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<h3>Poem by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane</span></h3>
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<p>She cried<br>But one day her tears turned into fire<br>Fire that dropped to the ground and burnt the earth in ire<br>She cried and the more she cried<br>Was the more the fire burnt along her skin down to her chin</p>
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<p>She cried because every time<br>She felt tired of trying<br>She needed a pat on the shoulder<br>And a tighter hug but nights kept getting darker and colder<br>She kept her guards up but she kept getting less bolder<br>She cried because she was losing her grip<br>She cried because instead of the world giving her a hand, it stumped her with its feet, and she kept falling deeper into the realms of defeat<br>She cried because she tried<br>She tried and her emotions were tired, and her muscles couldn’t take it anymore</p>
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<p>She cried because she still had hope<br>And it hurt because the world kept tossing her and spinning her like a coin<br>She kept believing but things kept getting harder<br>She held on but she kept going down</p>
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<p>She cried because she kept falling and getting bruises<br>She kept getting up and trying even more<br>She kept trying a hundred more times, but this game is unfair as no one keeps the score<br>Was this her destiny showing her the door? she thought<br>She cried, she cried because she wasn’t giving up<br>She cried because even if the world comes roaring at her like a fierce lioness</p>
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