They say I have no money to buy clothes That is why I creep upon sheep at night To tear off their innocent skin From ears to paws I walk around the streets Like a scholarsheep priding in another’s sweat. Do not ask me if I deserve it, Because it takes outstanding skills To shred […]
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They say love is comforting But I swear it has me scared to death You tell me you’re stressed I hear you’re completely fatigued You tell me you’re hungry I hear you’ve been starving for days You tell me you’re cold I hear you’re stuck in a blizzard You complain about the heat And I […]
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You beat your chest all the time, Inflicting pains to your innocent heart, Now it wails like a hungry toddler whose mother voyaged away with all the milk. You beat your chest all the time, And crowned yourself a demigod, screaming of your enviable talents And blinding ears with the dust of lies. You beat […]
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I promised I’d let myself cry whenever I needed to and it took this decision to help me realize Tears aren’t enough Growing up, I cried a lot from pain, more emotional than physical I always cried. This might’ve been okay, maybe but I’m a boy and I’ve come to learn that it is never […]
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Have you noticed? When I don’t talk,There’s silence between us. When I don’t call,There’s distance. When I don’t text,We run out of words. Have you noticed? When I don’t askThere’s no openness. When I don’t show affectionNone of us cares. When I don’t prayThere’s no amen. Darling, have you noticed?That I’m the one dating us.
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I have heard of broken hearts But I’ve never seen their smashed pieces littered on marble floors. I have heard of broken hearts But they still seem to beat and pump blood into veins. I have heard of broken hearts How come they pull themselves together to love again? To tear a heart apart Take […]
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I can’t swim so I know to stay away from pools and rivers or if ever I decide to venture I wet my feet first (don’t judge) slowly sink in by the edge have something floatable around me all this while ensuring I’m in the gaze of the lifeguard Life is a river I was […]
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Hey guys, it’s me here again, your you know poet Rachel, and this time, I am not dropping in for the Friday column, now how weird would that be for a Thursday. Well, I’m particularly excited to tell you that I featured on this day’s edition of PBG5ONE’s Thursday Video Content Thursday poetry. I did […]
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Yesterday was a Sunday that had me asking: -where the Sun dey? But things that bothered me,Bothers me no more,For I’ve come in terms with the fact that there are some things I’ll never know, -like who God’s mom is. Maybe when I see Elohim He’ll tell me, Maybe not, Maybe I’ll never know,But the […]
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You may write my sins on to the heavens And cause me problems, a score of twenty-seven. You may raise dust around with your busy feet And Increase the volume of the noise you call music. You may strip my happiness naked and push me to the streets to feed on the scorn. You may […]
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