Tuesday, September 21, 2010

She's the One

As you grow up, you learn that:

Even the one person who wasn't supposed to let you down
probably will.

You will have your heart broken probably more than once,
and it's harder every time.

You'll break hearts too ...
so remember how it felt when yours was broken.

You'll fight with your best friend.

You'll blame your new love for things an old one did.

You'll cry because time is passing fast ...
and you'll eventually lose someone you love.

So take too many pictures, laugh too much,
and love like you've never been hurt ...
Because every sixty seconds you spend upset
is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Love is giving him the power to destroy you ...
but trusting him not to.
Real love stories never have happy endings
because real love stories never end.

In love, the hardest thing to say is goodbye.
Never make somebody your everything
because...
When they are gone, you've got nothing.

Having the love of your life break up with you
and say we can still be friends is like ...
Your dog dying
and your mom saying you can still keep it..

If you can't get someone out of your head, maybe they are meant to be there.

Really, SSS loves ZZZ.

-Sandile Sandlana

3 comments:

  1. Really, KB loves SSS' writing! This poem is amazing, Sandile! Very profound. It seems like the wisdom a sixty-year-old man would share, not a young man in Grade 9. You are wise beyond your years, and your clever writing shows it.

    Please keep writing on our blog, Sandile! You've got a great writer's voice.

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  2. I agree with Katie, these are profound words of wisdom, and very moving.
    I'd love to hear more!

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  3. Excellent writing. I love the combination of these simple statements of fact. Katie is correct--you have a great writer's voice.

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