I NEVER KNEW.

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Noel Kimoi

9 January 2021

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I never knew who you are,
Till you told it to me yourself.

I never knew how cruel you could be,
Till that day you clipped my throat.

I never knew how inhumane you are,
Till when I looked myself in the mirror.

I never knew how impolite you are,
Till when you rained those tirades of insults at me.

I never knew how fox-like you are,
Till when you left me in that labyrinth.

I never knew how two-edged you are,
Till when you betrayed me unhesitatingly.

But now I know,
Having seen myself in the mirror.

But now I know,
Having felt a tinge of cruelty in me.

But now I know,
Having crossed paths with those I love.

But now I know,
Having felt the coldness in me.

But now I know,
That I need to survive,and survive well.

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