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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

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Lewis Nyaga

Date: 8/22/2015 5:30:00 AM

Hey Buhle, a nicely composed poem you have penned, full of emotions, a belated welcome to poetrysoup*****blessings

Ayesha Karim

Date: 6/21/2015 10:09:00 PM

I'd feel the same way if someone lied to me about being interested in"me" and in reality they wanted to use "me" to make a girlfriend jealous or something.

Buhle Mpila
Date: 6/22/2015 2:32:00 AM

Thank you for reading Ayesha, somebody has to do the writting when those tears fall ofcourse so I guess poetry is there for that

Michael Dom

Date: 6/15/2015 10:47:00 AM

What a sparkling entry onto the soup - good spice you have Buhle.

Buhle Mpila
Date: 6/22/2015 2:34:00 AM

Its a pleasure Michael, hopefully I will be able to sustain the art

Njeri Hunjeri

Date: 6/15/2015 5:29:00 AM

Hi Buhle this poem is well penned with alot of great emotions in it. I enjoyed. Welcome to soup!

Buhle Mpila
Date: 6/22/2015 2:35:00 AM

Thank you njeri :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/7/2015 11:26:00 PM

Hi Buhle, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@

Buhle Mpila
Date: 6/22/2015 2:39:00 AM

Ofcourse Im already ready Linda! lol, please , I do enjoy already having friends like you and the whole Soup Fam.

Skat A

Date: 6/6/2015 10:52:00 PM

Buhle, this is a sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Buhle Mpila
Date: 6/22/2015 2:44:00 AM

Friendly hugs n greetings to you SKAT , I am just a very young poetry writer from RSA (KZN) Newcastle , I started writing on 2008 . Oh and more exciting for me, I hope it is also for you to know, The Fall Out is actually a series of poems and its a book Im working on, hopefully I will find publishers and enough funding for the book. I am also currently nominated for South African Traditional Music Awards on the category for Best Poet, you may vote for Buhle to win, please.lol. kindly please, its simple, you send an sms with these info. ; SATMA, BUHLE MPILA, BEST POET to 34066. And besides, what more you like to know? Im already welcome in this family :)