Free your mind Let it go Let the toxicity pass you by Breathe it in Breathe it now Breathe the love and joy you have Let it wash right through your soul Take it right into your heart Hold it close Hold it tight Don’t let it change your soul Keep your joy Keep yourContinue reading “Free your Mind”
Category Archives: Poetry
Haiku
a gentle breeze, kisses the flowers as it sways at night
The Invisible Man
he walks amongst us whispering prayers under his breath, with quick, longing glances to the Lord above. his bony fingers pressed together waiting for the blessing that never comes. he drinks from the cup, as everyone stares. judging eyes bore him down. pushing his sleeves back on his tent-like jumper, he swigs again, at theContinue reading “The Invisible Man”
Haiku
Shining stars oh so bright, what message befalls tonight?
Haiku
The earth stills, the moonlight dances o’ ver sleeping heads
Nwanyi Oji
Nwanyi Nwanyi Oji her shoulders broad to lift her burden through the blazing sun; with her, she carries her children’s pain and her partner’s struggles nestles there still; those delicate hands, that labour refuses to imprint on; hands always at the ready with those gentle strokes and butterfly kisses, that is needed on your darkestContinue reading “Nwanyi Oji”
Envy
From the pit of my stomach, I feel it. That dark, bitter taste of envy. Frothing. Curling. I try to expel it from my body, out, out – onto the cold hard floor. But it fights back. Stays where it made its home. Nestled in my windpipe, it forces me to swallow it, again andContinue reading “Envy”
Love Unfulfilled
spoken words ears wide open promises made promises broken your heart’s desires unfulfilled broken hearts the trust was broken
Sickle Cell Pain
Something’s wrong Intensifying agony Crushing bones Knives slashing in my back, Legs, arms and hips Expel this blood defect from me now Paralysed in frustration And in torment It never ends Never stops
love lost
i loved you before i knew you i will love you for years to come the hole you left cannot be filled any way any how
Inside Iliana Ike 