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WAS MY LOVE LETTER MAILED TO THE WRONG ADDRESS?



The love song with no lyrics 
that is the reality of my life.

The empty tin with no noise 
that is my cry.

The holes I patch
Open up new wounds.
The pressure of pain bursts out loud
like a broken water pipe.

All my memories are stored away
in a dark cloud
that rains
every time I recall
the fantasy of our love.

You wanted laughter,
so I rehearsed a smile.
I tied my soul to my words for you.
I learned to hold the storm,
swallowing the thunder
so your sky stayed clear.

The beautiful storm,
the sweet salt,
the calm sea,
the perfect love 
oh, what a fantasy.

I patched the flame
with borrowed words and lullabies,
played our record
until it ran out of words.

I became fluent in silence
just to keep your peace,
but it screamed inside me
louder than love ever did.

I held the door open for you for so long,
I forgot how to close it on myself.
Oh, the irony of love.

Every smile I wore for you
left bruises on my soul.
Now I drown in the floods
I never let out.

And I wonder…

was my love letter
mailed to the wrong address?


Copyright © FRANS MOGASHOA

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