On My Own Poem by Asanda Ndlovu

I sleep in the dark
To hide all my tears
No longer filled
With little girl fears

I also wish for someone
To understand my pain
But I look for such
A person all in vain

I want to speak
But my mouth mum
One day my heart
Will forever be numb

And I shall not feel
Pain ever again
But a deep hollowness
Will forever remain

The darkness has now
Become my only friend
To comfort a pain
That never seems to end