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Owami Andy Hlongwane Poem
[PAIN] by Owami Hlongwane
You would never know it,
The constant pain i feel,
Because in the light of day
Its almost isn't real.
Sure, I'll play, I'll laugh,
I'll sing some songs,
But the pain is always lurking
Because its been here all along.
And when the darkness comes,
With it's all- consuming power,
It slowly takes my soul,
Hour by dreadful hour.
But they tell me that I'm strong enough.
They swear that it gets better.
They say "if you can jus hold out and bear this stormy weather"
They tell me, "you'll be happy one day, all you need to do is fight"
But what they seem to forget
Is after each day comes the night.
And so i act along.
Play my part
While this crushing darkness
Slowly breaks my heart.
Owami Hlongwane.
Copyright © Owami Andy Hlongwane | Year Posted 2021
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Owami Andy Hlongwane Poem
Message To God by Owami Hlongwane
Father, for i have found hope. Hope that someday I will be fine. I have found love, love that I hope someday will grow to be enough,
Enough for me to get myself back up again.
I've been searching, searching for something that i dont even know, blamed myself for not getting what I'm searching for without realizing I too, i dont know what I'm looking for.
I have been stranded
Lost in the dark, searching for a way out
Felt as if my soul was slowly leaving my body,
Felt like I'm being thrown in a never ending abyss,
Days started to be short, nights started to be longer,
I could hear my mind when I'm thinking
I could feel the heartache deeper than anything
I could feel how lonely I am even when I'm surrounded by people
Lord, you know what I've been feeling.
Today i went for a new search, though I didn't know what I was searching for
But I found a better path
I gave myself another chance, a chance to start over,
A chance to do better this time
For I have messed up the previous one,
Today I felt something in my chest,
A feeling that cannot be compared to the rest
My soul have been set free
The chains have been loosen up
I'm now at peace
I'm now making peace, peace with the fact that we all make mistakes and we learn from them
For I have learnt from this one
For I will not mess this one
As I have learnt a lesson
For I have felt the pain, the coldness and the loneliness
I have found hope, hope that someday I will be fine.
Copyright © Owami Andy Hlongwane | Year Posted 2021
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