There is a beautiful boyIn my dmWho constantly asksAbout my writing.”You write so beautifully.Your way with words is therapeuticAnd it soothes my heart”,He says.I leave him on read.Every time.You see,I think he got the wrong personI do not writeI do not write beautiful wordsOr ugly wordsI have not written a word in these blank pages…… Continue reading The Fraud
Category: poetry
Stone Cold
The past days have been hell for you,I know this because I prepared the fire,Served it while it was blazing hot,And when the fire was about dying out,I added some more coal.Insomnia must have creeped through your walls,With all the doses that kept you up at night.Cold and bitter to swallow,Venom filled words spewed without…… Continue reading Stone Cold
Birdie
Without a care in the world, I make my nest Not burdened by the luxuries and expectations of this world,But trusting in the provision of the keeper,That the sun will not set without a meal in my belly,A worm I will catch,A nectar I will suck, The stream will not run dry.At sunrise, the sounds…… Continue reading Birdie
Silver Lining
It isn’t always black or white. Life is a bundle of lessons, released in bits and pieces. You mostly are not ready for this. Just when you think you’ve got a hang of this thing called life, You are thrown off balance. Life isn’t always black or white, You’d have some grey, And that is…… Continue reading Silver Lining
Mars
Take me to Mars Out of earths confinement Where the rules are not definedOn earth, I would have kept my head above the watersUp in Mars, it is all up to gravityNo weights and baggages Take me to MarsNo stops, no bumpsJust vacuum that can consume all worriesI can’t wait to fly Not as free…… Continue reading Mars
Airtight
You know I am not a very patient person. My heart bleeds, My heart is in pain, No, it is not a poem. It is my hearts cry. A cry for help because I don’t know when this pain will end. I try to hope that tomorrow it will get better but rather it hurts…… Continue reading Airtight
STALE
and suddenly you realize I’m not as interesting as you thought i was, not nearly as mysterious, I crinkle my nose and furrow my brows in annoyance and keep silent, and you’re not nearly as curious, I’m not pretty anymore, i’m not sophisticated anymore, i beg for attention, i beg for affection, i’m not adorable…… Continue reading STALE
HIGHER
Strength from above Flows from within Keeper, keep usHealer, heal usSavior, save us, from all evil and from ourselves.Save us from our self destructive thoughts,From our perverse ways,From when we set ourselves up for destruction.Comforter,Oh thou restorer,Restore our peace,Restore our sanity,Restore that which we lost.Be our comfort,Be our guide,Be our help as you have in…… Continue reading HIGHER
Late Bloomer
And what they did not know is that you are a late bloomer. You take your time to form. After all have shown what they’ve got When they have been harvested and there is nothing left to offer. Is when you spring up, Out of time and season. You are the reason You bloom and…… Continue reading Late Bloomer
MAY NOT
I may not be an astronaut No, I don’t work for NASA I may not be a lawyer No, I can’t lie against what is true I may not be an architect What do they even do? I may not be a preacher But my life is my sermon I may not be a ruler…… Continue reading MAY NOT
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