A simple glance at my ratchet past

It was enough for me to get back on my heavy feet

Some say it’s because I am broken

But NO,

I am stronger

That floor mat that you saw

Has evolved drastically

I have broken out of the shackles of bondage

My enemies have not seen a thing!

That heart that was shattered –

It has crystallised into something impeccable

Time waits for no man

But I am time!

You can’t defy me, my fame.

Who would dare to tame,

A Beast

I am Queen.

Left me weak, but I am stronger,

Broke me, but they now seek to repair my soul

A deaf ear for those in the way of my new dawn

I have healed

Not because you broke me

But for me to arise from my slumber

Behold, sleeping beauty has been awakened

I have healed

Not to avenge

But to become

I have healed

Not for your despicable self

But for me

You can never stop a tide

I have healed

Yet to become

But it has already been conquered.

***This poem is dedicated to an honourable classmate of mine, Karabo Mojapelo.