I am neither frightened nor amazed by the actions of an evil man Confident is what I feel in the company of one condemned to wickedness For an evil man can only indulge in evil deeds But in the presence of a nice, genuine and generous soul A soul with neither blemish nor defect IContinue reading “An evil man is a predictable man”
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When i think about tomorrow
When I think about tomorrow I see a wailing family forced to suffer the randomness that comes with death A house filled with grief And a family in constant denial I see conversations left unfinished Dreams left unfulfilled Ideas left unused And a bucket list left unchecked I see a distant memory In the jokesContinue reading “When i think about tomorrow”
Living in poverty at this point in time
Stay calm. Stay safe. Stay at home This seems to be the order of the day With our gates, doors and rooms shut To dive in the mysterious beauty That comes with silence But what does this mean for the homeless man in the shelter His home is neither safe nor calm His home isContinue reading “Living in poverty at this point in time”
In the aisle of my dreams
I walk down the aisle of my dreams Intoxicated with pure thoughts As the beautiful entryway light paves my way To be joined in emotional bliss With a man whose sweet and soft smile Struggles to keep afloat in the ocean of desire And one look at his cheerful bright eyes Makes my entire existenceContinue reading “In the aisle of my dreams”
My first donation to charity
My first donation to charity Dropped a coin into a beggars bowl Left to survive on another man’s scrap A man fated to die later that evening A predicament that had everything to do with the absence of money And loss of dignity Poverty, easy to talk about but hard to live with Poverty, aContinue reading “My first donation to charity”
A poem of envy
In my fortress of love I walked around with my favorite flower A yellow hyacinth The perfect flower for my masked emotions Emotions i was yet to reveal Up until she walked into my fortress With her beautiful smile and her beautiful life And my fortress took me on a quest to unmask My maskedContinue reading “A poem of envy”
No one to blame but greed
An attractive woman with strands of grey hair Picked out by the dreaded ‘C’ disease Makes payment towards its demise But with prices out of reach for everyone but the wealthy She prepares to depart with a happy yet sad appearance With thoughts of how medication that has been in existence for over 20 yearsContinue reading “No one to blame but greed”
Poem of love
In love with him, I found strength and passion for a life I never wanted Fell in love with the sea Just so I could see the deep blue I saw anytime I looked into his eyes A burning sensation that enchanted my thoughts and fired up my blood All other forms of thoughts reducedContinue reading “Poem of love”
A broken woman’s tale
In rage i voiced out words i wished i could take back Performed actions i ought to have apologized for All because i cared too much In a world too proud and selfish to notice the pain behind my rage So I chose not to share my thoughts and feelings And became a walking lunaticContinue reading “A broken woman’s tale”
Life without the one I love
He longed for someone he could not have Looked for answers he could not find Disregarded the tell-tale screams of the obvious Each step leading him into a bottomless pit called forever Without the one he loved His body felt like a waiting lodge Hoping one day the one he loved would come back HopingContinue reading “Life without the one I love”
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