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<h4>Poem by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane</span> </h4>
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<p>When other kids used to brag about their happy families<br>I stayed still in my shell like a tortoise<br>I always stayed quiet, that they would never hear my voice<br>I ran to the back of the house to wipe off my tears</p>
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<p>When the twilight hours approach<br>My heart palpitates more because as the sky darkens it escalates my fears<br>Darkness envelopes our secrets and makes them unknown to the world</p>
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<p>When I finally catch sleep, which is the only break from my daily weep<br>The angel of dreams draws a happy picture before my eyes<br>A picture where the sky is happy, and our souls are lighter<br>A picture where we both smile, and no one is a fighter<br>A picture where we are a big happy family and everyone<br>But come dawn all my dreams are gone<br>Reality again before my open eyes is born and once again as always, my heart is torn</p>
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