Mercy Buhle Mhlaba
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Poem "How could I not have loved you?":
- published December 10, 2007
- viewed 464 times
Other poems by Mercy Buhle Mhlaba:
»A thousand apologies«
»Before we were«
»Captive of thoughts«
»Egotistical Bastard«
»Faded Pictures«
»Immortal Love Script«
»Insane loving«
»Love ode«
»My journey of pain«
»My nature...«
»Our love reaffirmed«
»Page through the sores of my heart«
»Silence (miracle of)«
»Silhouette Moments«
»Woman of hope«
»You and I«
Visit Mercy Buhle Mhlaba's profile page
Poem "How could I not have loved you?":
- published December 10, 2007
- viewed 464 times
Other poems by Mercy Buhle Mhlaba:
»A thousand apologies«»Before we were«»Captive of thoughts«»Egotistical Bastard«»Faded Pictures«»Immortal Love Script«»Insane loving«»Love ode«»My journey of pain«»My nature...«»Our love reaffirmed«»Page through the sores of my heart«»Silence (miracle of)«»Silhouette Moments«»Woman of hope«»You and I«»How could I not have loved you?«
How could I not have loved you?
When the mind refused to think
and the heart took over,
When the promise of life
became the promise of eternity,
When all thoughts consumed reason
and allowed feelings to take charge
I had but two options,
either to love you or to love you.
Because my love was for you to take,
and yours was mine.
Just as the stars claim positions
on the great dark heights,
And the rivers force their flow
over the dry barren land,
And the sun prides of the light
and heat felt on earth,
It was just as natural for me to love you.
It was the season of living because loving you became my heart's joy
Then I knew I would never be the same again
Because I learnt to love selflessly,
The same way that a bird gives worms to her little ones,
The same way that the rain brings back to life withered plants,
And the same way that mountains will always tower over valleys...
From the time I met you,
I knew I was yours to love
and you were mine,
So how could I not have loved you?
When the mind refused to think
and the heart took over,
When the promise of life
became the promise of eternity,
When all thoughts consumed reason
and allowed feelings to take charge
I had but two options,
either to love you or to love you.
Because my love was for you to take,
and yours was mine.
Just as the stars claim positions
on the great dark heights,
And the rivers force their flow
over the dry barren land,
And the sun prides of the light
and heat felt on earth,
It was just as natural for me to love you.
It was the season of living because loving you became my heart's joy
Then I knew I would never be the same again
Because I learnt to love selflessly,
The same way that a bird gives worms to her little ones,
The same way that the rain brings back to life withered plants,
And the same way that mountains will always tower over valleys...
From the time I met you,
I knew I was yours to love
and you were mine,
So how could I not have loved you?
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Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe: "This piece reminds one of love left behind when exiting into exile, it refreshes feelings fading into love ashes. Beautiful!"- linganani: "very impressive,great stuff Buhle"
- Prof Mokoena: "Reading the poem felt like drinking from the purest source of water - refreshing and quenching!!!"
- Dr. Les Moore: "Nice. Beautiful. Heart felt."