A Kiss of Death At 4 Am

Woke up from a
nightmare 
at 4 am

clenched on to 
my cold sheets
and stared at the
dead stars
in the ceiling

looked to my right
and gave my
sleeping sister
a peck on the
cheek

she woke up
scared for her life

I don't blame her.

being a poet is 
-inevitably-
a curse as much
as it is
a blessing;
our emotions 
always burst out
at
the
wrong
times.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 12/23/2010 9:14:00 AM
The "blessing" Maya, is that we have the ability and the talent, to turn a nightmare into a beauty of a poem! Lay
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Date: 12/22/2010 3:56:00 PM
Nice and crazy enjoyed your poem,, being a poet,, can be very deadly as well,,, can you believe all the words we can use in out poetry,, enjoyed your poem,..p.d.
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Date: 12/21/2010 11:48:00 AM
This is an amazing poem. ~Jessica
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Date: 12/15/2010 5:18:00 AM
Great powerful, poetry loves you. My favorite line: dead stars...Peter Onyancha
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Date: 12/3/2010 11:04:00 AM
Excellent. Enjoyed reading your poetry today Maya. Have a wonderful weekend filled with love and inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/3/2010 10:51:00 AM
Nice humorous write on the state of mind of a poet, Maya
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Date: 12/3/2010 1:57:00 AM
Great poem Maya Ahmed Egypt
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