Submissions by Simon_III_Msibi (Mandla Msibi)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction My poetry is mostly an exploration of the human condition.
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Oct 2020 6:07pm
16th Oct 2020 6:07pm
Death of Romance
He looked her in the eyes
She could only return a blank stare
They cared deeply for each other
But it ends there
She couldn't give what she doesn't have
As much as he could bare
the weight for both of them
She knew that it just isn't fair
So she pushed him away
trying to hide the pain
of hurting someone you care about
She was trying to spare him the weight
of having an unrequited love
However it was too late
He had fallen for her
He had known her like no other
Yet the path they were on ...
She could only return a blank stare
They cared deeply for each other
But it ends there
She couldn't give what she doesn't have
As much as he could bare
the weight for both of them
She knew that it just isn't fair
So she pushed him away
trying to hide the pain
of hurting someone you care about
She was trying to spare him the weight
of having an unrequited love
However it was too late
He had fallen for her
He had known her like no other
Yet the path they were on ...
#rejection
#romantic
#LifeStruggles
#lover
#UnrequitedLove
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LOVE POEM
Published
6th Oct 2020 2:21pm
6th Oct 2020 2:21pm
Subtle Heartbreak
Has your mind ever brokem your heart?
Have you ever looked at someone and thought:
"This just works, we just work"
Then as the fantasy begins to build
As you start to grow in attraction
As you really start to fall for them
Begin to realize that you're in an abyss
The point of falling just doesn't exist
Have you ever watched
As your heart slowly begins to hurt
As your thoughts begin to turn towards you:
"How could I be a fool again?"
Have you ever found yourself waiting
Found yourself getting upset ...
Have you ever looked at someone and thought:
"This just works, we just work"
Then as the fantasy begins to build
As you start to grow in attraction
As you really start to fall for them
Begin to realize that you're in an abyss
The point of falling just doesn't exist
Have you ever watched
As your heart slowly begins to hurt
As your thoughts begin to turn towards you:
"How could I be a fool again?"
Have you ever found yourself waiting
Found yourself getting upset ...
#love
#heartbroken
#lover
#UnrequitedLove
#hurt
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Jul 2020 4:04pm
1st Jul 2020 4:04pm
A letter to the love of my life
Dear Lover
Honestly I am so in love with you
I just love the relationship we have
I love how you make me feel
How when I'm tired
The moment I'm with you
I just feel awake
But when I'm really tired
You just have a way of
putting me to sleep
You're so hot
I'm sure everyone knows that
You just have a richness to you
That only a few can rival
I love it when you're strong
I love it how you're not for everybody
I love the way you look
Each kiss we've shared
Has gotten my heart moving...
Honestly I am so in love with you
I just love the relationship we have
I love how you make me feel
How when I'm tired
The moment I'm with you
I just feel awake
But when I'm really tired
You just have a way of
putting me to sleep
You're so hot
I'm sure everyone knows that
You just have a richness to you
That only a few can rival
I love it when you're strong
I love it how you're not for everybody
I love the way you look
Each kiss we've shared
Has gotten my heart moving...
#love
#coffee
#prose
#confessional
#lover
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SELF POEM
Published
10th May 2020 9:37pm
10th May 2020 9:37pm
The End of it all
I have had to come to terms
with my role in everyone's story
I have come to see myself as the villain
Though my intentions are good
I just end up hurting people
I have idealised many
I have accepted them
for who they are
Not realising
what a deep bond that creates
I've avoided hurting people
Not realising
how much that actually
ends up hurting them
So I now see myself as the villain
In everybodies story
I seek no redemption
Because I could never apologize
I...
with my role in everyone's story
I have come to see myself as the villain
Though my intentions are good
I just end up hurting people
I have idealised many
I have accepted them
for who they are
Not realising
what a deep bond that creates
I've avoided hurting people
Not realising
how much that actually
ends up hurting them
So I now see myself as the villain
In everybodies story
I seek no redemption
Because I could never apologize
I...
#sadness
#love
#TimeHeals
#SelfReflection
#healing
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3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Apr 2020 7:09pm
28th Apr 2020 7:09pm
Her Joy
All she wanted to do was go out by herself
Yet this was a very tough decision
Society had forced her to become a bit of an extrovert
Choosing to walk in groups
When she really just sought her own company
She had to think about what she would wear
Because the society she lived in
Felt easily provoked by what she wore
Her grace was taken for granted
Her kindness taken for advances
As such she had to change herself
Just so she could feel safe
Yet on that day she just
Wanted to be free
She just wanted to be ...
Yet this was a very tough decision
Society had forced her to become a bit of an extrovert
Choosing to walk in groups
When she really just sought her own company
She had to think about what she would wear
Because the society she lived in
Felt easily provoked by what she wore
Her grace was taken for granted
Her kindness taken for advances
As such she had to change herself
Just so she could feel safe
Yet on that day she just
Wanted to be free
She just wanted to be ...
#love
#women
#dreams
#SelfDiscovery
#culture
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LOVE POEM
Published
9th Apr 2020 10:29pm
9th Apr 2020 10:29pm
The villain: A story of rejection
Have you ever told someone
How you feel about them
Bare their all to them
And in that very moment
Get rejected?
Have you ever felt how
That moment wrenches
Your heart out
Leaving you in a state of silent pain?
Worst of all when the 'no'
Is not even clear enough
When that person still
Leaves you wondering
If they really meant 'no'
That type of pain
Can consume you
From within
Slowly eating you up
As your thoughts get darker
When you realize that
The...
How you feel about them
Bare their all to them
And in that very moment
Get rejected?
Have you ever felt how
That moment wrenches
Your heart out
Leaving you in a state of silent pain?
Worst of all when the 'no'
Is not even clear enough
When that person still
Leaves you wondering
If they really meant 'no'
That type of pain
Can consume you
From within
Slowly eating you up
As your thoughts get darker
When you realize that
The...
#love
#heartbroken
#prose
#UnrequitedLove
#hurt
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11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Mar 2020 3:38pm
25th Mar 2020 3:38pm
What it feels like to be seen
Right there in silence or in conversation
You look at them and notice something
You notice something that makes you feel uncomfortable
This discomfort is the result of someone looking at you in a way that just pierces your soul.
In that moment you feel naked
You feel bare as you realise that this person can tell that you have a lot that you have been baring.
In that moment you feel vulnerable
You feel like building walls
Yet you realise that won't matter
Because this person is already in
They've already looked at you
And have...
You look at them and notice something
You notice something that makes you feel uncomfortable
This discomfort is the result of someone looking at you in a way that just pierces your soul.
In that moment you feel naked
You feel bare as you realise that this person can tell that you have a lot that you have been baring.
In that moment you feel vulnerable
You feel like building walls
Yet you realise that won't matter
Because this person is already in
They've already looked at you
And have...
#love
#God
#confessional
#lover
#SelfReflection
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SELF POEM
Published
4th Mar 2020 7:41am
4th Mar 2020 7:41am
The Forgotten One
I've given people parts of me
And they've gone to multiply
Without me
They've moved on to greener pastures
And have forgotten about me
They celebrate and enjoy themselves
Without me
They tell me I should be happy
Because I am the one who gave them
that chance
That I am the one who saw their potential before anybody else
But now I wonder if this is my penance
For never asking for anything in return
So I sit here alone
As everyone goes through me
Like I'm the gate way to their next life
As they go...
And they've gone to multiply
Without me
They've moved on to greener pastures
And have forgotten about me
They celebrate and enjoy themselves
Without me
They tell me I should be happy
Because I am the one who gave them
that chance
That I am the one who saw their potential before anybody else
But now I wonder if this is my penance
For never asking for anything in return
So I sit here alone
As everyone goes through me
Like I'm the gate way to their next life
As they go...
#TimeHeals
#SelfReflection
#emptiness
#hurt
#SelfWorth
146 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Feb 2020 5:47pm
12th Feb 2020 5:47pm
Believe in her
Have you ever considered
That maybe
she's not asking for your help?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
she's not begging
for your attention?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
all that she needs from you
is for you to stop
standing in her way?
Have you ever considered
that maybe
just maybe
all that she seeks
Is something no hand out
Can equate to?
Maybe all that she seeks
Is the one thing you cannot buy!
Have you ever considered
That maybe all...
That maybe
she's not asking for your help?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
she's not begging
for your attention?
Have you ever considered
That maybe
all that she needs from you
is for you to stop
standing in her way?
Have you ever considered
that maybe
just maybe
all that she seeks
Is something no hand out
Can equate to?
Maybe all that she seeks
Is the one thing you cannot buy!
Have you ever considered
That maybe all...
#women
#religion
#faith
#SelfReflection
#support
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Feb 2020 4:59pm
6th Feb 2020 4:59pm
Her Narrative
She wanted a new narrative
A new tale about what
It meant for her to just be
She just knew that
Her story would be a different one
Her story would be one of achievement
Her story would be one of triumphs
Her story would be one of autonomy
Most of all she just wanted
To be in a world
Where she could choose
For herself who she wants to be
The world had already
Defined her role
It had already signed
A social contract
It had already removed
Her from the public sector
Only keeping her Private ...
A new tale about what
It meant for her to just be
She just knew that
Her story would be a different one
Her story would be one of achievement
Her story would be one of triumphs
Her story would be one of autonomy
Most of all she just wanted
To be in a world
Where she could choose
For herself who she wants to be
The world had already
Defined her role
It had already signed
A social contract
It had already removed
Her from the public sector
Only keeping her Private ...
#women
#politics
#narrative
#historical
#philosophical
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2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Jan 2020 7:43am
29th Jan 2020 7:43am
Her Hand
She had to be very careful
About who she marries
This decision was more
Than a decision based on love
Rather it was a decision
About her own destiny
She was the only benefitiary
Of her families assets
And the state had demanded
That she can only keep
What was rightfully hers
If she entitled her right
To someone else
If the man she chose to marry
Wouldn't squander
What he never worked for
She had to be very careful
About who she would marry
For his ideals would impose
Upon her life ...
About who she marries
This decision was more
Than a decision based on love
Rather it was a decision
About her own destiny
She was the only benefitiary
Of her families assets
And the state had demanded
That she can only keep
What was rightfully hers
If she entitled her right
To someone else
If the man she chose to marry
Wouldn't squander
What he never worked for
She had to be very careful
About who she would marry
For his ideals would impose
Upon her life ...
#women
#marriage
#LifeStruggles
#historical
#choices
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6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Jan 2020 5:37pm
27th Jan 2020 5:37pm
See Her
She was drowning
But nobody could see it
She was drowning
In the expectation
Of who she should be
She was drowning
From all the expectations
Of how a woman should be
She was drowning
And nobody could see it
She was drowning
And sinking even deeper
Into her own depression
That even she couldn't see
She was drowning
Even though she was smiling
She was falling
Deeper and Deeper
Into the ocean of regret
Slowly sinking
Slowly losing her own life
With nothing to hold onto...
But nobody could see it
She was drowning
In the expectation
Of who she should be
She was drowning
From all the expectations
Of how a woman should be
She was drowning
And nobody could see it
She was drowning
And sinking even deeper
Into her own depression
That even she couldn't see
She was drowning
Even though she was smiling
She was falling
Deeper and Deeper
Into the ocean of regret
Slowly sinking
Slowly losing her own life
With nothing to hold onto...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#prose
#learning
#SelfWorth
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