When I painted time, And mapped out seasons When I sketched days, And stretched out poles When I colour’d the night, And twinkled the ether And foamed the seas And trimmed the lea And vexed the gale And freed the dew And sunned the day. When I ensigned across the wet sky, And made a […]
Yesterday is a story of love, a story of war Of my deep-seated affection for And my battle with desires, Lord Yesterday is when I used my pen To write words, not hope Yesterday is when my heart pumped blood, not love When my feet trod roads, not dreams Yesterday is the awakening […]
**first in a short series. Stay tuned** I have heard about you. I have been shown how to identify your type. They say you will have your wares loaded and set. Like a beautifully crafted letter, punctuated in the right places. They say I need to take heed ‘cos my head will […]
They put loads on you Each person, his own little parcel You’re strong, they said You’ll make it through…that’s what you’re made for The water was deep Cold and unloving It called out to you Promising peace Promising to unburden It called, you answered It seduced, you fell Cold hands pulled at you Burdens dragged […]
Hide me in the warmth of your tender foliage Wrap me in the contours of your arms Your amour. Clothe my nakedness with The petals of your unending love Lose me in the waves of their maze. Touch my soul and heal my body Quell the storm that tore me ablaze Heal the injuries that […]
‘Little wonder you say you are parties; Now we know what and how you celebrate.’ I went straight to picking out those two lines, because they not only had the power of causing a small eruption of laughter from me as I read the poem, I also happen to believe that there’s an irony in […]
Who ever gave a minute’s silence for the fallen heroes Who ever took out time to say a silent word of prayer for the warriors Who ever gave a token to support the injured and the veterans Who ever sang a song extolling their bravery and loyalty Yet we sleep at night in warm […]
I knew a girl once, a real fire-starter Zestful Zeeba, petite trouble-maker I knew a girl once, Feels so long ago The passion, the adventure; where did it all go? Isn’t the essence of life to live? Isn’t the essence of love to give? Isn’t the essence of hate to inflict wounds so deep, […]
Growing Up read to me more like a reflection than a poem. It felt like those thoughts you’d get on a day when something monumental, often times negative, has happened in your life as an adult. Maybe you’d just broken up with your boyfriend of two years… Perhaps you quit from your piss-poor job of […]
Dear Leader, Some call it conscience, Others call it the voice of God; Whatever it is, dear Leader, Has your wicked hand twisted the tongue of that tiny voice So much that you hear it no more? So much that ‘heartlessness’ is now your watchword? Since the days of your amoral forefathers, Naming […]
