A thousand tears swarm my eyes,
A thousand sorrows drench my soul.
A thousand blows break my bones,
A thousand kicks leave me limp.
A thousand criticisms impale my heart,
A thousand rejections destroy my confidence.
A thousand insults crush my spirit.
A thousand shades of abuse assail me.
I knew he was abusive but I also knew he was wealthy,
So I convinced myself that I could make him change.
A thousand reasons to love me I would give him,
A thousand happy moments we would share.
Now, a thousand times I regret my choice,
A thousand times I wish I could do something about it,
A thousand times I want to cry out,
But a thousand thousand naira seal my lips.
A thousand Clement Isongs gag me,
A thousand Aliyu Mai-Bornos stop me short.
A thousand times I smile in misery,
A thousand moments I live in death.
© Pendullum.
Na wa oh... Will you be able to spend the money in the grave you are heading to??
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