Poetry 4

Why stay away?

Nothing that I did for you could ever make you content

You felt that you would be better off without me, yet I still see you crying

Starting a new life on your own has not brought you happiness

Don't be so stubborn

You know how my heart is aching since you ran away from me

The door is left open, but you refuse to enter

I didn't push you away

You chose to go

And nothing would make me happier than to have you back in my arms

Something tells me that you still love me

And my love for you has not died

So why cry, pretty Vanessa?

Why stay away?

- Marlon Pitter
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A gift for Christmas

What should I give you for Christmas?

I have exhausted myself shopping in stores searching for the perfect gift for you

I want to give you my heart, but how will I disguise it so you'll be surprised?

I would have given you the perfect diamond

But that wouldn't be good enough

So I'll choose again and give you a bunch of roses

But that still wouldn't be perfect enough

So, again, I'll give you my heart

But how will I disguise it so you'll be surprised?

For it's the most precious and perfect gift from me to you

This Christmas, a gift to treasure

Merry Christmas from the depths of my heart to you.

- Kadeen (Kasifri) Friend
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Coconut tree

Your green garments

Facing one direction

In the wind

You have been defrocked

Each layer

Carefully pushed aside

Exposing your behind

To the world

You do not mind though

But rather stand boldly

Agreeing

With the dictates of nature

We see everything though

As we look

On and off briefly.

- Atilda Duncan
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Flip the scripts

Turn a new leaf

Shed this horrific body

Running from me

I am everywhere

Here

There

In my mind

Though out of sight

Inside my life

Outside my eyes

I see myself

Running from what's in my head

Sadness

Loneliness

Selflessness

Imperfect greatness

I am all that I am

And all that I am not

Who am I?

Why does the mirror lie?

Its just not right

This mind

Doesn't fit this face

This smile

Is so out of place

Be true to thine self

Where exactly does that come in?

When I am a lie

In both mind and flesh

I can't be what I am not

I can't fit in

When I am so lost

Fix this mess

Separate myself

From the evil that dwells

All over me

Clean and free

Healthy spirit

Sound mind

Matching soul

Is what I long to behold.

- Van Jackson