I Am Giving Up! Poem by Goodmen Lukhanyo NONKELELA

*I'M GIVING UP*❤️‍🩹
I didn't choose this for myself
Life has chosen it for me
It is it, it(life) has abandoned me
The dam of my tears has gone dry
The drum of my sob has gone dry too
Life has stopped
I knelt on my knees, I failed
I asked for help, I failed.

I didn't choose this for myself
Life travails has chosen this for me
Lord, I give thanks for the life You gave but I struggle with what it brings
Lord, my heart sings in praise to You but my steps falter in my path
I'm hanging on this death-rope
I'm kicking this death-chair
I'm kicking this life-pail.

May the hearts of those whom I am their loved one find peace
May the minds of those whom I am their loved one forget about me
Mother, forgive me, I'm giving up
Darling, forgive me, I'm giving up
Life has expelled me.