🛑 Warning – long This poem was about Things Fall Apart by Achebe. It was written as extra credit on our literature final exam. Out of 10 points possible, I got 10 points and a Very Impressive! *Sadly, I remember reading Things Fall Apart but don’t remember writing this. When White Man Came In theContinue reading “When White Man Came”
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Thank you
If I haven’t thanked you, let me thank you now, for meaning so much to me, for being the light of my life, for opening up your life, for opening up my heart. You are my beckon in the dark. You are my shining star. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for letting meContinue reading “Thank you”
Dearest
Why do I find it so hard to express the way you make me feel? You make me feel so alive and new. I know no bounds in your love. All I need in life, I have found in you. There is so much I want to do. So many desires I want to fill.Continue reading “Dearest “
It’s funny how
It is a cruel life indeed, for all time-spent living, the heart does bleed. To feel things you feel no other creature feels. To comprehend something so inert it makes your heart reel. The scent of a flower reveals its beauty. Clashing of metal telling stories of medieval duty. A song can take you placesContinue reading “It’s funny how”
Words
Though our eyes have never encountered, I can sense the quiver of time in you. Time becomes an innuendo of life, when reading words sensual and sweet-typed by eloquent digits that I have never felt. With each letter, I can see them dance across the keys with deliberate firmness and quiet finesse. Excitement, joy andContinue reading “Words”
Longing
Longing, a deep desire within me, that I can not fulfil. A lake of fire, that I cannot put out. A pain, I can not heel. What desire has been planted in my body? That has not been, revealed to me?
Your whisper
I don’t mean to give you the silent treatment when we are on the phone. When we hang up, that connection is gone. There are times when we talk, I don’t say a word. Through the darkness your whisper can be heard. A whisper so gentle it sings to me. A vibration so calm itContinue reading “Your whisper”
Who is this face in the mirror I see?
Who is this face in the mirror I see? That pair of eyes staring back at me? I see a child like wonder there. One so young, innocent, and naive. On second glance see, sadness and pain beyond the years. A dull pain that will not go away. A longing. A burning. A yearning. TheContinue reading “Who is this face in the mirror I see?”
When you bought your house?
When you bought your house, did you ever think of all the different hats you’d have to wear? A carpenter. A plumber. An electrician. A landscaper. A painter. A housekeeper. A chef. A seamstress. An interior designer/decorator. An accountant. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of your own empire. Owning a homeContinue reading “When you bought your house?”
Welcomed Stranger
Oh illusive sleep that rides in on the back of the evening sun, do not let me wake till tomorrow has begun. Let me catch a thousand dreams before the dawn, do not let me toss and turn till early morn. In the twinkle of the brightest star, let the energy in my body beContinue reading “Welcomed Stranger”
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