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Things Peculiar about Me
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I believe in war for the sake of peace
As I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees
And that every mind, in time, acheives
I want to realise my wildest dreams
And to swim these seas and climb these treesI want good tomorrows for me
From time to time I want a good read
I want her to say it’s you I need!", and indeed
These are the things peculiar about me
I want to, unleash the beast and, sprout wings
I want the perfect song to the perfect beat
I want to know better loves kissAnd a life which holds more bliss
And to be rid of passions disease
I want to one day be crowned king
I want to dance I want to sing
I want a family of my own to lead, and indeed
These are the things peculiar about me
I wish I could taste the loss in sin
I want to know I was born to win
#et I want to live life and to feel
#et I want some rest and to heal
$ishing fate gave better cards to deal
$ishing in all for something surreal
I wish fate and I would agree
I wish my limits would set me freeAnd I hoped we were like! %ut now I see
These are the things peculiar about me
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TruthStanding the test of time
It is the part words can’t describe
The truth, they say, will set you free
I only pray the world be true to me
I fare well knowing the truth on war
Every moral from the victorys' folklore
I take counsel I can say better for granted
To call lairs clever is truly madness
The wisest never argueThis implies each side speaks some truth
But the largest portion belongs to whom?
Unarguably me and not you
The king is always honest
But answers to none
And to the best of my knowledgeDead is the chosen one
Truth is keen to cleanse the mind
The sting in a friend’s joke
It is what makes me wonder why
These lies so often take hold
It is good to be wise
And wise to be good
Real eyes realize real lies
And all that much is true
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Truth is all I have to say
The key unlocking fate
The tree bearing fruits of grace
Good seed longing a place
It’s the sermon to preach
It’s the lesson to teach
Hidden like a drop in the sea
To counter worldly philosophy
You are scared to learn as you fear the truth
But if only you knewTruth resides in a perfect conscience
All else is truly perfect nonsense
Truth is a guide for life
Pray we all don’t live a lie
For Truth promises more than wealth
If only humans were true to self
The Truth of lies is void
Cursed is he with lies doth join
The full truth is a lighted candle
Half-truths for destruction are truly ample
A man may dream; No lie
The flesh is weak: No lie
The restless soul is searching: No lie
The truth will embolden: No lie
Promising to unveil the eyes
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Truth gives sight to the blind
A precious flower amidst the weeds
Truth, is the air I long to breathe
In its simplicity truth is concealedSeek it and it is revealed
Light in the abyss of darkness
But some questions must remain unanswered
While deceitful, truth is drawn from people
Truth in a babies cry
It stems from a fine Kings strideAnd generous in a ladies eyes
Coming in varied styles
Truth translates in wisdom or wiles
Truth revealed Truth unknown
Truth that’s seen Truth that’s spoken
Truth concealed, truth in the open
Truth that’s real, truth hoped for
Truth that heals, truth that harbors
Truth for me, truth for us all
Truth sacrificed at the altar of fear or favor
Comes round to poison our neighbor
What is truth but honesty’s mother?
Let’s be true to one another
Truth is the third side to every story
A doctrine to be kept holy
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Pure and golden distilled seven times
Such is truth devoid of all lies
A tool to discard all illusions
Prophets message from the futureThe truth is clear in its mission
Its reverse isn’t lies but confusion
A lie is a lie and a dissenter
Truth is light declined to enter
But better you both together
To you blinded and blind forever
No secrets exist; only facts we neglect
No lies but what we choose to hear
Nothing new under the sun
Nothing dearer than truthful words
Half of all theses are true with paradoxAll independent of “ifs or buts”
I find in the worthy pages
A Saint within the sages
What a bachelor sees from the ground
The elderly cannot from a treetop
What good is it being honest now?
Every lie will dig deep a rut
My smiles won't make your opinion candid
The insightful words are one half magic
My words of truth do a world of good
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Nice or not let the facts be known
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Truth is the sweetest honey
For some others, a bitter tonic
Some truth hurts and some lies heal
My only wish is that I die real
Evil is a liar more than a thief
Knowledge not ignorance does give bliss
For truth is treasure in Jars of Clay
May the truthful lead the way
• T.R.U.T.H., I say, is an acronym unto many!• To Realize Undiscovered Things Happen
• The Reality Uncovered To Hearing
• Total Respect Unto Timeless Hallows
• Theology’s Resolve Unveiling the Heavens
• Tenet Reasons Unbelievers Take Heed
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$ar
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Peace is not always promisedAnd hate destroys the hater
&ow does one survive daily warring' To abide in wisdom is safer
%oth generals have their reasons %oth tactics are peace through pieces
And on the (elds, plains and sea The ra)ed lands are plain to see
The practice for those without sightAnd those who are willingly deaf
$ar doesn’t determine who is right
$ar determines who is left
%efore my eyes one man falls *ust for two to pick his guns
If not for principles what shall we (ght for'If this life is mine help me die + ord
Tis’ not the best wall built or the strongest shield
Tis’ not the scathes which kills and fear instills%eing strong in will and slow to yieldIs not enough without wits and )eal
The dying soldier in my armsifts her head to watch glory return
I burned the white -ag and am now a warrior The .uestion is/ At the end who will be sorrier
Take wounds if at all for peace not for warFor this is the power of love0
$hat kills in tens of thousands' This is the love of power
I 1oked to their general over what ought to be done
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If someday we had a war and no one did comeFight for peace is our perfect pact
%eginners used eagerness, I used tact
The patriarch of warfare called the machine gun
Taught me to end the tales long begun+ne must (ght for what one wants
In order not to cry for things once lost They are right because they are powerful
I am powerful because I am right There is ever a war on truth
And the minds have been called to (ght
All is fear in love and war2ow all I love, I love the more
ove doesn’t live here or even visit I am a soldier till the war is (nished
$ar is birthed in envy and hatredet the power of love be a main stead
For war across and within nations
3annot survive without participation
I am not counting on you backing down4o blood must spill on this battle ground
4o to have peace, be ready for war This is survival secret and humanity’s law
My only weakness was lack of strength
Their only -aw was lack of e5cellence4he was in range, so was I Through her rage she was ampli(ed
Adhere to me but beware of him2ot taking victory is my only sin
6esist or you’ll be deceased", I insist
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Forsake this war for the peace released
%etween the vengeful and envious I saw A peculiar trial which broke into war
Principles sacri(ced at the altar of self7interest
3ause the war of moral illness
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It is the mother who bore only sonsIt is the sage who will sit at the right to 8od
It is the anointed 1udiciary of law These are they deciding before the war begun
ife is a war fought on the battle(eld of days$e are twice armed when we (ght with faith
et contentment be an ongoing battleAnd progress of any measure is ample
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Time
#esterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery Take hold of Time and proclaim a victory
Today is a gift that’s why it’s called the presentA person of all Times is called a legend #et in solitude the clock hands move slowly
The hourglass 9sand is patiently falling Time for a blink can never be bought
I take time o: then back to work #et times forget timeless lawsAnd I pray better times to comeMetal to rust and Man to dust
4ome aws partial and this life un1ust Time is cruel to all of us
;5perience is the teacher in lifePreparing us for the test of Time
I live my life that’s a Timeless practice$ho can foretell an untimely passing'
For Time is but a Tick and a Tock$hat eases hard Times is but love
#esterday is a memory, tomorrow is for treasuring The years keep coming but tomorrow isn’t
promised6on’t ga)e the future or reminisce the past
The present, I say, is all you haveFrom time to time I hope you see
4ome investment in time for you and me
Procrastination is yet opportunities graveTomorrow, tomorrow", takes work from today
And we are hurried, worried and lateIs that why it’s called the human race'
Few things everlasting come in an instant Time wasters are the greatest sinners
2ever make time for sorrow
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for our end is closer each morrow Time is ever short lest applied well
That’s the secret Time will never tell Tick the past and talk the morrow
To 1ubilate returns years of age borrowed
Procrastinators will always unite tomorrow Time brought me either hope or sorrow
$ork and play may kill Time Through night and day Time kills menI am slow to undermine lack of e5perience Times unforgotten are a mental weakness
I don’t count the days, I make the days count The sage welcomes his future with open armset not your life be measured in mere milage%less all who 1ourney the narrow and straight
Fate itself will yet asks these$hy wait'"6ark then sun to switch with night
ife goes on I 1ust forget why
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AuthorsAuthors’ pages bear fruit of re-ection
4olemn books and books for leisure
My mind is the beast to be harnessedAnd the forest for the harvest
#ou are impressed< I am content
$isdom then brings a thought une5pressed
Poets are tend to daydream all day
That silent someone with a lot to say
$ritten arts interpret the world
+r imbed a lesson preached
$isdoms key can unlock the door
4o the Author in you is free To touch each plane of the mind
4piritual, Artistic, 3arnal and 4cience
4omeone preach no7one battles alone
$ith stan)as deep enough to bathe a soul
$ords within the line a times rhyme
The verses themselves are wise
Me and my mega mind
Play a game of me versus I
And a little alliteration
The pen is mightier than the sword6ay by day I’ll write some more
Masterwork or &orrid bore
%ook enchanter or 4ti-ed banter
Page turner or dreary yawner
I only pray my work the former
Poet by night and playwright come morning
Playwright or poet 1ust state It’s lovely"
et every piece be a signature one
4o say Amateur" or $ell done" #ou may 1oin the Authors this world is one
%attles which make the $ar%elieving making me a victim makes you a victor$e found trouble because we were bored
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#ou substituting love for force The need for a hierarchy causing discord=engefulness does .uake my coreAuthorities ignore the oaths they swore #ou seeing helping the needy as a choreMe not having empathy like before These are the battles which make the war
Me wanting to take the place of the adoredForce being the only licence to e5ploreMe not realising what I preach for2ot considering principles before taking moreAll wanting to separate you from what’s yours #ou keeping us unsure of who makes us mourn The abyss of mediocrity slows all to a crawl #ou not respecting the hierarchy of laws These are the battles which make the war
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3rucial >uotes from the Truthful The facts and my beliefs have much that’s mutual The harmful must be destroyed before the neutral
Truth is any word which proves wholly fruitful&onesty is a discipline which keeps the mind youthful
3onverting and comforting words still wage a duel$isdom and wiles insist the truth is dual The dissention from half7truths is too cruel Truth is a total tool used to ruleike pearls before swine is the truth to fools These are crucial .uotes from the truthful
I have unravelled truths in my doodles+nly the cream of truths escaped 8oogle The truth seeks 1ustice not approval6o not scorn the truth be it usual
The truth is the useful and a needed fuel To love the truth is nothing frugal #ou seek truth only when there’s naught to loseI use the truth to wit and to woo%eing a 1ewel I knew the truth too soon These are crucial .uotes from the truthful
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Faces of &eartbreak
#ou unable to sustain most topics raised
2ot looking past the thrill of the chase
#our se57cra)e causing this endless train
?sing infatuation to temper the brain The fear of loneliness serving as a bond of pain
?sing their opinions as romance’s base
#ou ever loving me from far away
#ou forgetting I need ample space
#our priding yourself as a siren untamed
#ou waiting till it became too late
#ou not appreciating how heavily my -uids are laced
My cries of +h, not again"
These are the faces of heartbreak
+ne spurring the other to an endless wait
3onverting a 1ourney to a vicious race
%roken promises of things not being the same
#our heart being something of a tenant’s pay
8iving to each other the ords praise
#our envy’s bait making me feels unsafe
#ou not wanting me to be better than okay
Me wanting you to adapt to my ways #our disloyal ways led you to not meet my ga)e
%eing unwise you thought too highly of fame
#ou did err but wouldn’t rest the case
Me seeing you un(t for the rest of my days
These are the faces of heartbreak
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If
If you stay, stay forever
If you must leave, leave today
If you love, let it be unhindered
If you roused to hatred let it bay
If you change, change for the better
If you speak, mean what you say
In actions be wise and ever clever
%ut do not have ways of shame
And do not neglect to ever
Tell 1ustice of delay
May you live as you want
And never want as you live
And your gold (ll vast stores
$hile being separate from thieves
$ish you strong will not easily bent
$hile trespass will not bring short end
That (re and ice stay far from your heart
And wisdom like the stars guide your path
et not your kin have lost worth
;5tending to laymen and above all
6o not confuse religion with the ord
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ove
@eal love leaves no unwilling victims
@eal love ever easily listens
@eal love is nothing panicked or dramatic
My love is lasting but not automatic
My love is personal not autocratic
+ne part anity two parts magicIt’s almost like a door which could be opened
In this loving place I am named unbroken
To have a base of trust is a must
ove debates the all for one and one for all
My love doesn’t seek (rst to complement
@eal love will only bring out your best
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+4T
I am lost on the path to finding myself
I went through fire and arrived at hellThe moral compass led me yet I wander
Numbers without abundance make one wonder
Home is not a place but a feeling
I possess not the stamina within
I played it all or nothing; twas all for nothing
My dreams haunt me twice as often
Calculative measures become mistakes in turn
It is hopeless in every way but one
There’s an eternity upon me
And one is bold or forgotten
It was never a race but an open cage
Burnt by sunrays and beaten by rain
Four steps forward then five steps back
Home is anywhere I lay my hat
Cowardice is patience out of place
Addicted to sadness of way leading to way
I am not comforted by words you sayToo costly is the fare I pay
I am accustomed to new places
I will not run in these rigged races
There’s an eternity upon me
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And one is bold or forgotten
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She said, “Why don’t we get lost tonight?”
I damn the day I sought a truer life
My life everything but beautiful
Does joy first reside in the fool?
Three parts a maze and two parts a phase
Instinctive but uplifting is the craze
Questions unanswered fed the darkness
Warmth departed and I am broken-hearted
Who would opt for an existence unending?
Revelation of me being lost only half a blessingI couldn’t close the door on the open road
I couldn’t do more to save my soul
She is lost and he is lonely
Where is the joy that this world owes me?
Lost in coldness; Beaten past boldness
I sing, and must sing, of solace
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overs Today, you make my reality surpass my dreams
4o share your smile with no one but meI’ve got the keys to your heart I am a resident
And you can have my child as evidence
I know I’m not that funny;veryone else says I’m a little stupid
%ut, damn, your se5 really does it for mePlus without me with you are a little foolish
If the intentions in my heart are good Then know you are the one I want to give it to
I reali)e before it was too soon2o more shooting stars, I have the moon
B, C it’s real love D, E you are part of me, G I’ll spend the night H, IJm talking forever
K, L you are mine that’s why I’m inspired
@eal love makes the world go round #ou are my bride< you are my crown
$e know people will say what they want *ust you know our hearts will beat as one
The way you look at me with sparkle in your eyes$hen IJm with you how time -ies
Atimes laughing, oft smiling when you are hereI let go of an5ieties and fears
In my weakness and distress be my stayIn life’s harsh eminence love leads the way
4oon your loving will restoreife to what seemed dead before
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Perhaps one would need more than will To make the heart be still
I’ll talk to you in that loving voiceAnd make your drooping soul re1oice
#ou never did cra)y things to get a rise out of me;mbracing my humanity was my only fee
#ou’ve never been cold on the inside;ven from your tone there’s an invite
I’ll miss you when you are gone and IJm on my own&ow will I cope, moping by the phone' *ust kiss me now and mean it like I do
4o I’ll know you love me the way I love you
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%onds of Pain Thinking imagination couldn’t blunt bonds of pain
Thinking scriptures described the perfect way
&oping that there would be care in your love games
Assuming humans didn’t spring from apes
&oping the romance was worth the wait
Assuming with patience in decisiveness I wouldn’t end up late
8uessing with your promise I would end up safe
8uessing that there were no virtues of a .uick lay
These are the mistakes made along the way
Thinking the righteous weren’t entitled to hate
Thinking you didn’t deserve to live in rage
Thinking being well rounded would aid the race
2ot realising that I had been living in an open cage&oping more than oldness came with age
Thinking fate would guide speed without haste
8uessing that mi5ing some in1ustice in wouldn’t pay
Assuming divine favour was aliated with those who pray
Assuming that the ade.uate lie wasn’t It’s okay"
These are the mistakes made along the way
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@adius of @elevance6id being supra7ornately gifted make redemption my right
%ecause the radius of 8ods gifts stem from the wise'I began in an oasis without truth or lies
%ut my being sheltered was more evil than kind The radius of my mind brings the signi(cant highs
My signi(cant pri)e is beyond the radius of sight4igni(cant actions seldom depart from the radius of the right
I place signi(cance on enhancing my life The @adius of 4igni(cance is me, myself and I
And in my modesty I am wise
Me, Myself and II started at the end so where do I begin
Maybe I'm heaven sent, I'm born to win
I'm a real nigger all day and tomorrow
I don’t know of fairytales I only know of horrorI never took counsel from those who need it
Not one to be called defeated
Never wanted to bicker or gossipOr consider chatting a hobby
Never liked spelling mediocre with me
Not one to care who wins prom queenOr fancies trashy magaines
Or practice the !sit and hope"
#ver there to get up and $oI’m scared of myself because I’m scared of you
I'm scared to learn because I fear the truth Not one substituting force for love
Not one seeing only closed doorsOr living without a cause
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endrick amar is egend
I'll excel at knowing you very well
It’s a while since being under your spell
We’ve been through the same type of hell!
What was forged wherein Only time will tell
We must live in a world of plan B’s
Because plan A has fewer rewards to reap
Plan C it seems wont suit me
You either shout or say please
Who damns me for being in-between?
With whom should I speak and who shall kiss my feetAnd damned are ye who are in-between!
See, I know the rhythm of your heart.beat
In a heartbeat we’ll be living life
In a heartbeat love will decide
In a heartbeat we’ll escape this hell
In a heartbeat I learnt to love myself
You are getting to know me very well
Sharing philosophy is my note to self
Your enigma is a heavy shell
I can’t bear another fade out farewell!
This world comes with a plan B
Plan A brings sleep but has climbing steep
Plan C can be beat but promised no ease
Every plan brims with bad philosophy
Money talks and time will tell
Both say to steer clear of hell
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I am curious about the pain I felt
Do fate and justice even know themselves?
We should plan about how to help
But the wise as well act in stealth
There was just grief from bonds of pain
But I have prayed the joy back in place
And I find solace simple dreams
The Open Mind is like the crown to a king
You have plans to be redeemed
So planning with you is fine by me
It’s time I got to know you very well
It’s me, you; you, me and none else
We small talk and I hear wedding bells
But I’m not one that has dreams to sell
You live in a world which loves a plan BBecause the joy from plan A ever recedes
And plan C is the other side of that coin
But the personal path is the least void
Lamar knows glory is too affiliated with death
Kendrick can only regress to aggravated threats
Each plan demands blind belief
And.more so. for those peculiar to me
Yet all these plans hardly need. a team
And indeed, will you bear my seed?
I plan with you because the flesh is weak
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Interlude
8iving a deeper perspective into by e5plainingevery means I consciously employ in poetry writingcould be a simple task0 I en1oy writing poems and
stories/ but right now we will focus on the former/Poetry writing0
%ecause this presumably re.uires more raw talentfor the average person and because addededucation is always a plus am including this section0I strongly recommend this for determined, would7bepoets0
This is a uni.ue editorial which covers more or less
what the other books didn’t0 My secret is neverpurchasing beforehand a poetry7writing book orattending a poetry writing class0
I started writing poems because there were a lot ofthoughts in my head which wouldn’t rest0 I keptthese thoughts in a 1ournal and learned to perfectthe application in poetry (rst then lyrics andphilosophical te5ts at either end0
As a CL year old would be ;ngineer, I have only an+ level foundation in ;nglish as a (rst anguage butno foundation in ;nglish literature as a sub1ect< notwithstanding it is .uite comprehensive0 And for themost part en1oy the thrilling section on
&ow to write poetry
by +layiwola %0 A1ayi
4tart with a .uote
To begin, you may or may not choose a theme forthe .uotes you are going to write0 This is especiallyuseful info for poems with a vast theme such as Time or Truth0 6onJt worry about rhyming initially0
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>uote style writing helps to add meaning0 ;5aminemy e5cerpt
2othing everlasting ever came in an instant
$hat are time wasters but the greatest sinners'
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6espite what it seems these two .uotes, in thecouplet, aren’t intentionally related they arecentral on the topic so the relation is inevitable0 Ialso add that the rhyme for the (rst .uote in thecouplet came much later on in the process ofcomposing the poem, so go with your -ow0
$hen you have enough .uotes, you will have todecide between E types of poem0
>uick 4tart C7 ;5ecutive line/ This uses a noun
phrase to sum up the theme of the poem0 And will
serve as the e5ecutive line which will end each
stan)a0
>uick start D7 The blueprint/ &ere one chooses a
one or two word title to create a poem under such
as/ Truth, Passion, $ar, or @eligion0 And these one
word titles are e5pected to describe the title in its
entirety0
Although if say you (nd that all your .uotes
centre on an aspect of one of these themes7
instead of the entirety of the theme7 then an
ad1ective is introduced to indicate this7 such as
petty wars, conventional war or even pyrrhic wars0
>uick start E/ This encompasses the other types of
poem which don’t have the primary characteristicsof the other tactics7 but are still e:ective0
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4ome of my .uotes are sentences with their ownrhyme such as/
I will let your love restoreife to what seemeddead before
Many a time these legs brake From taking leaps of faith
I like to call this type of rhyming 4ingle @hyming0 Itis di:erent from en1ambment as a rhyme of the
main clause with the subordinate clause isnecessary to .ualify0
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There are blank verses which could contain contentfor poems, which have a standard, despite anyminor setback in the rhyming part of things0
In an ideal world, where the ne5t .uote rhymes with
the one which came before it, any unrhymed .uoteswould be used to title the poem0
First you start with a .uote which popped in yourhead
+r a clichN you spied o: the net
Then you may harness the brains inside
To (nd a match for which it rhymes
$hat’s your Title'
There are many ways to name a poem and here iswhere you are careful as well as 1oyful0 In the caseof a multi7worded title, on a vast themed poemsuch as war you can have many ideas as to whatthe title should be0 $rite down these ideas as theycome many a time the phrase is what poems are
made of0
+ne could easily write a poem on +ppression titled%ack to the wall"0 2ow with a minor alteration thattitle can be incorporated into the poem 7especially if bulk is lacking i0e0 My back is ever to the wall"0 Theonly thing left is to (nd a rhyme for it0
That is the advantage< there could be as many
potential title7phrases as lines which need to bewritten0 4o it helps when in a pinch to think of atitle, then another title, for your poem then usethese as part of the bulk0 This is also a great tool inweeding your poem and stopping yourself fromgoing o: topic0 0
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If at some point you discover that the title for thepoem you wish to write is a noun clause such as/&armonies to my heartbeat, Tears from an old manseyes and Things peculiar to me0 And you areunaware of the format which you want to start with
it is always wise to employ noun phrases to makethe bulk of your poem0 This takes us to
>uick 4tart C/ ;5ecutive line O%ob ;kat Format
%ob ;kat is a poet who wrote a poem called Tearsfrom an old mans eyes" and in this poem, thesentence/ These are the Tears from an old manseyes" was used to end each stan)a of the poem0 &e
developed a single poem with this format0 I adaptedthis concept and used it in various poems thereafter0
Tears are nouns< plural nouns so what ideally comesimmediately before the e5ecutive line are nounphrases which talk about something negative0 It isalso a plus if you can make these phrases Qwhichare the bulk of the poemR rhyme0
C2ame the poem 9 with a noun clause i0e0 ThingsPeculiar to me
D?se noun phrases to make up the bulk ofstan)as Oideally D7 stan)as
EFor the e5ecutiveS(nal line of each stan)a, addThese are the" behind it, or something parallel,and use this to (nish each stan)a i0e0 These arethe things peculiar to me
Adapt the previous, general steps to the speci(cpoem
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I use this 1uncture to remind us of the importance ofmaking the poem appropriate by following thetheme i0e0 A Things peculiar to me" poem can beused to address oddities which are adverse but notso adverse as to cause Tears from an old Mans
eyes"
These are the forces in economics, These are the
harmonies to my heart beat, and so on are more
e5amples0 6onJt be shy when using this trick0 It
solves many problems of formatting and titling0 At
times can then insert the .uotes you have initially to
(ll in the blanks
Alternatives to the ;5ecutive line beginning couldcome as/
I am lost on the path to (nding myself
+h! The logic in economics
The other advantage of this tactic is that it permits
the poet to be more obvious than in using0
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>uick start D/ The blueprint
In a poem on time, truth or sermons, there will bemany types of .uote which will need to show face in
your work0 As a poet you are to simply translate theobvious A time for rest and for work, a time to reapa time to sow, a time to learn a time to teach Qanactual teaching can be put in place of thisR, a timefor glory0000
Into something less obvious and more entertainingsuch as/ Time is ever short lest applied well, nothing
everlasting ever came in an instant, ;5perience isthe teacher preparing us for the test of time, and aperson of all times is called a legend0
Also commentary on corrupt times, yesterday,tomorrow, times personality, hopeful times QFromtime to time I hope you see that I desire good timesfor meR are e5pected to be present0 If it were a
poem on truth, the blueprint would be on bittertruth, the scarcity of truth0 #ou name it
4o outline the many subtopics and create .uotes foryour poem from them0
For a poem on a sermon, there will be a need tospeak on the whole of adversities in a direct butpoetic manner/ %efore hearken to repent why wait
till the dying breath" and such should be the bulk ofthe poem
If you are 3hristian something like/ #es the saviourhas shed his blood, why (nd a need to rebuke hislove" might also be a part of it0
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?se the various word forms of the theme word
The theme word in my poem on truth is in factTruth", there are many forms of this noun such as/truthful, true and truly0 4omething similar isemployed in the poem Time" as well/ Times, Timelyand Timeless are e5amples a variation of this0 Aswell as word clauses such as/ fromU Time to Time0
?sing these variations give the impression of onevisiting every area of the sub1ect being discussed asyou use every word form of the title word0 This iscan be a tool in practice .uotes0
&ave knowledge of clichNs centring on your poem
In my poem on truth I utilised a few pre7e5istingclichNs such as/ In every story, there is my side,your side and the truth shortened to/ the third sideto every storyU, the truth will set you free, andIgnorance is bliss0
These are all very di:erent clichNs, the mainpurpose of using clichNs to give your audience theimpression that you are, in fact the source of each of these clichNs as well as provide the knowledge ofthem0 %ut of course your poem must include mostlyoriginal sayings0
?se the clichNs seamlessly within your poem and it
will seem like you are a founding (gure in literature04ometimes some research may be used to gain abetter knowledge of them0 Then again, some clichNssuch as/ honesty is the best policy" or were runparallel throughout the poem0
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I must add that in the modern world of adult contentclichNs such as/ Fuck the world" and ife is abitch" are not to be e5empted from your glossary ofclichNs0 Indeed in the music album I am currentlyworking on, this is part of one of my e5emplary
verses0
ife is a bitch, guess I’m her man
4wept her of her feet, she never stood a chance
And when I fuck the world, I hope she’llunderstand0000
The fact is you can use your clichNs to form morecomple5U clichNs/
+ne spends time to pay attention and one spendsmoney to pay the attendant
They say time is money< well I’ll be leaping years
4tan)as for each poem have to be customised0
6e(ne the title
This is an e5tension of (nding the title0 #ou will also(nd it helpful and at times necessary to de(newhatever you are writing on0 ?se a creativeapproach when employing this tactic because thereare many often many potential de(nitions to the
titles under the %lueprint Approach/
+ppression/ #our laughter at my tears
%itter Truth/ The sting in the friends 1oke
$ar of spoils/ Ambition gone wrong
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Fear/ An acronym for False ;vidences Appearing@eal
Maturity/ The ability to manage your emotions
Physical 6esirability/ The right si)e, shapeliness ande5oticness of someone’s body
@easoning/ The capability of one’s wisdom andintelligence
6e(ning is easier for poems with a clear theme,orSand a single7worded title0 For more intricate titles,there are loopholes as well for the poet at work0 #ouwill have noticed that the de(nition could easilycome in a .uestion or statement form0 It shows yourunderstanding of the topic0
eep recording apparatus handy
#ou never know when some inspiration will come0Indeed and I swear at least a do)en times this year I
have heard songs in my sleep which woke me upand got me hurrying to the computer so that I maytake note of lyrics or in some cases invaluableadditions to my poems0 +ther times, at a randommoment my ne5t poem passes silently into myconsciousness0
4adly I am not always prepared, but you will have tobe0 #ou know the drill/ perhaps a notebook and pen
or a P6A or even a voice recorder0 %e ready for yourpoems0
&ave your own philosophy
It can prove fatal to wholly emulate a single poet oreven only two< there may not be enough .uality
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poems to feed your talent0 Also I doubt there isanyone who can carry the burden of entertaining mealone0 This means I have a collection of art workswhich I like and which I go through from time to time 1ust to appreciate0 +nly a few poets have up to two
poems in my private gallery0 4o I keep an open mindto inspiration from new people0
$hat you need is your own set of values0 I know the
constants in a great poem are personality and
intelligence0 These two .ualities are the constants
in a good poem0 %ut you may add more of your own
to help you keep your own identity and uni.ueness0
For me, besides personality and intelligence I aim to
also be dynamic, sophisticated and fully7e5pressed0
#our own values will be with you through harsh
critics, envious remarks or even a yawn when you
work is to be 1udged0 Also make sure you have a
place where you keep your scrap work because they
may sell as .uotes, be modi(ed and re7inserted or 1ust provide passive private entertainment for you0
$ell reader, if you are asking yourself where wisdom
is if only intelligence and personality are absolutely
necessary, know that it is wise to be dynamic,
sophisticated and fully7e5pressed0
I always imagined that the only thing that a poems
spirit is missing 7 to be e.ual to a mans7 is Instinct0
Poems cannot take on meaningg you didnJt intend to
give them0
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%e true to your own style without being complacent
The two pillars of greatness are uncomplacence anduni.ueness0 ?ntil you have these two .ualities youare not performing at your peak0 #our own
personality defects are not parallel to the -aws ofyour poetry0 %ut, wholly good poetry is a product ofa wholly good mind0
4ometimes people are meant to have books on.uotes0 +ther times some people should write blankverses0 4ome people are good at converting .uotesto rhymes0
I always imagined people with the ability to addrhythm and rhyme also being singers orinstrumentalists and people with the ability to writeverses can become poets or rappers0 @ap being anacronym for< @apidly Applied Poetry0
#ou don’t need so many formalities/ *ust know
yourself
C0 I must confess, I haven’t read the classics04ometimes all that I need for the day is a nicechildren’s book, a hit song or even 1ust to gothrough what I have composed at some othertime0
I care in writing poems so that there will be no needfor poems on that topic to e5ist afterwards0
People may work from a single interesting conceptand build a poem around it< they could use thistactic time and time again0 That won’t mean thatthe .uality will be less than someone employing adi:erent tactic0 Maybe a motto for you could be/ et
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me show myself a piece of eternity on this paper0And remember to have fun with it0
C Finding and istening to your voice/ $hencomposing, it is necessary to get your point
across .uickly0 4ometimes you have to bring inanother voice0 This tactic encompassespersoni(cation0
If you want to say that someone is cruel and hisdeath will save many from oppression you could say/Mercy e5claimed kill the man i0e0 he wasn’t onmercy’s side0
;5amine/ Faith asks $hat hope is there'"
If you are writing on oppression, this can be theonly thing that faith will say0 %ut if you are writingon The escape from +ppression"0 Then faithshould say/ $hat doesn’t kill you makes youstronger
If you are writing a blank verse on Torture, youcould say/ I longed for something as sweet as pain
Tell 1ustice of delay, Patience is weary from the waitand even/ I wish fate and I would agree are moree5amples0 @emember these voices have to be used
in relevance to the poems theme0It is a modern twist on synonyms and idols whichare too cliche or fallacious in conte5t, or non7e5istent0
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6etecting ;rrors
C0 #our vocabulary ideally should be at least thatof a promising undergraduate0 I have seen foolswho were unable to employ the use of the right
words either due to being a simpleton with aninade.uate vocabulary or being conceded inwanting to show o: how they use can usewordplay doing either/
I0 @ealising that their works re-ect themindset of a child and using a few bigwords to imply their substantialintelligence/ 3hucking a few big words in to
play the professorII0 +r utilising any wordSclichNs they can to
provide perfect nonsense such as/ Time-ies but never back to us and such
C 4o, you have a poem ready and you want to
know its value' I have here one of my e5cerpts
before modi(cation0
The budding seed trampled till bent
+utgrew the weeds which bowed its head
I feel the pain and they have smelt my blood
4ome melt in the furnace others grow doubly strong
The (rst impulse of the reader could be to assumethat this is a poem on +ppression0 $ell I am afraid itisn’t!
In fact one of the appropriate titles for this poem is/The escape from oppression" or $hat doesn’t kill
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you makes you stronger"0 4imply because it isstated that there was a victory by the budding seedoutgrowing the weeds which bowed its head0 And inline the phrase others grow doubly strong" alsoimplies a victory0
2ow if this misreading shows face in poems the.uality drops0 2othing is wrong in writing a poem onA or % 1ust tries to keep it on topic< the title youchose0 %ut if oppression was the theme in mind itcould be altered to
The budding seed trampled till bent
3ould not outgrow the weeds which bowed its head
I feel the pain and they have smelt my blood
4ome broke in the furnace others burnt then lost
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Times I think of you
$hat do I do when I’m blue
$hen I am nostalgic without a clue
+ne would think my feelings grewI get emotional because it was so soon
To reminisce I did not choose
And now since there is nothing left to lose
These are the Times I think of you
4ince the beginning you were my muse
I wonder if my memories are true$hen you give me -irty looks
I 1ust wonder if you are thinking too
I’m alone in this room deep in gloom
And when there’s enough I’d rather do
These are the Times I think of you
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Tears from an Old manseyes
Preachers neglect to condemn bribes
Provided its intake re-ects in tithes=irtue is doing the right thing (rstAnd thinking of the conse.uences later
For what one must ever detestAccepting lesser in1ustice as a favor
$hatJs unchanged' Is what &eadlines sayThe community hospitals remained un7built!"
Fat politician sentenced, but felt no guilt!"3ustomers needed no e5pNrience necessary V
W 3ivilians wonder where funds are buried V
The economy is contracting, pro(ts decline!"A scandalous 1ugement, 1ustice denied!"
The police are bribed, terrorists take lives"Tragedy and turmoil, and turmoil nationwide"
$ill you take a stand and your voice to (ght'All bad is is, shameless and, another crime
ogic mourns as hope diesAnd In1ustice not promise turns the tide
These are the tears from an +ld man’s eyes
Times forget timeless laws+ppression grips us in its 1awsaw is neglected, in1ustice is born
oves light is gone so no breaking dawn$ill we forever sit and hope'$ill the 1ust for once be bold'
Is e.uality too good to know'Is what separates us more than the velvet rope'
eaders refuse to take the leadPrompt the change we long to seeMany who were denied a voice
4peak through violence their only choice&istory will repeat itself
*oy or grief must be rebirthedet us help ourselves with a little light Things seen make sanity wonder why
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2o one, no hope for a better life$ith a deeper perspective you will (nd
These are the tears from an +ld man’s eyes
The future isn’t what it used to bePray a better morrow for you and me
$ho will rise and say 2o more!"';nding dissention forevermore
@esources daily leave our borders4teadily, steadily we get poorer+ut-ows of our mineral wealth+utgrown value of federal help
;ven sel(shness now speaks of hell$ithout the individual there is no one else
$ho su:ers for these over sights'2o one to lift our great plight
2o reinvestment bleeds us dry Tragedy and turmoil worldwide
These are the tears from an +ld man’s eyes
The world is a lengthy stageParts assigned by none but fate3ast of beggar, fool and sage
$ith death and time we all depart There will be a change of cast Men may take power only love takes charge
The ne5t generation takes our partsAlong with the ethics we impart
$hy personality contrasts characterIs a .uestion yet unanswered
2othing else to do but urge you to riseI’ve watched, I’ve felt, I’ve heard their lies
For 4ins of omission have birthed strifeI’ll say it again but for the last time
These are the tears from an +ld man’s eyes
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Don’t WoeWinter means spring isn’t far behind
Dawn breaks just before the darkest of night
Remember memories that bring joyful sighs
Woes twin, worry, ages before we are old
Forgiveness and gratitude greater than gold
Just lay down your life and soul
And the spirit gives you hope
For woe may come and woe betides
But don’t forget to live this life
Smile, while you have teeth
To long shoes you at least have feetFor today say all is well
With faith things fix themselves
Recall that this much is true greatest say-so for joy is you
Our ups are under siege by downs
We cry a while but never frown
Life gives reason beyond reasonable doubt
Why we mustn’t droop and pout
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Biography At the point it all began
He had a pen and paper as his friends
In a situation where one could do nothing but broodIn this world he did what he could
Though he was unknown at every age
Lived on to become a poet and sage
To build more credit to his name
Oppression and woe did all to stop him
Though he was labeled and forgotten
He could later sell out at world toursAnd prided himself on poems and songs
There is a promise of more to come
With passion burning steady as the sun
I say his story has just begun
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@etribution
If there was a place for envy or vengefulness
In a heart that was pure and kind
$onder which heart would value less
$hen laid ne5t to mine
4ince the vengeful heart knows obligation
And the envious one knows neither
$onder which would be more appropriate
To those who never paid the piper
If the piper played a (ery tune
And the vengeful ones deem it good
$hile envy was blinded by attitude
$ould it a:ect its words and truth'
My heart yet remembers
And accordingly good and bad
$hile envy, being it for the lesser
Is forgotten and sad
3ould one (nd vengefulness in worthy men'
$ho possess a core of competence'
Indeed even if you operate on another level
In the vengeful there is no devil
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;nvy sees but accomplishments or con(dence
%ecause of the si)e wrong si)e crown they wear
Their anger and fear are rarely 1usti(ed
4o must kill them or slowly die
To man they may resemble one another
%ut wisdom is slow to call them brothers
And intelligence distinguished them further
$hich category then am I under'
It dawned and one now understands
;nvy’s other manifestation is arrogance
=engefulness then did say
Its core was if not fear is hate
In the truly vengeful there is no bridge
For envy punishes the wise, pretty or rich
+ne is good and the other an evil twin
I daily discover which is which
As vengeful hearts are also oft kind
$hile envious hearts ever unwise
8uess the envious heart would value less
$hen laid ne5t to mine
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Silly DevilI am a little curious about the order things
$hen silly 4atan was redeemed
@umour had that the devil could neither satisfy or forgive6id he enlighten himself 1ust to deceive'
I wore a cloak in between dullness and wits
$ithout pre1udice, I admit, I saw no tail or pointy teeth
$as all the fuss meant to be'
And could his philosophy be beat'
If I 1oined him, while you’d sow, I’d reap
I hesitate as it seems, there’s 1ust a little too much you in me
As we regaled about ideology
4atan couldn’t help but be drawn to me The multitudes must want to live in fear
The (rst time a victim second time a volunteer
Today I said with a cheeky beam
$hat’s the need to bring all deep grief'
&e replied saying with an If you please"
Those who call my name, I 1ust greet and leave
A while later, after observing things, I could not but agree"
And because I cannot sing, I chuckled a 4illy me"
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Six other things
#our audacity is a curious thing
I am not diminished by your disbelief, and indeed
%efore you call me a human being
#ou must (rst call me si5 other things
I am the entirety of the 6eeper Perspective Peers
;ver making perspectives of depth
My insight like air is dear
The truth is bold so I know not fear
I am the enticing undying lover
4oon to be the capable husband4he really loves me like a brother
%ut the se5 is one like no other
I am the self7ordained @adius of @elevance
%ut the splendour of my life only e5ist in facts
As I circumscribed my minds radius
The title @elevant" progressed to an alias
I’m a serving and hermit dervish< among many
$ho could not call this voluntary
It seems heaven would rather me not forget my sorrows
;5perience taught me not to look to the morrow
I am the religious @edeemer
;ven so life is rich as a believer
#ou need a priest< I need a hero
$itness how fast I move from )ero
I am the insightful remarkable sage
In my mind there is no speck of grey
4ince my youth I knew fought the war on truth
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And my core knows the truth on war
#our audacity is a curious thing
I am not diminished by your disbelief, and indeed
%efore you call me a human being
#ou must (rst call me si5 other things
$+;
As a line draws its catch to the boat
As a needle draws thread through clothes
Woes line draws the soul to Sheol
For a man of gloom is a man alone
When success is within our grasp
When we shake off sorrows cast
When all that crumbles is what matters
Oh my dreams are razed and shattered!
The living with me are seldom alive
Dreams are realized or ravaged with time
When hopes of a future seem no more
There is more grief in my heart and core
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4uper 4oup The year DBCD August K
I got a memoir on this date #ou see, I needed food to (ll my plate
Aromas invited me to the kitchenI didn’t decline but wandered in
Apparently that soup didn’t belong to me+ut of nowhere the enraged chef came To bapti)e my afternoon with blame
First with a .uestion then with screams All to impart/ I shouldn’t have dug in
In the hours when men think of death,I dreamt a dream of that argument
The nanny, this time, rebuked for what I had done#ou should have asked to whom it belonged"
+nce more I listened with grace Till the nanny called me namesThose nouns I can’t recall againUAgain in vain she began to scold
$ould I bear this till I was weak and old'My subconscious self 1ust wouldn’t hear it
#ou are a fool! $hooo $hoo!
Is because no one cooks for you'"2ot letting up, enough was enough Fooool +hhh Foool Foool!
2o one will ever care for you!"2ow, from the chair she was sitting$hile her ego took a vicious beating
In all truth she turned to a black 3hicken! The true form was revealed
Twas all so surrealMy subconscious self yet feared not
If she thinks she is bad I am worse! The 3hicken I had 1ust got to knows2eck commenced to stretch and grow
2eck feathers began to sideways unfoldA do)en wee black umbrellas row after row
This caricature then opened it mouth%ut I alone would yell and shout
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Fooool +hhh Foool Foool!2o one will ever care for you!"
6oubling my e:orts 1ust to frustrate%esides the licks I clapped in its face
It reared its horrid neck in rageIf you are s.ueamish please turn the pageU
To peck and pry my palm awayI tripled my wails and claps to an encore
%ut this e:ort was the reverse of applauseI looked absurd
The cra)y cock couldn’t cluck a wordIts third act was to unlock its 1aws
Its beak clasped my hand to my horror! Though it didn’t hurt at all
2ow, as my last act of boldness,
I ceased my screams and tried to hold it %etween its peckers and above its neck
I did my best to s.uee)e it to death The faded kitchen setting then disappeared
eaving only dense black air%ut tighter and stronger I strengthened my grip
4uddenly I awoke from sleep It was over but did I win'
That’s how I tackle bullies too
The moral is the golden rule/$ithout fear we are free2o 3hicken makes a mouse of me
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&o!I search for the signs, the clues, to and fro
The .uest is of the symbolism of high and lows
Is the answer up or down' To or fro'
Perhaps the knowledge is to great for me to know!
I speak of a this revelation and a revelation ho!
I re1oice I regale with my life before I turn old
My friends and music make it better tenfold
I testify that one reaps where one sows
I realise I shall once again on the streets of gold
I speak of this celebration and a celebration ho!
The seed of something calls its purpose its home
To recite with renewal its only goal
May I say what the 4pirit has said will be so
I see the humour and rhetoric it is no 1oke
I speak of this inspiration and an inspiration ho!
&o! &o! &o! is the coming of heavens gift
+ho! 6eclares an imperative
&o! Is my cry as I switch from priest to beast
+h!" these blessings never cease
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ThenI confessed my love to a lonely bitch
Then counted seconds till the end of the wait
Then realised in her heart there was no place
Then pondered who had fallen from whose grace
I freed a high priest from his social religion
Then as friends we parted ways
Then went back to a life of things being the same
Then the day came when I took a parallel place
I hailed a battle cry from mount Xion
Then played the daydreamers lonely game
Then looked down but found no way
Then recounted the times I sought his face
I laid a curse on all who did not respect standards
Then passively upgraded my gait
Then begged 1ustice to agree with fate
Then my former destiny became a by the way"
My now, I say, proved a constant failure
%ut my then it seems was getting greater2ow and then, I must reminisce
For my then never promised this
%y and by, my only prayer now
Is that my now arrives and then takes a bow
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Feelings you bring The pain that I feel, never seen in my eyes
Is hidden too well behind a disguise0
$hy do I care, what it is that you see'
I am who I am, not who you want me to be
now now emotion has no blood to bleed
Must these highs and lows be all of me'
My life can be hard but I do what I can0
And if I should cry, am I less of a man'
%ecause I feel heartache, you tell me I’m weak0
$hy can’t you o:er the comfort that i seek'
I don’t need to (5 all the problems I face<
only some sympathy and a loved one’s embrace0
$hy can’t I show it' $hy do I hide my pain'
I don’t understand it, what is there to gain'
My happy e5terior is not always real0
I wear it to hide pain that I feel0
And still I will wear it, as long as I’m here0
For showing my sadness is my only true fear
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Festus KeyamoFestus is an optimist who has seen life
&e knows the sorrows of a married life
&e stared into death but only blinked twice
&is bark was as powerful as his bite&is vigour has stood the test of time
&is hair will grey by and by
&e hopes to migrate to the land of whites
It seems this country will only dim his light
eyamo is a name packed with history
This helped naught with the phase he is entering
&e never understood the birds and the bees
%ut credit to him for rising kids of three
&e aspires to the contemporaries or entities
&e rarely cries when sadness brings its sting
+ne of the few almost too )ealous to sleep
%ecause for him life was everything but a dream
Festus hopes to write a banter free drama
About a growing up with an absent father
Fate must think a thousand years isn’t .uite long
For a man to call himself someone
$ith no life manual and enough to handle&e hasn’t yet called his principles garble
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LifeI can barely see beyond the nose on my face
%ut in the end one thing is for sure These paths all lead to the same place
And that is my future
These heathen I lectured walk all directions There are slaves to a social religion
%ut being envious their logic was slow to mention The road to hell is paved with good" intentions
If I looked aside would I fall there too'
&ell and destruction are never full
It’s true there’s a use in being goodPurity alone is still unworthy to rule
Take chances! Make advances
The abyss of mediocrity is well alive
There are either hopeful or troubled times
My demise may multiply by and by
Most weaknesses I accept as all have plights
To walk or walt) both are rightFor life is a -ower in its prime
+dd music sweeter time to timeI bide not all should walk in line
est those in front have no sightAnd the -ower wilts and dies
4ometimes the path is parched and dry4eemingly greener on other sides
$hile twisted knives and bloody liesMay guard the gates of paradise
%est be armed with open eyes and mental wiseI tour my mind as a break from life
+nly there are fate and 1ustice aligned Though I may 1ourney another day of life
+ne day I say I shall arrive
%ut worry not which path wants (ght *ust walk yours tall with a heart that is right
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Oppression$hat is oppression but laughter at my tears'
And faith asks me, $hat hope is there'" The budding seed trampled till bent
3ould not outgrow the weeds which bowed its headI feel the pain and they have smelt my blood
4ome broke in the furnace others burnt then lostMy back is ever to the wall
And I yet remember bad memories blurred
All faces hold ga)es of malice$eaned and gorged from sorrows chalice
iving in fear and lost by myself 3old times make me lose dread of hell
I know sorrow like no one else6on’t you even wish me well'
My battle scars never will fade%urnt by sunrays and beaten by rain
I say the game brought a one man lane The losses and pain, the bloodshed and rage
The hurting and hate, and upsets of fate3annot go away or ever change
All hope is ra)ed may I pray better days'$ould some ever forget what treasures are gained
If I never walked the earth again'
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Sermon4ince calm skies precede the thunderstorm
4hould we take for granted tender warmth'
%ecause his grace dost abound
Must we now disgrace &is house'
%efore hearken to repent$hy wait till the dying breath'
&e has already paid the price
Must we now buy evils lies'
From life of which you are now ashamed
$hat ful(llment did you gain'
now ye not by serving yourselves
#ou serve the dark as well'
And if money talks and time will tell
6o you think either will speak of hell'
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The social religion brings no ful(llment
&earken to the ord and earn forgiveness
Abide to my battle cry and give this life
For 8od will raise you the second time
#our eternal worth and your 1oy is drained
%ecause you engage in works not of faith
$isdom does say through me to theeet 8od use you for &is victory
%efore we escape the chains that bind us
%elieve a moment’s doubt is too great a minus
6eath&eartbreak is the most potent pain
4he cut me deep then met my ga)e
&ow many of such deaths will I bear again'
;5pectations kill the man who’s more hopeful than
And worry begs fate to understand
This death is a life unable to advance
oneliness is the embodiment of death
$ho will I utter a goodbye to in my dying breath'
And you say I’m neither lucky, worthy nor blessed
+ppression brays a heart with potential
$ith humility as key there was yet no gate to enter
@eciprocal respect is seemingly a great dissenter
6eath may be kinder than life with my soul
I am losing fear of the great unknown
And I e5emplify the ballad untold
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@obert Frost Meets ?ncomplacenceAlas this much I know< and if I didn’t things may not be so
Three roads converge from the mediocre lows< and sorry I shall nottravel both
%oth duly converge not far home< the great road alone I call my own
Three roads converge from orhom and I< I took the one untraveled by?ncomplacence, being somewhat hard to (nd, let in thee abide&ence, facing the test of greatness 4how a uni.ue amount of
uncomplacence
For if complacence and I were related you’d (nd a wholly di:erent me,or my hustle and grind being cast aside,
I would have naught besides a lesser will for life0 4o precious is time,would not be right for it to bin after try
I forged a middle path and called it mine and this combination sped my
riseFor that day three paths e.ually lay and all sub1ected to debate+h! I kept the (rst for another day! And Alas the third would have to
wait #et knowing how way leads onto way I doubted if I should ever come
back I compare my ambition to my position and was poor
I became greater and was ambitious all the more
For if complacence and I were related you’d (nd a wholly di:erent meor my hustle and grind being cast aside,
I would have naught besides a lesser will for life0 4o precious is time,would not be right for it to bin after try
iving with this deeper perspective is the ma1or fee to unlocking whoyou ought to be
%ut I shall be telling this with a sigh for some time ages and ageshence
Three roads converged from +rhom and I Took the one less travelled byAnd that has made all the di:erence
For if complacence and I were related you’d (nd a wholly di:erent me
or my hustle and grind being cast aside,I would have naught besides a lesser will for life0 4o precious is time,would not be right for it to bin after try
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4tallion=aliant steed strong with graceife is a 1ourney, he’s got the pace+nly the stallion shall win the race&e knows the motto< more speed less haste
+nward con.ueror not a moment to wasteAnd I am a stallion for the rest of my days
Tiger
egendary! And the purest of breeds
%raves natures adversities with ease
#ou don’t want to waken the tiger in me
4ome say it is part god part beast
The 1ungle is its kingdom, and courage its seat
egendary! To say the least
6olphinMa1estic e5terior and noble within&er docility and humility are her only sinFor her sophistication would never try and bin+h why are rarities always battling e5tinctI watched awe7struck and unable to blinkAnd my inspiration won’t try and bin
+wl
3old calculation describes her prowl
I thought as she -ew by 1ust now
As I pondered, she sauntered, I was left asking how'
Then baYed as she twirled and took a bow
I thought +wl" too humble a noun
&ow endowed for one without crown
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4phin5
It was part man some say part lyn5
As for e5tinction, they are on the brinks
At its beginnings they were named 4phin5"
In sad solitude none did (5 it chinks
It sometimes smiles and it sometimes winks
%ut no one knows 1ust what it thinks
6ragon
I recalled on his back as we went faster&is (ery answers to my sheepish banter
Perhaps not the noblest or the most handsomeI pondered if he ever pro(ted from my counsel$ho could ever compare as a hunter
The eternal dragon en1oying summer
Times from @eal ifeIn childhood I was hated for staying in the right6emons haunted in years that were dire
The years did everything but move by Today I fancy myself the lyrical messiahMy world prayed me tongue tiedMy happiest while came from my mindMy insecurities my ambitions bind
These are the times from real life
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Instance for the healing mindA doctrine published when duly ripe4e5ual healing from a worthy wife4uccess ate these ventures of mine
The regressive, melodic lullabiesMy favored dishes with matured wineFaithful words from the divine
These are the Incense for the healing mind
Thor in +den&aters ask why I write poems so great and goldeneeping the hearers in the trance that I hold them
$ith the very elements awed and beholding2ot fear nor favor but fortitude as my only$ith great skill and -are not withholding
4o the 1ust with us are emboldened The fate I long since chosen
Indeed, the .uestion in the openIs why I write poems so great and golden
I reply, the one reason whyIs that in these moments, as you know them
I am a Thor in +den
Logic in Economics
Banks loan umbrellas when it is cool and sunny
But take my roof when it is hailing and stormy
Tax evasion deceits and management tricks
Customers and Producers demand my money fixed
Damn what the stock exchange thinks of my instincts
Oh! The logic in economics
“Buy this or that” she says “have your pick”
Resources on the brink and my shares sink
Private sectors creep and Public sectors skip
Demand and Supply conduct Price politics
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Oh! The logic in economics
Inspiration
$hen rivers of inspiration are dry< classic topics too
clichN to write4till sanity departs the mind! In search of outlook or
insight
$ith a deeper perspective you’ll (nd/ If imagination
dies so must I
?ninspired and I had some (ghts I must bid uninspired
goodbye
I can’t describe these forests so evergreen or
the mighty 4eas and the drops within
+r the music from guitars picks and
drumsticks
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Gleam Baby The lamp light here gleams on rain7washed streets
I know not if any more yonder be
%ut curiosity perhaps aids my belief
Perhaps one would need more than rain
%efore the symbolic chalk does fade
The lamp light gleams on rain7washed streets
4o shine the bright light not on me
%ut light the path to my destiny
+nly when the bright lights shine in my face
3an I know the virtues of the simple days
The lonely sage learnt to breathe
The heavens and earth were at peace and meet
And nothing ever .uite as it seems
For all one needs is a little belief
There I haplessly reminisce you and me
$here the lamplight gleams on rain washed streets
6amn the light of covetousness
6amn the light of envy
6amn the light of pride fullness
6amn the light of revelry
It is harmful as utter darkness$ith bad lights in advertising
It was not so long ago
$hen I stumbled as I roamed
I am now anointed and call true light my own
And hence the lights that stop me turned to stone
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Isolation There is someone that dreams of your smile
And (nds in your presence that life is worthwhile4o when you are lonely remember it’s true
4omeone somewhere is thinking of you
I lost a lot of friends and they aren’t even dead #et the social life which I lack I dread
%ehind the -ashing lights I am a passer by4hining my light and putting it all on the line
#ou -ash some hope in my despairAs loneliness is part hope, part fear
I must pretend, I must pretend
That even solitude is my friend
2umber one is ever the loneliest number4o why must thee feel lonely any longer'
#ou are whole, it is all in you This is the bliss of solitude
onely maybe the time as it passes@ecall once more home is where your heart is
To (nd one like me is all I prayI have lived half a life from day to day
I am forever alone", same" I repliedAnd the siren will sing my song tonight
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