What’s your name?

What's your name, dear one? Are you fond of anything or none? Your dreams await your chase As you stumble about this maze I want to hear your voice Speak louder than the piercing noise Of the society that wants to mold you To something else they want from you.. Why hide your true self?...

Epiphany

The boy contemplated day and night Regrets and guilt came to fight; The friends he loved but betrayed For reasons yet to be conveyed, Flashed through his tormented mind His wrenching heart had refused to be kind To himself, his conscience guilt-stricken and cold The ANSWER to the questions, the truth untold Scribbled in the...

Life Lessons : page 1

I've been thinking of starting this category for some time. I have a habit of spending several evenings, usually when it rains, contemplating on the lessons life has attempted to impart onto me during my 22 year-old journey. Yes...I'm just 22 and can in no way claim to have the wisdom that comes from age....

A poem to myself

The long black tresses teasing your visage, The eyes having a million stories to narrate, The long nose claiming to rule your face, The dark 'sun spots' spread across the surface, And the Mona Lisa smile hovering over your chin Hiding many a feelings and thoughts within, I love them all; more than anyone has...

The Revelation

I live like a vagabond Caught in a dark hurricane, Not knowing whence I came Not knowing when it all began. I walk through a hazy maze, My eyes teary from shattered pieces Of colored fantasies cutting through my soles, Yet, desperate on my insane chase, I keep walking to find the light, The source...

The Swing

The little girl seated on a blue swing Watched, with her moist eyes keen, The kids run and jump around Playing tag, laughing along Girls  giggled at the merry-go-round And the boys played with a soccer ball Some went around and pushed to the ground A friend, who got back to fight the fraud The...