Motivated by the burning ashes
And broken visions
Of the love affairs that only robbed
And never gave
And which once sprouted like perennials
With the sweet promise of forever
Only to end up withering
Leaving me with only bitter memories of what once was
And never can be
A song from within took root
Blossomed and reached out to the future
With it’s penned message
I wanted to be untainted
But now my soul is full of scars love painted
Once bitten twice shy
Left with these scars when the wounds dry
Not easy to see when you’re that side of these eyes
What love is when it dies
Make-up concealing the blemishes inside
I pray for hope that you exist somewhere
But hurry while what remains of me is still here
Hurry and come along
Before life sucks out the will in me
Before all I have is tarnished
And before love gives up on me
Come now… and love me back to better
Tough on the outside
What I protect is tender
I don’t want to mail my heart
If it’s going to return damaged to sender
Make me believe to you my all I can surrender
So my faith can once again be rejuvenated
And I can believe in the beauty of the unseen
The tenderness of the unfelt
And the melodious in the unheard
Treat me with respect
Make love to my intellect
Erase my regret
Then I’ll gladly say YES!
WRITTEN BY LAWRENCE MUSUNDIRE (SPEKKTRUM) AND TANYARADZWA VANADIS MASAIRE
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