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Best Poems Written by Edith Temba

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To love and to be loved

Maybe in another life I would be the perfect fit
The one you can't let go 
The one you will fight for till the end
The one you wouldn't have doubts about.

Maybe in another life we will have out fairytale ending
We will let ourselves enjoy the freedom of being ourselves
We won't care about who sees or hears
We will be truly honest about ourselves

Maybe in another life we will let go of our worries
Live like there is no tomorrow 
Laugh like the world will never end
Do all the crazy things we used to do

Maybe just maybe we would have joy in the sorrows
Wipe away the tears that linger in our eyes
Seat by the moonlight and dream about another world
Full of only us and shut away our problems

It's no longer a maybe its a see you later
In another life though
We are soulmates who weren't ment to be 
But the love will never fade away

I will love you until my heart can't anymore
Until I give up and I'm weary
Until I can't see you in the distance anymore
Or even imagine you infront of me
Oh how I loved and was loved, 
My heart still beats for you my love.

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Let it go

When you've tried everything you could,
And you can't hold on any longer
When you've pushed yourself too hard,
And now you can't breathe
Just let go

It's not easy and it doesn't get any simpler,
Sometimes you want to stay and endure
But there are days you'll feel all your energy being consumed
You'll feel torn and discouraged,
So just let go

It's not the end of the world,
Life must move on
Take a simple step and just live like never before
Because sometimes it's not worth staying
It's better to let go

I promise it will hurt,
The tears will surely burn
Until your eyes run dry 
But at the end of the day you'll be fine
Cause it was easier to let go

Just let it go,
It takes days to heal 
But a lifetime of regrets having made the wrong decision
If its a question about your happiness
Then just let it go.

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Book of many covers

I thought i was strong but the word "sorry" still brought tears to my eyes
When i thought i finally made it then i would fall and break like never before
Healing was even more painful

Bits and pieces of my heart were sewn together 
I trusted that everyone around me understood what i was going through
I trusted that they would keep my secrets and give me a shoulder to lean on
But why was i left more broken than before

I used to think being strong was holding on 
But even tough stones break
I thought keeping it to myself was avoiding to break peoples hearts 
but instead i broke my own heart trying to prove a point

Why is forgiving so easy while forgetting is so hard
Why do i still dwell in the past as if i would get a price if i changed things then.

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I promise

I promise I'll give up,
Not today though
Not when I've left you in a state of confusion and pain.

I promise I'll leave,
Only if you promise to be ok
But I don't trust you, cause you know how to mask the hurt so well.

I can't promise to solve all your problems,
But I can promise to stick by your side 
When all hope is lost and you are giving up I'll still be there for you.

I know I may sound foolish and clingy,
I'll bare the names and embarrassments
Because for you I'd do anything just to make sure you're fine.

I've sacrificed alot for you,
I don't want a reward at the end
Nor do I want to be indebted to you
And when you're fine I might walk away.

I've come so far and I'm not stopping now,
For when you came to my life I knew I could withstand any challenges
I knew I couldn't leave you to rot in the dark but stay until you see the light.

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The reality of life

I wish someone would tell us that not everything will go according to our plan, 
And that sometimes it's easy to make mistakes while trying to be ourselves,
That at the end of the day we will have nothing figured out
That we will still make mistakes despite how careful we are. 

I wish someone would tell you today that it's okay to be in a state of confusion, 
That the world willl not wait for us to have it figured out,
Because there is no formula to life and it doesn't make sense in the end 
Because we can be what we want to be and it's ok to be unique. 

It's ok, to be in our own space, 
It's ok to want the things we so desire in life as long as we are happy
As long as we do not make the same mistakes that we did back then,
As long as we keep away from the trouble or the things that bring us down.

Maybe we are wandering in the world today, 
Maybe we will find our space, 
It's okay to take one day at a time as long as we will still achieve our goals
Its ok to not be ok at one point in life and its ok to be ok and to feel good about ourselves.

I just hope that whatever choices you make will be the best in your eyes
And that you wont regret it and even if you do that you will know there is room for change,
I hope that you will take life smoothly and trust the process until it finally works out.  

I hope you'll find the right friends and the right people for you,
I hope you will heal from those traumas that you won't talk about that brought you down,
And at the end of the day I hope you will remember those you loved and who loved you enough to stay by your side through it all.

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LET'S TALK

Lets talk about heartbreak,
About how desperate one feels
Even though you knew all along that if you went down that road it would lead to nowhere.

Lets talk about the tears,
That you cry oftenly
Thinking about what could be but all along you knew they were just your wishful thoughts.

Lets talk about the anger
The constant feeling of resentment
The urge to blame the other person when all along you knew you were also at fault.

Lets talk about the regret,
Why did we get together?
How did i fall for such a person when all along you ignored the red flags.

Why can't we talk about the love,
Why is it always the worst that happened
Why not the love we shared, the happy memories and the dreams we had together?

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I Wish I Was Her

I wish i was her
She is courageous , she is bold
She does not care about the thoughts of the world
Above all when she loves she loves wholeheartedly 

I wish i could meet her once more
Like i did a few years back
But is she still there
Or did the bitterness of the world bring her down

She always had a smile on her face
Always had an answer to her flaws
Her tears were almost invisible
But how i wonder how she managed all this 

I wish i was her
But what if it was all pretence
Maybe her perfect doesnt really exist 
Maybe her courageous self and her loving self are now just mere history

Do i still want to be her?
Is she still the one i admire the most?
Yes, because whether she still exists or not
I want those traits but this time i hope i wont give up 
I still want to be her.

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My Sincere Regards

I used to think everything would go my way
I had big wishful dreams
And in all my dreams you were there
But i guess it doesn't always go as we wish

I was so naive back then
When i used to stare at your photo's blankly
I thought to myself how lucky i was
You truly were my angel sent from above

Back then I had a huge smile on my face
I felt as if my world was surrounded by you
But a young girl's heart is deceptive 
All this went down suddenly

I wish i knew when it was coming to an end
So i could cherish those moments
So i could smile a little wider
So i could laugh till my lungs hurt

I guess this was and is the end of our road
The road that i dread to end
That road that has hurt me the most
My only question is how could you be fine?

Well life is greener out here
There are alot of lessons to learn
I think am beginning to smile again
Atleast this time am careful

I still miss you though 
I send my best regards to you 
Am doing fine
What about you?

         EDITH TEMBA

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The Magnificent House

That house that stood there steady
Bringing warmth to all its members and even people outside
But to me it was the place 
where I felt cold and unloved

Everyone longed for the next time they would be home
But I longed for the moment I would leave home 
And this time to leave for good

I sat in a corner wondering why everyone was happy 
Yet I always had tears in my eyes whenever I thought about the place
Or maybe its the people and not the house 

A house that stands there so beautiful 
Enclosed in a safe and lovely neighbourhood
It was everything I ever dreamed of
But how I wished that I could be happy even just for a day

The house where all memories are held
But my only memories to store are of the pain I had to go through
How I wish I could make good memories
How I wished I never gave the house a reason to look ugly
But why? why do I blame it on the house and not the people?

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Love In Its Purest Form

I once knew a guy,
He always put others first 
But what I loved most about him
is that he made me a better version of myself

This guy challenged my thinking,
Unleashed my capabilities,
And most importantly 
Made me love myself even more

I used to be so insecure
Detained by the comments of the world
And always craving for approval
But to him I just needed to accept myself because I was perfect in his eyes

His accomplishments amazed me
They pushed me to try even harder 
To reach my goals and even surpass them
And what I liked most, was that he walked with me through that journey

I don't think it was coincidence that we met
I think it was at the right timing 
When I needed someone to bring me back to my senses
And remind me of how worth it and how blessed I was
How I took everything for granted instead of utilising what I already had.