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I am the man

Ecydeshake047 1995 (Mthatha)

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I am a man
I've failed
Truth is i've been
Failing since day 1
Your death wasn't suppossed
To happen
But it happened because
I didn't do the right thing
You've been crying for help
But i pretended not to hearing
Your cry for help
I wish i can say i am ashamed of
Myself but now won't change anything
Because truth is i failed as a man
I failed as a brother
Your death reminded me
That i only care about myself
as a man
But we no longer care about our sisters
Truth is i can blame myself
But that is not enough
Because our sisters are dying
Everyday.

Rest in peace Namhla

By Laureate

About this poem

It's a poem about how, fail our young sister's,when it comes to Gender Based Violence.

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Written on July 25, 2021

Submitted by Ecydeshakes on August 24, 2023

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Scheme ABXCBXXDEDEXDAXXFAXFXDC X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 586
Words 122
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 23, 1
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