Poetry

A Tear

Sorrow of the human heart. Inspired by my family called man

A tear formed watching news the other day  A drop form in eye making pond to stay  It formed so big it soon overflowed  Roll out my eye dropped to cheek below  Its...

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Open Thoughts

Life is  what inspired 

I stumbled across a dream last night, or at least that’s what I believe it was

I seem to be having trouble deciphering whether it was a dream or possible an incomplete fantasy

Cause I seem...

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BEHIND Closed Doors

There  was a time  when a man  like him didn’t  speak  to  a women  like  her, but  I guess you  could compare  it...

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I am a child

This is dedicated to the little souls that are faced with harsh realities of life.  This was inspired by the plight of the Nigerian Girls at the hands of the Boko Haram...

I am a child

These eyes have seen things Both beauty and sadness These eyes have watered tons Yet I am still a child

Beyond my years I’ve seen plenty Things ought to have been shielded

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Scent of death

this was a response to a fellow poet's poem on the toil of death to a man who lost his lover...

Scent of death

Morning glory you've departed Dear night you've lost your shine Wind why blow without a whistle Why is death a new scent of roses?

Before me lies broken pieces Of dreams and hopes...

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Dear Love

inspired by a  surge of warm feelings felt once upon a time towards a special someone...

Dear love

It took me a while To jot you these lines Don't want to tell a lie You one of the kind

I am off balance Reeling and whirling Tossed and in circles Deep are...

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Yesterday

High school.

Rebellious youths. Sparking jays in remembrance of high school days.  Back then when we'd blaze in the morning also during breaks  and get an education, lifted off the haze while day dreaming about  being...

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New tattoos

Dear Mom,  you always say to have respect.  But you don't understand, admiring  beauty is something I've already come to accept.  And when I go searching, I'm not  looking for a lusting view. 

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Off to sleep

Kiss me on my cheek, and turn my  light out, saying goodbye before closing the  door.  I'll hug my teddy bear, and count  a hundred sheep, closing my eyes before drifting  off to...

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Be happy

Be happy,  and do the things  that make you smile.  Be happy,  and ignore them if  they say you're vile.  Be happy,  and bring joy to the  ones you care about. 

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