the socks
Take my hoodie, you love it I know, take it!
Take with you many condoms as I have
Because I will use them no more.
Once you're gone
Sing me your favorite song
Not the one you play on your dark days
The one you play when you've just made a proud decision
Play me that song...
Let its sound sink into my ears deep into my memory
So I will always play it everytime I forget its title
I will just sing its tune and shzam it until its found.
When you leave me for someone else
Don't tell me where you're going
Lie to me
Tell me you're just going out with friends
I will believe you
And if I don't
Make me believe you,
I know you can!
When you leave me for someone else...
Don't!
Because it will mean the end of us
And I made sure the list of things to do before you leave is kind of impossible to complete
So you don't even think of leaving me...
Not for anyone else!
-N.B Mpila
Copyright © Buhle Mpila | Year Posted 2015
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