Silent Killer

Author

Refiloe Mokhwana

Publisher

FunDza Literacy Trust

Language

English

Licence

Length

Short

Topics

Silent Killer

As I called out for help
No one heard my voice
I went deep into a dark hole
Yet no light shone through

The silent killer has done it again

Depression, you’re so real
You’re taking away many talents
You’ve robbed us of many
How cruel are you?

The silent killer has done it again

Today families are left torn apart
With many unanswered questions
Yet daily someone is facing you

The silent killer has done it again

We try posting our feelings
And we get judged for it
We fight demons no one knows of
We try our best but still fail

Fathers have taught sons that crying
Is not an option, as for mothers
They’ve taught their daughters to
Bear the pain (ukubekezela) it is

Today the silent killer rules
Depression you’ve robbed us
Depression you’ve left many in pain
Depression please let people
Acknowledge your existence

The silent killer has done it again

7 Responses

I once had depression cause my brother raped me when I was 7 years old and when I had my pirod my mom talked with me about sex I always asked myself why my brother did but after the talk me and my mother had I hated my brother and never wanted to see him again and when I was 16 I got depression and what was tough was that my perents where there when I got raped that day I got raped my brother talled me to shut up and get it done with he then started to put his hands in my pants and touched my private parts while kissing me and undressing me when my mom asked what we are doing my brother would say that we are playing while I was saying to my leave me alone but he kept on saying shut up and get it done with and when I finished school and become an engineer and had my own house and moved in my house I talled my perents that my brother raped me , they disowned and talled me that I was a peace of rubbish and I did tests and that he raped me I showed my perents and they apologised and so did my brother and I did not press changes but I forgave him and my perents and a few years later I got married and had three daughters and now I am four months pregnant with twins a boy and a girl.

Unfibean · 3 years ago

Eish

Dephney25 · 4 years ago

Thank you for being brave enough to address a topic that will not earn you any likes or followers, but is important. Thank you for speaking up about this snake in the grass. Salute! I'm reaching out... To you as an author and to anyone who is going through depression right now. Talk to someone. It's not easy, I know, but we all have demons we face. That's why each of us needs at least one person we can confide in, lean on.

From The Tree Tops · 5 years ago

Yeah many have lost their lives due to ignorance of society but depression is real once you survive spread out hope

Hope the surviver · 5 years ago

Very touching😓🤐😓😓

Ricah · 5 years ago

many young people usually suffer such

OnicaKRua8 · 5 years ago

very touching poem

Ntandekazi · 5 years ago

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