I haven’t cried for you,
I haven’t shed a single salty tear.
I haven’t spent nights curled up on the floor,
With my own whimpers piercing through my ears.
I haven’t cried for you,
Not for a moment, not a single day.
But not because my heart didn’t break
Not because I didn’t care,
Not because I haven’t cried before.
I haven’t cried for you because tears would never be enough.
Because the quality of the pain,
Could never be matched by the quantity of tears my body can produce.
I haven’t cried for you,
Not for a moment, not a single day,
I don’t think I ever will.
Not because I didn’t try,
Not because I didn’t want to.
I haven’t cried for you because mere tears will never do justice to the degree of this pain.
I’m glad I haven’t cried for you,
Because after the depth at which my heart broke,
Because of the blinding pain,
Because I haven’t cried for you,
I’ll never find any heartbreak worthy of crying over again.
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For some people, especially those with vivid imaginations, it is difficult to express themselves conventionally. There’s simply too much to say, too many ways in which to describe a single item, too many colors, too many sounds. For those people, there is poetry. | Born, raised and living in Africa. | Art lover (In all it's forms) | Hopeless romantic. | Believes in making the world a better place; one thought, one word, one action at a time.
Ndapewoshali is an accountant and Namibian labour law specialist by profession, a self-taught graphic designer and avid community activist. She uses writing to tackle (sometimes uncomfortable) social issues with the hope of transforming the Namibian and the global community’s mindset on the current status quo. Ndapewoshali believes that love, as a verb (through kindness, patience, common understanding and tolerance), consistent education and reform, are the answers for all social, economic and political ills. She is also a strong advocate for mental health awareness and the importance of creating a safe environment in which mental health is prioritized and mental illness is destigmatized. Ndapewoshali is an art-loving (in all its forms), hopeless romantic who believes in making the world a better place; one thought, one word, one action at a time.
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welcome. Thanks for following my posts.
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OMG…This reached down to my core. You have a way of bringing out things that I could never utter Ndapewoshali!
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I’m glad you could relate honey. Sometimes I also struggle to express how I feel and I find that someone else has found a way to put my emotions into words.
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