Best Poems Written by Lehlohonolo Mofokeng

Loss

nothing belongs to me 
my face has been held by calloused hands 
turned however they saw fit.
lips covered in theirs 
how it belong to me ?
how could i love it 
hands clasped tightly around my neck 
how could i caress it 
nothing belonged to me 
it belongs to them 
my body 
to the men
that feed it 
food 
fear 
it belongs to them 
wanna tell me about love of self 
i find it hard loving things that never belonged to me 
such as my body that burned in their beds 
now im left with ashes to love 
flimsy 
evading 
i belonged in their bedrooms 
silenced 
how could i love a voice i never heard 
was it lovely ?
teach me 
teach me how to love myself 
teach me how to love things that never belonged to me 

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