Poetry 3

POEM OF THE WEEK

At nights

Thinking of the laughter that

Mocks my thoughts

The scorching sweetness of both memory

And desire

Never to be got

Never to be had

Just tasteless scent, weightless substance

Fan the flames until only ash is seen

Smile if it goes quickly

Sigh when the smell lingers

Now back to slumber

To dream up the one

Who scoffs at my hopes

Stealing all faith

I dream because of

I dream about

But never with

Never with

- Tka Whyte


Drowning in your love

Drowning

I fell overboard

Drowning! I cant swim! Where is the lifeguard?

Drowning, not sure what to do

Drowning, I am so scared, where are you?

Drowning, holding on to a straw

Drowning, should I let go?

Drowning, I am going under

I am drowning

How deep is your love?

Drowning, will I ever reach the bottom?

I am drowning in love with you

I am drowning and I don't want to be saved

Drowning!

I drowned in your love

- Roshain R. Greensword

Appreciate me

I may not be able to take you to expensive restaurants or hotels

I may not be able to buy you expensive clothes, shoes or even a cell

I may not be able to drive an expensive car or live in an expensive house

I may not be able to wear expensive clothes or travel all about

I may not be able to do all those expensive things

But I'm able to be a sincere friend

I'm able to love you from the heart

I'm able to forgive you when you do things that are wrong

I'm able to appreciate you for who you are

I'm able to be a true friend who stands by you

Who knows your ways but who has decided to love you anyway

I'm able to be there for you when things aren't going the way you plan

I'm able to lend you a helping hand

I'm able to laugh at your jokes

I'm able to sing your favourite notes

I'm able to be all that I can

So don't allow money or material things

to cause you not to appreciate me

- Arlene Lewis

My love

I have found my love

It has taken a while

From I was a little child

My life wasn't perfect

but all that has happened

I deserve

People pretend to love you

and want to turn you into their fool

Life is a mystery

Which everyone has to solve

It's a journey

Love is like magic

It can vanish

I have found love

from way up above

I have never loved like this before

It makes me wonder

Love is a wonderful feeling but when your heart has been broken

It is hard

- Latonia Stewart

Uncommon love

The feelings are dead

You are forever in my head

The pain I feel inside

Emotions can't be denied

I loved you without end

But my love is dead

Why do I have to feel this way?

The pain, the emotions, the hurt

Are surreal

I loved you with my whole heart

Hoping you would feel the same way about me

I painted a picture and you were the frame

I told you how I felt and you went along

Little did I know you were singing a different song

You thought I was cute, funny charming and sweet

But you had another who swept you off your feet

My picture was broken because it had no frame

I should have asked before I started to paint

- Jarredd Simpson

Not over you

My darling, every night my heart bleeds for you

It will take a lifetime to get over you

Yet a life I'll never get over

How could you ever hurt me?

I have been such a fool to not just hold you

You're so wonderful

Our connection so pure and so passionate

It hurts just watch you be with someone else

Well, it could be worse and my eyes are open now

I have to settle with what I have

But I can't stop daydreaming about you

The fact is

I'm not over you

- Shari M

Being alone

Teardrops of acid

Smiles, only masks

No one you can trust

You are here alone

Friends you have will have none

Family doesn't bother to call

People you meet, you don't even

Need to learn their names

Music and songs are fine

But for you it is a waste of time

Children and pets are not on your mind

Happy thoughts, they are non-existent

Optimism an empty word

Selfish!

You cherish everything you own

Why do you live like this?

Do you like being here alone?

- Kram T- Narg

Hurt to take

Make me feel like the worst that's all you do

For the satisfaction of your needs it's all about you

You'll sit and watch me cry my heart a river

And you would never move

And when your prowess delivers

You'll come with such a groove

So don't tell me tomorrow you're going to make me smile

Because all my joys and sorrows you've thrown away in a pile

And now you see me smiling

And you are smiling too

Just don't feel proud this time around

I'm not smiling for you

- Quickore Bennett