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POEMS FOR MY
HUSBANDS
BY MILDRED ACHOCH
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Dedication
For my husbands.
My earthly husband
Whom I am yet to meet.
My heavenly Husband
Whom I love and adore and am n a!e o".
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Earthly
Weddn/ 0/ht Adv-e...............................................................)1eo+le Who Abstan 2a sel"3+oetry456.......................................'
I !sh I !ere your -o""ee -u+....................................................*
Be-ause I love hm....................................................................$
Radaton...................................................................................#
Intros+e-ton.............................................................................7
8he 1leasure31an 8heory.........................................................9
Wanted% A Man.........................................................................4
Leather nto La-e......................................................................:
Mammoth Love.......................................................................)(
Wastn/ my l"e.......................................................................))
In the be/nnn/ !as the Word...............................................)'
H.E.A.;.E.0.W.A.R.D................................................................)*
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Wedding Night Advice
=tart !th one hand
Ba- and "orth
Bet!een your "n/ers
Wth the har -lose
>ee+ your nals short
Be +re+ared
You are /on/ to be rea-hn/
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People Who Abstain (a self-poetry8?)
I used to be a !hore
and soso many are onthe -om+l-ated +andem-o" love
ust thnn/ about t-an mae you s!oon
or !ret-h
abstnen-e
seasly3breaable bra-eletstossed -arelesslynto the -ellar
+eo+le !ho abstanarebla-3and3!htehouse3boundtoo u/ly to /et lad lvn/
under the alas o" abstnent unha++lybooty3"reethey !ear /lassesread the Bble
and !rte.'
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I ish I ere yo!r coffee c!p
I !sh I !ere your -o""ee -u+
What you rea-h "or "rst thn/In the mornn/.
8he bearer o" the stu"" !thoutWh-h you !ould not !ae u+
8o have your l+sWra+
8hemselves around mneYour hands aboutMy +erson as you s+A/an and a/an and a/an
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"eca!se I love hi#
Dormant vol-anoes
=uddenly eru+t.8hou/hts0ot at all a+t.1rn-+les "or/otten
Yearnn/ "or hs EdenWlln/ to turn FrendsInto Foes.
Dry rverbedsradually over"lo!.
8ou-hed8o my very -ore.My l"e enr-hed1rortes s!t-hedLstenn/ to my heartKstead o" my head.
=tormy ses1resently -alm.He
Is my soulKs balm.8o/ether !e !ll travelAnd everyone !ll marvelAt the l/ht o" loveIn my eyes.
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$adiation
I stand n "ront o" you !th a "eeln/ o" m+endn/ doom
ust us t!o the only +eo+le n the roomI try to run "or the doorBut IKm su+er3/lued to the "loor
You /ve me 8he LooAnd around me thn/s be/n to -oo
8he so"a bursts nto "lamesFear ur/es me to -all out your name
8o +lead my -ase so you !ould sto+But my mouth s so dry that thereKs no ho+eO" me even -roan/ out a sound
8he heat "rom your eyes maes the room /o roundI rea-h out "or the !allKs hel+n/ handBut tKs le hot sand=o I u-ly !thdra!
8he -o""ee table s no moreA"terall !ood -annot !thstand dry a-d ranIKm s!eatn/ no! "eeln/ draned
Yet you stll am 8he Loo my !ay
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Introspection
Contem+latn/ the +aradoes o" my l"e
Wondern/ " someday I !ll be someoneKs !"eInvest/atn/ these +ersstent "eeln/s o" doubtWondern/ " someday t !ll all !or out
L"e -an be so hardBut !hen I loo n!ardI "nd I haveCon"den-e and love
L"e -an be so -ruel
IKm not out o" "uelI loo nsdeAnd I "nd my /ude
I donKt no! !hat tomorro! !ll brn/All I no! s IKm me and I do love to sn/Why should I !orry about tomorro!5
8hereKs no need to "ear !hat I donKt no!
L"e -an be so va/ue
As "ra/le as an e//I loo !thnI no! !here IKve been
L"e -an be so /reatI !ll -hallen/e "ateI am /ro!n/I no! !here IKm /on/$
$I !rote these lyr-s about ten years a/o. 8he tune "or the son/ s re//ae. 8he
lyr-s !on Honorable Menton n an all+oetry -ontest ttled ?Bob Marley Ins+red
1oems@ or/anJed by >m R-hardson. ?Intros+e-ton@ also !on old n a -ontest
ttled ?Everythn/Ks 0ot Lost 2Cold+lay 1rom+t6@ or/anJed by 8he Es-a+st
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The Pleas!re-Pain Theory
=ome!here n ths !orld
8here s a /uy !ho has ust /one baldA"ter an Gnstant har annhlatorG -hem-alHa++ened to "allOn hs headR/ht a"ter hs "an-ee EmlyDe-ded
8o -all o"" ther !eddn/ and !edInsteadHs number one enemyEd
Who had ust su--eededIn tan/ over EmlyKs 3 no! "ormer 3 "an-eKs2Hs name s Moses6Busness.
All ths ha++enedAt the ea-t momentWhen I !as loon/ nto your beaut"ul eyes.=o you better not ss me or +oor Moses !ll de.
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Wanted% A &an
Are you dee+ enou/h "or me
8o s!m n the !aters o" your s+rtualty5
Do you -onsder yoursel" human
Be-ause youKre a /ood3sense3o"3humour ty+e o" man5
Are you a one3"emale male5
Do you +re"er dar to +ale5
Are you a ho+e"ul romant-5
Is there a love son/ that maes your nees /o !ea5
Do you beleve n brdes dressed n !hte5
Are you !lln/ to be my Whte >n/ht5
Is yours an o+en mnd5
Are you nd5
Is mus- your soulKs balm5
Would you allo! me to read your +alm
Even thou/h I donKt no! ho!5
Are you ready "or true love5 I mean r/ht no!5
I" you ans!ered yes
8o all or to one 2or less6
O" the above uestons
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-han/ed
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'eather into 'ace
=o many thn/s have taen +la-e
0o! all I !ant to do s see Your "a-e8he !orlds a/anst usBut !e !ont /et o"" the busCause !e !ll "nd a !ay to turnLeather nto la-e
And !e !ll sho! themHo! t really s
8hey -ant +ut out ths "lameCause !e !ll turn
Leather nto la-e
Cyn-sm -rt-sm -onstantly -ome our !ayBut !e dont heed a !ord they sayIts all leather soon to be la-eLord you are holyAnd you are !orthy o" +rase=o !e dont heed a !ord they sayIts all leather soon to be la-e
And !e !ll sho! themHo! t really s
8hey -ant +ut out ths "lameCause !e !ll turnLeather nto la-e
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&a##oth 'ove
I /rabbed at Hs love
le a starvn/ re"u/ees-aven/n/ "or "oodle a sel"sh -hldsnat-hn/ s!eets
I needed more lovethan a +erson -ould s+areI neededthe mammoth loveo"
od!ll never resent us"or theb33333r33333e33333a33333d33333t33333h33333333333333333333333333e33333333333333333333333333+33333333333333333333333333t33333333333333333333333333h
o" our need.7
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Wasting #y life
Am I !astn/ my l"e
Ben/ the brdeO" an nvsble /room5
Am I t!stn/ the n"e8hat s dee+ nsdeAnd "lls me !th /loom5
=o mu-h /re" and str"eust be-ause I abdeInsde the Lly that blooms
Forever and s 8he L"e.Yet I !ll not hdeOr /ve n to doom.
Yes I !ll !aste my l"eYes I !ll be the brdeO" my nvsble /room9
98hs +oem !on Honorable Menton n an all+oetry -ontest or/anJed by 1ure
Ho+e. 8he rules o" the -ontest !ere to -hoose a "avourte son/ or a son/ that s
relatable to your l"e and ?+ut that son/ nto the !ords o" your l"e@. I -hose
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In the beginning as the Word
In the be/nnn/ !as the Word
Where all +oems or/nate "rom1oems !h-h had to be +ublshed1oems !h-h had to be +ershed1oems !h-h had to be re!rttenRevsed read all over a/an.
8hen a +er"e-t +oem !as +resented8o tea-h to heal to save.But the +oem !as too revolutonary
8oo redeemn/ too r/hteous
8oo r/ht.
=o the -rt-s /ave the +oem the most-ruel -ro!n3o"3thorns -rtue.
But you -anKt ee+ a /ood +oem do!nWhether by bad reve!s or a thorny -ro!n.And so ths +er"e-t +oem rose above t allBa- to the 1OE8 !ho loves them all 3
8he +roo"3read +oems the +oems3n3+ro/ress 3
8hey all belon/ to Hm.
And "or ths reasonIt s nevtable
8hat the -reator o" the +oemsWll one day !ant Hs +oems ba-.
I" "or nothn/ elseust to enoy readn/ them a/an.4
4Wrtten about ten years a/o.
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*A+*NWA$,
Here I am standn/ be"ore You
Everlastn/ Immortal od.All my l"e I have broen your La!s.;enomous sn assals meEs+e-ally !hen I try to0av/ate the -ourse o" l"eWth my o!n mea/re ne+t resour-es.All I have /on/ "or me s Your death andResurre-ton. I beleve YouDed "or me so I -an be !orthy o" Heaven.:
:8hs s an a-rost- +oem.
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$ed #brella
You are le a red umbrella
1rote-tn/ me "rom the harsh !hte sno!And thou/h You are above and beyond any "ella
You are not a"rad to -ome do!n to my lo!.)(
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