Category: poetry
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The Vow
Image Source: Unsplash- Gabriel Tovar Before God, before men; In times of the good and the bad, For better or for worse, Darling, I want to have you by my side. I want to be the sun in your sky. I want to be the moon in your night. For this, your affection is making…
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Roger And Marie
Image Source- Pexels- Juan Pablo Serrano Roger and Marie Walked together every day so happily. Then came the day to drift apart. Marie was left alone with a broken heart. Roger was on a certain path But that never changed the memories they had. Marie sort of lost her way. She could no longer find…
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Evening In The Countryside
Image Source: Pexels- Pepe Caspers At the evening, sitting under this veranda, When the sun from the east, beyond the lands, Of the native women, beyond Mount Putu, Diverges, and the sky turned from glinting gold to twilight… When the fowls were coming home to roost, Knowing that the day was over, And the crickets…
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A Foretelling Of Thy Path
Image Source- Pexels- ROMAN ODINTSOV O thou, whose soul is lit with sacred flame, Whose heart aspires to seek eternal name, The fates conspire to weave thy golden thread, Where wisdom walketh, and the muses tread. Not idly shalt thou pass through fleeting years, But crown thy hours with triumph, not with tears; The scrolls…
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Comparison Is The Thief
Image Source: Unsplash- simon sun Comparison is the thief. The thief of joy. The thief of love. The thief of accomplishment. The thief of life. To compare is to waste our most precious gift: time. Wasting time counting what’s missing, instead of enjoying the things we have. The things that, one day, will live only…
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If You Walked A Day In My Shoes!
Image Source: Pexels- Erik Mclean If you walked a day in my shoes, would you think it was fake then? Pins and needles are so severe, it feels like you’re being stabbed with millions of sharp needles all over your body at once. Muscles so tensed up, your body is screaming with every moment it…
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1928
Image Credit: Pexels- Elijah O’Donnell We’re stood in a group, My friend and I. Along with her boyfriend for the night, Jake. And some other guy. As Jake lights his cigarette, A woman walks by. She has pink hair and piercings, Wearing a tank that reads, “the patriarchy must die”. Jake scoffs and exhales, As…
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A Dirge For Comrade Bashir
Image Credit: Freepik Fly with the angels, Bashir. Go home and rest now. We’re all mourning because of you; Your popowlee is breaking our hearts around the town. When we realize that you’re no longer here, Bashir, Aye, our thoughts go to family! We share in their pain and loss; Our hearts, too, feel their…
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Drowning In Desire
Image Credit: Unsplash- Karl Callwood Deep within me A thousand voices dwell, These voices claw to be heard They speak of truth and life A thousand times over, I’m amazed I’m amazed at how lucky I am I am lucky to be alive. Deep within me A silence brews, To be held is my desire…
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Oh, Lover
Image Credit: Pexels- cottonbro studio For all of that summer, all i did was yearn For you, lover Waiting like a dog at the door for you A cycle of idolizing you And isolating myself Asking if i would ever see your sweet return When all i needed was to find myself It was seemingly…
