Tag: Poetry
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Give me space
His mind An iron mold Casts words into poetry With impressive designs I marvel Starring down at mine The works of my mind Ugly designs Indents here and there From blows of low self-esteem And as I gaze At the stars in the night sky Stars of achievements Achievements of my predecessors I wonder If […]
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Mirror
An isolated mind Breeding grounds for illusions Go live among people Hear stories See for yourself And see your illusions wilt And reality taking their place No one will tell you To bundle your illusions And cast them into the sea
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Pass it on
She cannot read She cannot write Imagine the wealth of potential Locked behind her walls Of illiteracy If you can read this Help another to see
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Brighter day
No food Rent Failing health Overwhelming debts No job Painful breakup Lonely Feel left behind Discouraged… Stay calm Keep calm There’ll be a brighter day
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Ripe girls
Love mailed me her glances I hadn’t learnt to read To read her signs The same glance Kept coming In different persons I couldn’t I couldn’t see The message Boldly written On each opportunity One day whiles gleaning lessons From the footprints of time I came across a plantation of ripe girls Seeds of love’s […]
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Adventures within
With outstretched arms Planes fly over my head To embrace Lands I have never seen I stare silently At the giant air sharks Across the sky Sailing away Far away I head home Saddened by visions of adventures I cannot afford Oblivious To adventures within No plane can see or reach No matter how high […]