Love Poem: One Men Battle
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Written by: Bongani Zungu

One Men Battle

I’m wrestling to retain my sanity
Because she makes me lose my mind	 
I’m not sure if I’ll ever win this battle
Because my opponent 
Is not moved by my blows

Sometimes it feels like
I’m in the First World War
And my companions
Are fighting against me
Because their blows lends up on me  
My mind keeps fighting with my ethics
My heart points me back at her 
How do I run away from her 
When running makes me so tired
And weak to slay her charm  

My heart and my mind
Keeps telling me to give in
And accept she’s out of my league  
But I can’t because it’s not for me to decide 
She needs to know my battle and choose her side
Perhaps one day I’ll have courage
To tell her about my inner battles
I hope that she surrenders to my blows 
Fall for my charm as I pour out my heart
And announce me her heart keeper

Every day I’m in the battle  
I’m fighting to keep my crown
I mean her heart
Because keeping it is the only way 
I can win the battle.