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you made me rise

When i first said yes, i had butterflies in my stomach,

i had streams flowing in my belly,my mind captured

with words to paint my love for you.

at first i did not know...yet from you i learnt.

you loved me to love, embraced me to embrace and smiled

at me so that i can smile back.

When i was only a bird trapped in my fears, u patted my feathers,

you placed me on the palm of your hands, encourged me to fly.

When i would smudge lipstick on my chin, you wiped it

not as a spot but as just a deflection to my God given beauty.

 

i would then listen to you in my heart every second as if you were

pacing with my heart beat, i walked on streets with confidence

because i was sure of you by my side, as if you walked with me.

you would swear i was illusioned,who cared?.

 

i loved beyond my ability to love you. i loved till you were no more.

How then does a day become life, when everyday you appear

as one i once knew. All laughs i ever pulled,just echoes

of the time that was. You walk as if we never were,dreamt nightmares.

 

in agony i still love, from a distance i still love,

in your absence i love you more, in your presence

its out of control.

despite all you made me rise, how i wish i can soar with you once more.

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Written by
nosipho
South African
Published
May 19, 2010
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