Culture
Not Just the Rhyme
Poetry
Tshego Khatri·14-10-2025·1 min read
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Lift off, lift off be gone
so the tight of yours around my heart loosen
let in dawn and doubt take away
set me free so to fly to heights of my own
to look for meaning and strength
for what comes
and those that had watched me
begin to die
linger not no more
peace come,
come envelope me.
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Tshego Khatri
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