The last letter I wrote
Stole from me much more than
What 26 letters can form
I wrapped myself in black ink
On white paper
And thought you’d get me better
Here I am
A broken-hearted girl
With no story to tell
Mosima Phakane is the winner of the 2017 Avbob poetry competition in the Sepedi category. She is a student at Wits university and a part of Wits poets corner, a student poetry society. She uses every opportunity she gets to grow as a poet.