Words Kill

Ripples some call years I counted
Pain's nipples time sucked 
feeding years Silence shouted
For whispers to die ,my ears married to sound
Pain didn't stop  ,the rain of tears
The laughter of your peers
The thread of thoughts wiring my memory

Naked in front of my mirror 
Perfect missing only I see is my shapeless figure
Nude my esteem staggering reaching for a pillar
To hold onto to ,to survive the storm
Showers of your words that left me torn

Anti clockwise from the origin 
To a negative mind state, I found a region
A pelvis of your wicked reasons
Down my  eyes followed by my sleepy breasts
Trying to hide lines time has left on my thighs

You thought I was a mine
And you the right one
To crush me and draw the line
dig holes of doubt never asking if I'm fine 
Your words killed my smile
Now only I see is my shapeless figure
And love nothing but a lie
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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January 21, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Funeka great poem. Enjoyed reading........ SKAT **
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