Save Me

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It's strange, right?
Experiencing all these emotions
and not knowing how to put them into words.
Feeling like a caged bird.

With every tear that drops
it feels like my heart is being ripped out by a sword.
Someone. Please, save me.
Save me from myself.
Save me from the emptiness
that's swallowing me whole.
Save me out of this dark hole.
Save my caged soul.
I feel like a curse whenever I'm here.
I want to be elsewhere.

Somewhere happier. At peace.
Smiling, laughing, my heart at ease.
Take me where I want to be, where I belong.
I'm tired of acting strong.

by : Lerato Yellow Motaung 💛

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