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From Sight to Light

On the Desk of Darkness
On a Monsoon Night,
The afflatus roars in clouds,
And albedo fills the sight.

In the darkened gorge,
Among the alleys
And gravelled ways,
A lass on a jade.

Apathy of her own,
Gazing upon the dog in the kennel,
Barking and crying at it.

And when she gazed and gazed upon
The dog of ash on kindlings,
A murmur of sight on

Youth of Eelam

We are the storm the world denied,
The fire that history that couldn't hide.
From broken homes, to stolen lands,
We rise with heavy iron in our hands.

No ruler’s crown, no soldier’s gun,
Can dim the light of what’s begun.
Through exile’s night, through prison’s bars,
We carry Eelam in our scars.

We are not ashes—we are the furious flame,
We speak our

Blossom Monyei the bleeding Pen

Blossom Monyei is a young Liberian poet and spoken word artist whose writings reflect pain, resilience, and hope. Known as “the bleeding pen,” his poems are simple yet powerful, often touching on themes of brokenness, family, identity, and the struggles of African life. Through his words, he paints raw emotions in a way that connects

I have decided to follow Jesus

*BLOSSOM MONYEI
*Liberia's Poetry 
*I have decided to follow Jesus.
I've been here before
Where I promised I'll keep myself clean,
again you came in
And left with a heart of sore.

You can't stay
You despise dirt
Like the light of day
You slowly go away when comes the night 

“I have decided to follow Jesus”
A line in a song I sang
But when

Africa

Africa
By Blossom Monyei

Africa’s like an ocean,
We teach ourselves to swim so we don’t drown.
The words of others
sharp like arrows,
ready to pierce our tender skin.

But we ignore,
blocking those arrows of discouragement.
We’ve been swimming for so long…
Look how far we’ve come.
The storm rages,
yet we swim forward.

We are children of the sun,
its fire burns deep in our bones.
Here,

A mind's cell

I was arrested,
Locked in a prison I call my mind
Battling with thoughts.
When did life stop being kind?

As a kid I knew no pain 
Didn't know it won't remain the same.
I was taught not to cry,
No matter how hard life hits.

Blossom Monyei

A broken kid

A Broken Kid
By Blossom Monyei

His dad doesn’t talk much,
He just grabs a bottle from the fridge, then walks away.

His mom doesn’t cry,
She only says she’ll take her child and go away.
One day… she did. ??

The boy asked,
“Am I really their child?”

He was young, but not blind,
They argued in front of him,
Not caring he was listening.
Now

CRIMSON SUNRISE

CRIMSON SUNRISE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
crimson, scarlet, rose
sunrise hues slowly ascend
morning’s gentle start

rays of fiery gold
morning’s warmth upon my face
summer’s gentle grace

Burden Child

You were never meant to be a vessel of sorrow,
Yet the world placed its trembling hands on you.
A child seen as an outcast has no place here, they said,
Treated like a beast than an actual human being.

A childhood of watching, listening, holding secrets like sharp stones in tender palms,
Smiles practiced, tears swallowed, the weight of

Pending

(Verse 1)
In the city of Chicago, a tale untold
Where star-crossed lovers yearn for a fate foretold
Underneath the neon lights, a mystery unfolds
As they navigate the shadows, keeping their love concealed


Her hot girl vibes make the boys drool
But her heart belongs to him, a love that's so cool
With a killer's gaze, he keeps her safe from

Running Tree

he was caught running between ditches
the witch’s wand stopped his running legs
and his pumping limb arms
now he is forever running in place
we call him the running tree

The Fs Playing

Freddy’s frantic frenzied flashlight feels frazzled.
Forward feelings fearful, frightening Franny’s
frolicking freckled French fried fruit fricassee.

Cross-Examination by My Nosy Friend

Do you have a crush on someone recently? you pry,
Girl, you sound like Sherlock, but with less alibi.

I know, I know- but are you sure? Perfectly sure?
Yes, unlike your math skills, my answers are pure.

You're not lying? I read your poems- caught my eye…
Congrats on your reading skills, do you want a pie?

Did someone else

But as the days of Noah were Matthew 24:37-39

"But as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be.
"For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying
and be given in marriage, until the days that Noah entered the ark, 
(Gen. 7:1,7 cross ref) "and did not know until the flood came and

ICHABOD THE TURTLE

ICHABOD THE TURTLE
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There once was a snapping turtle named Ichabod,
An intrepid soul, his legs lightning rods.
    Rabbits, he outpaced, left them confused,
    And with his speed, they were not amused. 
Oh how all the other turtles did applaud!

“You run like a Greek god!” they said agog.
“Why do you have

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