I was younger last night.

(Written and Recited by Katlego K Kol-Kes)

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of candy

Before I knew that sweet things

Are often better left untouched.

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of forever

Before I knew that eternity

Is worse lived than the fairytales teach.

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of “I’m sorry”

Before I knew that words can’t heal

A broken smile or a shattered heart once surrendered.

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of holding hands

Before I knew that being too close for comfort

Sometimes leads to burning tyre necklaces and forced intercourse.

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of home

Before I knew that brick walls

Are no safer than battle fields.

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of memories

Before I knew that forgetting

Would be the antidote to keeping my loved ones so.

I was younger last night and

I dreamed of death

Before I knew that even an unwelcome acquaintance

Can become a friend too trusted to forget.

Of all the things in life I need, This I Knead.

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This I Knead