Love Poem: GAME OF LOVE
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Written by: MP Hlungwani

GAME OF LOVE

game of love
You were a treasure yet sold at a bargain's price.
You were not appreciated. Yet you stayed. 
 A disconnection called, but you hesitated, in the name of love.
 you knew it was fake. 
 But it was painful to let go, too painful to hold on and worth to try.
 A relationship ready to fail and was all laid openly to you.
You were the game.

You were convinced they are the only one for you,
But how would you know? You are never willing to try.
But always willing to cry, it hurts, doesn’t it?
Always trying to make it work, when all they do is create work.
The effort you put in to fix it, Is the effort they put in to ruin it, 
Because your no longer needed


Is it that difficult to read on their actions?
It’s true, actions speak louder than words.
When actions screamed truths, words were a blur. Neglecting the signs, you began to defer.
Escape the hurt, let healing begin.
Stop barking, it won’t help!
they will throw a stone at you Instead of a bone.

The longer you hold on the more it will be hard to let go.
The more we force it. The higher the chances to never fall in love again.
Taking yourself for granted is not an option.
It’s just a portion to kill your heart.
Time spent in neglect leaves a heart in distress. Embrace your value, and with love, don't regress.
 
We stay glued hoping to lose feeling.
But only transforming ourselves into shapes beyond healing
In the end we only want them to realise how much they mean to us
Hoping they will one day understand our feelings.
Sometimes we ask ourselves if they’ve ever fallen in love before
 For if they did, they’d never want us to endure this pain
Of watching the one you love to walk away without hesitation.