AMATORY: "LONG DISTANCE" BY MALIVS



Gone are those days
And It's just no longer the case.
We are no longer moving at that same pace.
That story is no longer written on my face.
Maybe it's just the change of place.

We are no longer the same
and it's a shame.
Maybe l am just fooling myself. 
Putting myself in love a shelf.
Maybe in this game I am just a baby, a calf.
A cat in a sack.

I don't know, maybe I am now playing with my phone. 
All l know now is App or call. 
ln my head what l have now is just your voice and
your WhatsApp handwriting and call.
Kkkkkk whenever l miss you , 
l don't know whether to picture your voice, your WhatsApp handwriting or your face. 
It's just chaos.
YiLong distance.

l miss those days.
Without l, someone seems like would die. 
Every morning what was being looked for  first thing was l, the rest aside. 
But now l don't know what has changed and lm afraid. 
Maybe yiyo leLong distance.

Your what's app status is my confirmation that you are fine. 
Viewing mine is the way l comfort myself that U still remember me and we are fine.
Liking it is a big sign.
What else can l do l have to be strong, to the world then shine. 
After all yiLong distance.

I always used to think that things like this are just fairytales. 
They do not exist, njengembila they have no tail. 
They are just stories for sale. 
But l am now facing it and it's a shame. 
YiLong distance


© MALIVS ( FOUNDER OF MASH INCLUSIVE ARTS ASSOCIATIONS MIAA)-

Zimbabwe


This poem's a heartfelt exploration of love strained by distance. The speaker nostalgically recalls a closer connection, now disrupted by physical separation. Technology (WhatsApp, phone calls) mediates their interactions, creating a sense of disconnection. The tone's melancholic, reflective, and slightly playful ("Kkkkkk"), conveying vulnerability and longing. The speaker's emotions oscillate between comfort in digital interactions and yearning for the past.

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