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Susan Oh how I long that you could share the same life as mine It saddens me to hear the stories you tell. You work In mansions but live in a shack, you pick up while we snack,you wake up early while I sleep in. Susan Oh how I long I could give you a reset button. Susan I long for the life where you were never a victim of the apartheid Regime. A life where your skin colour nor gender classified your class. A life filled with smiles that aren't put on just because the madams in the house. A life where you felt like a person with dreams that weren't unrealistic but rather very optimistic. Susan I'm listening I hear your groans as your aching aging back gets up from the cement cold floor I hear your footsteps as you walk along the sandy dry road I hear your frustration as you wait for your RDP house in anticipation. Susan I hear you I've never had the same struggles as you but I ankowledge you I see you Not just the outer complexion of your aging wrinkled face. I see the real you. The strong victorious women who raised a family, and walks miles to provide The grandmother who will never give up a fight. I no longer have broken eyes I see the truth and Susan you are the truth
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Nov 29, 2017
Nov 29, 2017 at 4:28 PM UTC
Susan
Susan Oh how I long that you could share the same life as mine It saddens me to hear the stories you tell. You work In mansions but live in a shack, you pick up while we snack,you wake up early while I sleep in. Susan Oh how I long I could give you a reset button. Susan I long for the life where you were never a victim of the apartheid Regime. A life where your skin colour nor gender classified your class. A life filled with smiles that aren't put on just because the madams in the house. A life where you felt like a person with dreams that weren't unrealistic but rather very optimistic. Susan I'm listening I hear your groans as your aching aging back gets up from the cement cold floor I hear your footsteps as you walk along the sandy dry road I hear your frustration as you wait for your RDP house in anticipation. Susan I hear you I've never had the same struggles as you but I ankowledge you I see you Not just the outer complexion of your aging wrinkled face. I see the real you. The strong victorious women who raised a family, and walks miles to provide The grandmother who will never give up a fight. I no longer have broken eyes I see the truth and Susan you are the truth
caity-klaassen
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Nov 29, 2017
Nov 29, 2017 at 4:28 PM UTC
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