Author: Adiela Michael
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Greece- Hellenic Glory
I am Greece Daughter of the Mediterranean, I birthed democracy, My soil is rich in fables Poets thrive in me. Ah Athens Capital of mythology, My thoughts are here They reside in you What a memory you are. Ah Sparta Strength is your name, My history is incomplete without you Your king brought fame to…
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The Never-ending Search
On this journey I’ve been swindled and hurt, My heart has cracks more than ever In scars I see more scars In aches, I feel more pain So, when will I see the light? Love hid her face Pain made his move, In each day, I bear the marks of loneliness These are marks I’ve…
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Torn Between Forgetting And Remembering
Dance with me Even when no one’s looking, My heart still beats the same way Thoughts of you swim by like fish A memory like that is hard to erase. From where I stand A thousand reasons come to life, Reasons to why I can’t forget you Peace and beauty are some The rest is…
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Distracted Souls
Here where I stand There are many distractions, Wealth and power Love and lust Each one has its place But they took my heart so quickly Just like tobacco They have no warning. From the highest person To the lowest man, Each one has his day Every power without discipline They have no control Our…
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Frosted Over
In my memory There are things I wish to forget, The silence of heartbreak The cold snares of pain And a voice so familiar All these my heart wishes to forget. They swim freely Like boats anchored at shore, My heart is but an easel A canvas born to express beauty But burnt in me…
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Beyond The Seasons
Another year is at an end A year I can never hate, Ah, fate, your claws kept me adrift Yes, you made me see the light This year was a mystery A mystery I could never solve. In this year My thoughts escaped me, My voice became a target My senses drowned like stone Each…
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Sealed Heart
Behind these doors My heart is sealed, My thoughts are seen My love locked I’m the only one who knows Secrets like these are never known Behind closed doors My tears flow like rivers, Tears meant to be seen I cry for hearts unknown I cry for what I’ve lost Yet they don’t cry back.…
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Lingering Embers
Image Source: Unsplash- Cord Allman In her name I’ve written odes, They linger within me Every word, every moment They linger within me All my focus, all my time It all goes to her. Like Homer, I bleed like never before My words are all about her, Every element, every phrase I can never write…
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Love’s Confusion
Image Source: Pexels- Natã Romualdo In so many ways I’ve been smitten, I’ve been felled by beauty In beauty I’m reborn I’m amazed yet crippled Like venom, it spreads A venom like this, I can’t escape In my heart, I’m paralyzed. In my head Many reasons swim by, They talk about love They spoke of…
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Infinite Desire
Image Source: Pexels- Godisable Jacob Whenever you’re near My soul craves more, In your absence I seek to find you Without you, I’m lost Lost to the world. In your voice, I draw breath A breath I seem to love, In these veins you flow You’ve become my blood An elixir I seem to lack…