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lonely night

Merdi Bakembo 2003 (Matadi)

The night is lonely
and my mind forbids me sleep
my eyes refuse to shut away
from the images it sees
I'll forever be a stranger
to the language of silence
to which I'll never be
able to un deranged
because the night is lonely
and my mind forbids me sleep
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Submitted by merdibakembo on February 26, 2021

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Characters 253
Words 51
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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