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My Unwritten Piece

Am thinking of the words To pen down than unwritten piece As i drown huge mugs of coffee In the middle of the night Meanwhile the rain keeps falling outside I miss my midnight stroll which i cant take Since the authorities have warned me Against walking alone in the dark They don't understand that to me Its shedding off fear of the unknown The allure of danger and the allure Of hearing me think that delightful Even if i wanted i wouldn't go out now Not after the authorities threatened To revoke my prized security pass As they grew tired of turning a blind eye To my many transgressions I miss my nightly walks The danger of distance gunshots The trail of thought as i taste The feel of the ocean on highway 56 As i imagine military bombers landing On the straight stretch during a red dawn Red dawn style siege.. the approaching Police van dimming its headlights and passing I miss the freedom of the road Letting my creative mind fly As i engage a person in my mind About the merits of the road And the absence of danger In a path preordained In a path predestined In a path of exploration A path of ascension Of mind and thoughts code 254 (0454hrs lewis nyaga)

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Date: 12/17/2015 8:14:00 AM
Very provocative prose on inspiration and a writer's need for release - especially in uncertain and turbulent times. Very nice
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Lewis Nyaga
Date: 12/17/2015 2:19:00 PM
Thank you Alise appreciating this poem and those special comments
Date: 11/13/2015 7:01:00 PM
"I miss the freedom of the road Letting my creative mind fly" - Oh, I loved this poem, these lines the most because I can relate so very well. I miss that same freedom too. Hopefully we can find it again.
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Lewis Nyaga
Date: 11/15/2015 1:13:00 PM
Thank you Felicia for enjoying my poem and the nice compliments.. am glad you can identify with the poem.. and we will find the freedom ...aye am hopeful//Blessings
Date: 11/5/2015 7:47:00 PM
Don't drink too much coffee...and how late have you been walking. I thought people only get in trouble if they walking late at night and if they r drunk....anyways thats the literally me talking. Now about that muse, sometimes i feel like we have to force it out...but most times when its forced out, writings sound/come out worse or mediocre.....and thats the un-litellary me talking. Hahaha don't mind me....i dont know what am saying here:-)
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Lewis Nyaga
Date: 11/6/2015 10:51:00 AM
Thanks Njeri, and coffee is a healthy addiction, unlike that of beer and gals, lol...this poem should have come with a caveat.. do not try this at home.. and sometimes the poem is there, but you cant force it out//Blessings
Date: 11/5/2015 3:28:00 AM
"As i engage a person in my mind"...well written Nyaga...I believe each of us finds ourselves doing that one unique thing that brings our creativity out!
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Lewis Nyaga
Date: 11/6/2015 10:52:00 AM
Thanks Grace.. for taking time to appreciate this piece//blessings

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