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Lines

Jabulani Mhlaoli 1998 (Sebokeng)

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I'm steadily losing sight
of myself -
I mean
these pages were meant
to give me their ears
and not have me swallowed
between the lines -
If you were to read
between the lines;
surely you'd find me,
stuck between the chaos
of my own thoughts;
shouting for help -:

About this poem

This poem, is about an author who is slowly losing himself between his own thoughts, and by all means, through pages, he shouts for help.

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Written on July 27, 2021

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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 249
Words 51
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
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Jabulani Mhlaoli

Jabulani Mhlaoli is a young South African born poet who found his way to poetry back in 2015 and has since been inspired to write more. His work is mostly about his life, the upbringing, the struggles and the trenches he had to go through from an early age. more…

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