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Sunrise In Puerto Rico

 Ernesto woke with you beside the sea,
The dawn was whispering silently,
The mountains glowed with a golden flame,
And called the morning by your name.

The tide was breathing soft and slow,
Its silver secrets each only know,
The palms bent low as if they heard
The hush between each tender word.

The light unwrapped the sky in gold,
More precious than

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

THE FAMOUS ACORN HEIST OF 2023

THE FAMOUS ACORN HEIST OF ‘23
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There once was a squirrel named Hank,
 Who rode on a Harley, quite swank.
     To the food bank he quickly sped,
     With a heist planned in his head,
For acorns, he thought he could prank.

He zoomed past the trees with a whoop and

SILENT PARTNER

SILENT PARTNER* 
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Since childhood, you’ve been my shadowy companion.
     Like gravity’s pull, you’re invisible
          always supportive, nurturing my unconfessed desires.

I grew up and found you intoxicating and alluring.
     With your charismatic voice you murmur,
    

THE THRILL OF THE PLUNGE

THE THRILL OF THE PLUNGE*
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steel tracks twist and dive,
a serpent of metal coil
fear and joy collide

hands raised to the sky,
trusting the rush of the ride—
in thrill, our hearts soar

cresting the high peak,
the world drops away below
time bends in the loop

screams mix with laughter
hearts race in the weightless air—
then the silence falls

back on solid ground,
echoes of

A Christmas Carol 24-12-2023

It was in a land many many years ago,
underneath the festive lights and fleeting snow
that a yuletide tale of love and hope
was sang like a ballad and spread like smoke.

Her eyes, a midnight blue and sprinkled with gold
and his, silvery, that flashed like tinsel.
In mutual company they found a home,
a melody sweet where their hearts

Borrow 17-12-2023

Borrow a lantern from the endless road
to illuminate the dance of a pair of shadows.
Borrow the sun from a summer's evening
to bask in its apricity in a winter meadow.
Borrow an antediluvian creek with a thousand twists and turns
to carry the flickering beacon of hope to a clandestine tryst.
Borrow a melodious tune from the bygone days
to

Stained Letters

They know your face
Your body

You turned on the camera 
You let them in
Unknown editors

When they asked for more 
You gave it freely 
You didn't know
You were a blank paper

They pry for more 
To see more
To get more
To know more
To write more
You were drawn to the attention like paper and ink

You let them pour into you
Their

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
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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

OUR EFFERVESENCE

OUR EFFERVESCENCE
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Line of inquiry:  "conjoined with the whole we play our life role exuding a scent granting love consent.

Marcus had a secret only a few of the townspeople knew. His touch could coax the most stubborn of seeds to sprout and the most withered of plants to bloom. The scent he exuded was reputed

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