Why you?

by Mack Bopape   Sep 3, 2007


Why do you have to straggle like this?
Why is there no one by your side?
Why doesn't God hear your prayers?
Is it because they say "We are born to suffer"?

You leave home to the big city
Thinking you will find better life
Only to find that you are moving from better to worse
You even think of going back home
But you don't have any choice but to stay

You sometimes go to sleep without eating, or
You even spend two or more days without anything in tour stomach
You stay with people who seem to be no caring about you
Even though you help them unconditionally

All they do is to keep on promising and
All they do is to keep on not keeping their promises
They only say things when they see your face, and
At that moment you think they mean what they say
But they never take any action

At home they look up to you
All their hopes are all on you
Because of the struggle, they
Are waiting impatiently for your success

But they don't know how tuff things are up there
They think things are simple as you have little education
And you have nobody to help you
And you struggle very hard
And nobody is willing to help

Just hold on and be strong
One of the good days, things will be ok
All those who denied you,
Will look up to you and seek help from you
Don't pay revenge, just forgive even though you can't forget
And God will bless you more and more.

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  • 16 years ago

    by MPHO GODFREY RAMOSHABA

    What good words of confort Mack! well keep it up you are doing a good job. plz Mack may u edit your profile so that i can know where you come from. i am one of the close friend to Bennett Bopape from Lenyenye. where are you residing, Polokwane? your Surname seem to come from Polokwane.

    Cheers!
    Mpho Gift Ramoshaba(university of Limpopo- Turfloop Campus)

  • 16 years ago

    by Shirani Graham

    Keep up your pretty good expressions. Once again what njabulo b says here is correct and I guarantee on her sugegstions. 5/5.

    Its we,

    Luz and Naz
    (the two dimensions)

  • 16 years ago

    by njabulo b

    Mackie, this is a great piece again with my reason thats all what u said is true many young people are in the situation like thats. I want to congratulate u also by the way u expressed your poem, the way its look. Its so nice- keep its up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!