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Continue reading →: Why Do You Stay?More than thirty years have crossed our door,and still you stand where vows were spoken for.I’ve handed you a lifetime’s worth of reasons to leave—enough to wound, enough to make you grieve.I’ve watched my failures gather into weight,like stones that press the balance of our fate.The man I prayed that…
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Continue reading →: Abecedarius (A to Z) of LoveAcross the crowded room our eyes first met,Began a quiet spark I could never forget.Charmed by your voice and the warmth of your smile,Days turned electric, stretching mile after mile.Every heartbeat quickened the moment you neared,Falling completely, with nothing to fear.Gently I opened the doors to my soul,Holding your presence…
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Continue reading →: Sosiale DoodIn kamers vol, maar tog so stil, Ek praat, maar niemand hoor my wil. Onsigbaar tussen almal saam, Gevang in vlees, verloor my naam.’n Skadu wat verdwyn in lig, ’n Gees wat swyg, geen vriend in sig. Verweerde drade, een vir een, Tot net ek oor bly, man alleen.Die oë sien, maar kyk verby, Geen hand word…
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Continue reading →: Wat Bly OorIn skerwe lê ’n lewe eens heel, Vergete oomblikke wat niemand meer deel. Die puin van gister rus in stilte koud, Net fluisteringe bly, van geheime oud.Sagte lig val deur ’n oop vensterruit, En stof vertel waar trane eens wou uit. Wat eers gevul was met lag en lewe saam, Verdwyn nou stil, soos skadu sonder…
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Continue reading →: AloneAlone in the silence of my room,I feel the weight of my endless gloom.No laughter, no love, no one in sight,Just the emptiness of a sleepless night.The clock ticks on, time crawling by,As I lay here and wonder whyI am cursed with this crushing pain,This loneliness that drives me insane.Memories…
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Continue reading →: DutyHe stands with shoulders bowed by years,By quiet weight, not loudest fears.An immigrant with weathered hands,Who learned that hope on labour stands.Three jobs lost. A lifetime gone.The race moved past while he held on.His body aged before its time,Yet still he rose with morning’s chime.Each ache now lingers longer still,Each…
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