Poetry

Storm

sweeping away all certainty.

the wind, 

<p center;"="">drenched caress.

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Drowning

still dying.

bitter to swallow.

No sounds, I hear,

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I DO NOT LIKE THAT HILLARY CLINTON

Several friends and I were discussing how, with all the stunts she's pulled, we can't believe that the majority of Americans would consider electing Hillary Clinton.

I DO NOT LIKE THAT HILLARY CLINTON

(to be read with a rap-like beat!)

By Elizabeth Stauffer

I don’t like Hillary Clinton, that’s a surety

She messed with our nation’s security.

Her personal interests always came first

For power and...

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Liberty Aftermath

To the best of my IQ potency the poem came as a consoling song in my heart when I sat and think of the predicaments on daily basis that sinks the beauty, spirit and...

Liberty Aftermath                 - Austin Ogbenigho Odiri

The angry night showed

Her handsome face from the pregnant cloud

With leaden babies kissing her feet

Right through her shot loud

The stillborns, care and excitement

Gushing out like little lot

From their...

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Negligence

 Not caring for the peasant is like mountains on the head of the peasant, and if not solve it always causes inglorious state by bringing in chaos and misconduct from the peasants with the...

Negligence    - Austin Ogbenigho Odiri

Besides leaden negligence

Whose mother travelled

A folklore also off-hand tale

Withholding pale

From simultaneous narrator victim

Frost wide theme

Thus,

It beams like madness

And showeth forth coldness

A very capture for isolation

Frustration with condemnation,

Temptation not a rejection

Peasantry...

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For Forgiveness

 It’s all about merriment and control of alcoholic drink on her addicted.

For forgiveness    - Austin Ogbenigho Odiri

 If vintage and ale and spirit and cognac

 Ah’ much more I had sunk

Pass than! I had drink from

Wines of bloods

Bloods of wines

Tears of wars

Wars of tears

Of many, many hairs...

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Loneliness

“Loneliness” This Poem was inspired by God through my friends and those who might have broken my heart in one way or the other.

But actually, it all started the day I seized talking to...

Loneliness got into my brain and

Said to my heart; “you can’t forgive yourself”.

I thought of it for a while and

I concluded unless I forgive you

I’m bound to always lie to myself.

I’m sorry for the...

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Aortic Love

Being miles, states, and countries away from my girlfriend has been incredibly hard for me. And every day I have a deep desire to leave everything and be with her. This poem stems from...

Today I searched my heart for you To see if your are clinging to the walls Right where I left you alone Pumping me full of the life you exude Building my happiness with every...

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Yesterday Today Tomorrow

Sometimes it's better that people can't see whats happening in your mind

~Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow I'm on the edge and slipping fast there's no control the mind is vast i can not see the way from here within the darkness i do fear it's all so empty no...

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A WOMANS VOICE

This poem is about women.  I was  inspired by migrant domestic workers here, who's been working so hard.

A WOMAN’S VOICE

I am a domestic worker, who left my country, I took over my husband’s responsibility. To provide for my children, I struggled and persevere. No off days, no sick leave, no privacy,...

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