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Unfulfilled

Maverick Kabelo13 Dec 20221 min read
A young man in a blue T-shirt crouches with his head bowed and one hand pressed to his head, in dim, shadowed light

Desire burns within me,
A fire that never dies,
I try to quench it,
But it only multiplies.

I crave for satisfaction,
But it always eludes me,
I seek it in the flesh,
But true fulfillment,
I cannot see.

I am a slave to my lust,
Trapped in a cycle of need,
I fear I will never find peace,
And my addiction will always lead.

I long for something more,
A deeper connection, a higher love,
But for now, I am lost,
In a sea of confusion and lust.

Oh, how I yearn to be free,
From this prison of my own making,
To find true joy and fulfillment,
And leave behind this soul-shaking.

Written byMaverick KabeloFounder, Digital Thread

Speaker, founder and civic organiser working across Botswana and South Africa on digital strategy, AI, data protection and youth leadership. Founder of Digital Thread and The Civic Chapter; founded Africa’s Very Own in 2018.

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