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Be Strong

Posted on July 14, 2015 By rayawambui 4 Comments on Be Strong

Be strong, when he hits you.
At least you don’t have broken bones,
Like that woman I saw at Kenyatta.

Be strong, at least he didn’t burn
you with hot oil,
leaving skin splattered.

Just be careful what you say.
You love him, don’t you?
He takes care of you?
Well, good.
So be strong enough to hold your tongue,
When he doesn’t answer the phone for the whole weekend,
and wont come home,
Because, he is a man.

They are fragile,
So you, have to be strong.
Bite your tongue, until it
bleeds iron tasting kisses, onto him.

He needs you.
And he needs you, to be strong.
Especially when, you
Have nothing left,
To be strong with.

Even when
He lavishes that younger version
of you with roses,
with the thorns cut off,
and leaves the thorns in your
pillow to absorb your sobs.

Be strong,
Get up,
Pick them out, one by one
And when your thumb bleeds,
Write him a love letter.

Be the woman who was
always there.
Despite everything.

And then, maybe
Maybe
You will find
Peace,
Somewhere…

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Comments (4) on “Be Strong”

  1. theeayieko says:
    July 15, 2015 at 5:53 am

    wow… this is good

    Reply
    1. rayawambui says:
      July 15, 2015 at 11:35 am

      Thank you so so much

      Reply
  2. ray says:
    July 15, 2015 at 10:36 am

    raya another one…nice truly heartfelt..
    i respect and greatly uphold yo work
    keep up the goodwork…we gat yo back
    #poetic_justice

    Reply
    1. rayawambui says:
      July 15, 2015 at 11:25 am

      Thank you so much. And thank you so much for reading. 🙂 #feelingblessed

      Reply

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