Pain

Trying so hard
to fit in to cover the scars,
Trying so hard,
to be liked by you.
My feelings disappearing
No regrets
hoping no one resents me.

After my dream ended,
I wondered...
What am I leaving...?
When I leave here?
The pain, I have caused the hurt
the disappointments, the worries
hoping, now people understand
people miss, people hear others and me.

Forgetting all,
all the pain, and hurt
I learned to hide inside
buried deep in my heart. No way out.

Mfuranzima Fred
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 04/08/2021

Poet's note: Genocide against Tutsi 1994 survivors pain during the commemoration 'Kwibuka' is unbearable.
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