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I loved you for ten long years,
through silence, struggle, sweat, and tears.
We dreamed beneath the same grey sky,
built castles from nothing, you and I.

I held your hand through every storm,
when the world turned cold, I kept you warm.
You had no name, no job, no pride—
but still, I stayed right by your side.

We spoke of futures, made our plans,
I bore our child with trembling hands.
I traveled far just to see your face,
ignoring hunger, time, and place.

I gave you love without a price,
I paid in faith, not once but twice.
And still, when fortune found your door,
you gave me love no more.

You wore success like a new skin,
but left me stranded where we'd been.
Your heart turned cold, your words unkind,
you left me in the dark, behind.

You cheated lies into my bed,
while calling strangers love instead.
You laughed while I broke down inside,
my sanity no place to hide.

I screamed, I shook, I lost my way,
became someone I’d never say.
A woman torn from love gone wrong—
but even shattered, I stayed strong.

Now here I stand, not yours, not less,
no longer drowning in that mess.
You broke me, yes—but not for good.
I rose again, as I should.

One day you'll look, and I’ll be gone,
a storm you lost, a strength hard-won.
And all that love you cast aside
will bloom in someone else's life.
Never did I think that I would encounter it so soon—
This silent torment,
This weight that seeps beneath the skin and settles in the soul.

It is a pain that carves deep,
Like a scar etched across time—unfading,
A thunderclap in the heart,
Shattering dreams in a single strike,
Tearing through every fragile hope I held close.

It is the kind of pain that drowns your eyes in tears,
The kind that whispers doubt in every quiet moment.
And still, you ask yourself,
Why me?
Why must I endure this endless ache,
This hollow echo of something lost?

I was left devastated,
Alone in a crowd,
Smiling on the surface while crumbling within.

I tried to breathe—
But the pain clung to my lungs,
Heavy as regret,
Sharp as shame.

And yet—
Amid the darkness, a truth began to bloom:
This is not the end.
This failure, though cruel, is not my undoing.

It is a stepping stone, not a gravestone.
A part of the journey, not the final chapter.
A path that winds through hurt,
But leads—eventually—
To strength, to growth, to success.

So yes, it is painful.
But pain is not defeat.
It is proof that I am still trying.
Still rising.
Still becoming.
Reneilwe Mafiri Mar 2018
Never have i thought that i could sooner experience it.
The pain that gets through you.
The pain that is like a scar that never fades.
It comes like a thunder that is so unbearable,
Straight through the heart and leaves you torn apart.
The pain that leaves your eyes filled with tears,
And you would even ask yourself that,why all this misery
It left me devastated and so lonely.
I tried to smile but no one could see me breaking.
I tried to breath yet the pain suffocates me.
But sooner i realized that it is not the end,
It is only the path that leads to success and yet so painful
Reneilwe Mafiri Jan 2018
I  THOUHT  I  WAS  STRONG, I  THOUGHT  I  WAS  READY  TO LET  GO BUT  THE  BOND  THAT WE  HAD, DENIES    PART  OF  ME  TO LET  GO ,A  PART OF  ME  BLAMES  I  FOR  NOT  KEEPING  YOU  SAFE .
YOU,THE  ACTIVE  LIGHT  THAT  TURNED  MY  NIGHTS  INTO A  DAY YOU,THE  LIGHT  THAT  BRIGHTENS  MY  DARKEST  NIGHTS .
LIKE  A  DRUG  U  MADE  ME  INSANE I  GOT  SO ADDICTED  I  CANT  CUT  YOU  OFF  MY MIND .I  BELIEVE  ITS  AMAIZING  HOW  I’VE  STAYED  SO  SANE BUT  THE  TEARS  IN  MY HEART, NOBODY  CANT SEE
I  DON’T  ACT  THIS  WAY BECAUSE  I  AM  SO ASHAMED ,I  ACT  THIS  WAY  BECAUSE  I  LOST A  PART OF  ME
YOU  HIT  ME  LIKE  A  THUNDER  AND  DISSAPEARED  LIKE  A  SMOKE­ AND  MY  STRENGTH WILL FOREVER  HEAL  ME. A  PART OF  ME  IS  SO  EMPTY EVEN  NOW  I  HAVE  NOT LET ALL  MY  TEARS  OUT IT  HAPPENED  THE  DAY  I  FELT  YOU  MOVE   BUT  ALL  OF  THE  SUDDEN  YOU  WERE  SO  SILENT
Edited by: JAN DEMAYNE
Reneilwe Mafiri Sep 2017
Love can sometimes be pain
Love can make you lose hope
Love can be a disappointment
Love can make you break down
When our hearts are bleeding so deeply, with no one to confide
And with no place to hide our tears, love might be the reason we break down.
But the minute you fine that one true special somebody, all of the sudden love becomes a beautiful thing
Love becomes worth fighting for,
Love would be the sweetest dream you wish never to wake up from,
Love becomes a rose that grows in the most beautiful garden,
Love becomes a treasure; love becomes a melody that sweetens the heart
No matter what love make us see
No matter what pain we go through, there is a melody to pull us through,
A melody that touches our hearts inside and heals our bleeding wounds
Reneilwe Mafiri May 2016
Sitting all alone watching this lifeless pictures of you
Hoping that they will came alive and talk to me
Hoping that they will hold me tight
I Watch my facebook page hoping that i can see the latest photo of you
I set down and asked myself that why is this world so big?
Why do we have to stay a million miles away from each other
I just left your arms hours ago but i am missing you already
I miss your laughter and the sound of your voice
The look in your eyes and the taste of your lips
My bed is full of tears and i understand that i cry because i miss you
I wish i could create my own world
a world that is going to be just you and i
You and i alone in each other’s arms
I think of you every breath i take
I know that i can see your face when we video call,
But its really not the same ,i need you closer
My tears are falling down as i write this ,all you need to know is,
I cry because i miss you
Reneilwe Mafiri Apr 2016
You found my heart in little pieces,
you found my soul abandoned,
and you slowly came into my life and collected my broken heart and fixed it together piece by piece ,you made me burn all my past and gave me an ever lasting smile,you never walk away,
you are always there to take care of me,
you collected me off the ground when i was down and you restored my faith,you never walk away ,you make me happy piece by piece,your love is so kind,you take care of me cause you love me,
i will never leave you abandoned cause you heal my heart,
no matter how far you are,
no matter the hundred miles i travel to see you
no matter the challenges we came across,
but forever we are going to be together.in your arms am doing so much better
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