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 Kella Kills
Dragging my dead body of thought
from one room to the next
the truth serum hit me
before i could forget
i hitched my skirt up higher
and pierced nails into thigh
with everything you left me
i could do nothing but cry
your sad hello - your drunken good-bye
how was i to know you had a plan to hide
i left you wanting more than you ever desired
you left me saving drips of what had transpired
i had no real reason to let you go
but my heart echoed this repetitive show
my head told me - sit down and stay
but my heart screamed - just bloodly walk away.
Just Walk Away by Mulalo Simethi
Many are the sleepless night you had
Many are the pains you felt
Many are the tears you shared
Many are the disappointment you encountered
You gave it all
You gave your heart, your body and your mind
You gave your money and your talent
You gave all the time you had.
You have done it all in the name of love
But little did you receive
Many were the promises
But when the days were dark, all had gone sour
Just walk away
You are the best you can be
You will make it in life, you are the hero
Many are the blessings that wait for you on the other side.
Just walk away, just let it go.
Just walk away by Nosipho Kota
Walk away from
The drama
The pain
The beatings
Walk away from
The blue eyes
Torn lips
Broken ribs
Just walk away
Don’t look back
Don’t give in
Just walk
Walk away
Don’t think about what he made you feel
Don’t think about how you will feel
Just walk away
Don’t give in to the temptation
Don’t give in to the smooth talking
Hold your head up
And move on,
Just walk away.
Walk
by Megan Shear
You expect me
To just walk away
After knowing what I know now?
That doesn’t say much
For what you think of me
You don’t know me, evidently
Don’t you realize how much you’ve hurt?
Don’t you realize how little you’ve learnt?
I’ve got nothing to loose
I can stand in your rain
You can fall right through me
You know my name but not me I’m afraid
Somebody better start talking
Soon.
Just Walk Away Etienne Bloem
Really
nice guy
Ok, bit older
he’s married
the wife
no connection there
it’s only dinner
business deal’s done
time for thanks
no strings attached
you’ll approve
just meet him
denial
devastation
flying on in
my friend
playing with fire
naïve
forlorn
melancholic
maybe a bit
a
travelling
man
clean shaven
velvet words
ensnare
countless souls
hazard to innocence
just walk away
by Nonhlanhla Mabusela
Come See
The face of Confusion
The face of Fear
The face of Frustration
The face of a little girl without
Facing me
Forcing me to look
And not just walk away
Walk away and pretend I can’t see
Walk away to calm the voice in my head
Walk away to make it all go away
Walk away seems to be the only way
Come See
The face of God
The face of Hope
The face of Love
The face of Forgiveness
The face of a big brother within
Facing you
Forcing you to look
And no longer just walk away
Just Walk Away by Mel Brooks
Turn away from pain
You have nothing to gain
You may have to mourn
But comes a new dawn
You must get out
Strike out
And be a new you
And like the morning dew
Sparkle in the morning sun
It’s time to have some fun
Memories only bring pain
With nothing to gain
So leave the past behind
And you will find
Those sweet memories will fade
And new dreams be made
To bring back the past in to the present
Will cause the new to resent
The thoughts you find so pleasant
And they will intrude
And be considered rude
It’s time to move ahead not look back
So just walk away and never look back
Just Walk Away by Jill Marais
Just walk away, they say.
Forgive, forget,
don’t get caught in the net
of anger and pain,
you’ve got nothing to gain
from vengeance and spite.
Their words are so trite.
Turn your back on your grief
and ignore the thief,
who stole your heart
and broke it apart.
He promised you Love
with a capital L,
then spun you down
into the dark
depths of Hell.
Walk away, they say.
Switch off anger and pain.
Fighting back -
there’s really nothing to gain.
Come the day when they’re stabbed from behind,
I’ll be there,
frowning, unkind.
Just to repeat what they said,
it’s stuck in my head:
Walk away, walk away, walk away.
j u s t w a l k a w a y by renos nicos spanoudes
you’re never home so just buy the basics you say and off i go
but soon weakened by my we’ll be okay hope
my trolley like all our yesterday bruises once again swells beyond our means
another mount metropolis hollow comfort from the swiping card
wait in the queue get frustrated if it’s not the bloody scanner it’s a barcode error
roll the eyes shake the head glance around and there she is behind me
in the line see her
woman with child tightly towelled around her bosom baby cries
weeping for the hundreds and thousands of rainbow sweets beyond it’s reach
in mother’s hands a basket half a loaf of bread a can of jam
the smallest butter-cube coins can buy
waiting
wonder what she feels about your favourite forest-fruits bottled marmalade
or mine the good for your heart margemelt spreadsoft for today’s special bread
sundried imported tomatoes and virgin olive slithers glazed with sesame select
origin origanum and crystal sea salt sprinkled carefully baked to perfection
wonder what she thinks of my sighs my aggravation
as i wait for the manager the code the authorization from the bank
wonder how she got here if she walked
has she far to go
at least the rain has stopped
signing along the dots i
decide to try the new like communion slip in your mouth breath freshener
no cash loose change i say i leave i get home you
say it’s nice but expensive if it were you you would not have bought it
but i don’t go down that road no
too tired
to complicate a simple fact of life i
just walk away
one pays if one wants a scented breath
And Close the Door by Hilary Djolov
I walk through rooms of dreaming memory
What was, what is not, what might have been ...
And close the door
I walk the rooms that inhabit me
Of love, and laughter and life unseen ...
And open the door
Faded by Barry Finegan
I dreamed I died
And I saw us
For the first time
Faded as the curtains
On this home that remembers not
The passion of lusting nor loathing
Faded as the wedding silver
Entombed somewhere, removed
From feast and frivolity
Faded as your smile
That no longer knows me
Or anyone, or anything
Faded as the wants and desires
That live before and beyond
Sensibility, temperance and composure
Faded as the memory
Of sweet words, fragile whispers
That formed the vows that choke me
I walked away
And found myself lost
In the womb of tomorrow
No longer to suffer
The pain of my dying
I walk away.
Beating It by Bianca Ivankovic
Whining like a broken dog
Beat again, came off second best
Stubborn influence left him in intoxicated bliss;
All regret amiss
He whipped, he stripped, humanity was stole
Save God, who cared, I doubt a sole
Tired walls hid this filth
Screaming silence, ever wishing for a break
What no one knew, couldn’t, should, but wouldn’t hurt us
So he got off calling her a filthy bitch
A wounded soul barred by insecurities
Outsiders mock the incapability of strength to leave
Forever beat, a soul mistreat,
Godforsaken fate brought her down
Realization of pity
Our outstretched hand came too late
The damage far been done
No simple turn back time
No erasing all the pain
To make a save, to curb the stats
It’s before he thinks,
Makes a start
Takes a chance,
We must remind
He must know why not, to not, never!
Bind him to the oath
Respect of all women,
No exceptions
To be the breaking difference – take a stand
The journey to her salvation, women’s’ liberation, starts with walking away
Possessed by Taryn Byrne
Enclosed in small spaces
Trapped by its spell
Gasping for air
Suffocating
Being held as a prisoner
Not wanting to leave
Attempting escape
Shackled
Consumed by the dreams
Empty in this nightmare
Waking to truth
Asleep
Withdrawn from the world
Dependent on this love
Take a step outside
Falling
Captured by this once stranger
Emotionless in this union
Liberated from embrace
Possessed |
