Promise me you will never leave
We are going to be together forever
Life without you is not the same
The world I have come to know will fall apart
I see you in my mind and in my dream
You make my life a perfect reality
I do not know if without you I can breathe
Without you is like living on life support
With a ninety percentage odds of surviving
Whatever you are feeling right now
Even if reaching out to your love is so far
I will do anything to hold your hand's forever
If only you would completely give me your heart
The stars will never depart from the sky
I will love you excessively as it is inferred to be
Share my world with you until the end of time
I will love you beyond this world
Give you delightful love
That will make the night scream
I will tender your heart like a flower
Cherish you for the best of my existence
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I took you in for a brother
Carried you on my shoulder
It does mean a lot to me
To see you fulfill your dream
But what happened to your dream?
You seem lost deep within
Taking out your frustration on me
But why do you hurt me?
Throughout your struggle for liberty
I stood by you until you are independent
Because it matters to me a lot
You are my brother, your wellbeing I cared
But instead, stab me in the back
How could you be so heartless and ignorant?
Betrayed our many years of trust
For your selfishness, hate, and greed
I can never despise you
I will still love you
Even if you do hate me for it
You are my brother, we share the same blood
I hope the self-hate is incidental
My love for you has no negative empathy
Do not let your mind be controlled by hatred
Guide your thoughts, so it would not be lost
Do remember the sun will go to sleep
In the darkest hour of the night
You can get lost on the street
If you are not careful indeed
There will be no one to take the hit
You broke my heart a great deal and my trust
By allowing prejudice to defile the state of your mind
And shut the door behind
Thought you have learned from the past dear brother
We all need someone to look beyond our shoulder
To help us confront our vaguest day
And be back on our feet again today
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Dedicated to the victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The will to fight on is living in you
I have always known you to be tough
Though the world may scorn you
And try to push you to the wall
Do not be too hard on yourself
Discouraged the way you are treated by society
They are envious of you
And craving to kill your dream
All it takes is one person to believe in you
That person lives inside of you
Prove them wrong today
Even if nobody else believes in you
The sun does not go down forever
When there is a heavy downpour of rain
The beauty of a smile can change any given day
Just like a flower you should do the same
Bring your own sunshine to the world
And restore the heart from falling apart
Everything you need to be happy
Can be found in your precious memory
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