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One more last dose

Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane14 Aug 20211 min read

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Poem by Refilwe J Mokgatlenyane

Left me in some indefinable lachrymose
I should’ve known it would be much more hurting to stay in too close
But before I let go, please allow me this one more last dose

All of the rose petals have wilted but I keep trying to stick them back together
Empty hopes: I keep reading the books we used to read while am sitting alone by the fire
Unbelievable loser: I keep convincing myself that you were never a liar
Foolish and stupid me; I can’t seem to be satisfied of how you badly broke me apart
But maybe, at least, at least one more last dose will be able to keep me stable at heart

Fighting to close my eyes every night because I still see your face
Went from eating too much to staying without food for days
One more last dose, maybe I’ll forget that in my heart you had a place
One more last dose, I swear I’ll be okay

Struggling to keep the broken pieces in the perfect place
I ended up swallowing one piece of my own broken heart
But, maybe one more last dose is enough, will be enough to deal away with the sad part
One more last dose of you, is enough to brighten me up all over again

Written byRefilwe J. MokgatlenyanePoet

Refilwe Mokgatlenyane is a young writer, an aspiring entrepreneur and an LLB student at the University of Botswana. Her writing journey has started way back since she was 9 years old, she started off as a short story writer and changed to novels and later on started specialising more on poetry writing.

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