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A mistaken hardship

Ripfumelo Chavani3 Aug 20211 min read

Poem card for A mistaken hardship by Chavani Ripfumelo Constacia: a woman seen from behind in silhouette at dusk

Poem by Chavani Ripfumelo Constacia

They spread the myths
And announced my madness
For they assumed they knew it all..
They went further…
And verify my passing time.

I was in my cottage closet
In pain, extremely damaged,
I was blurting,
For i couldn’t withstand the sufferings.
It was way to hard to bear.

But i testify!
My conditions wasn’t a madness.
My grief wasn’t there to punishment me to death,
My moan wasn’t a sign of insanity,
For i was just in discomfort.
And i needed solacing words.

It wasn’t long when my hardship expired,
For quiet a long time,
I vacated my cottage corner and headed for a fresh air…
All eyes rolling glancing at me.
With curiosity of how i survived the hardship,
For their confirmed duration didn’t work as calculated…
Because i conquered
And i survived in all odd.

Written byRipfumelo ChavaniPoet

Ripfumelo is an ambitious and self-motivated individual who thrives on challenges and constantly sets objectives for herself. She's always looking for an opportunity to do better and achieve greatness.

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