At the Altar
...At the altar, the defaulter
Recognises his slip
Firm not like rock of Gibraltar
He sees his soul stance dip
In time he'll realise
It's best to vaporise
Ascent’s when ego dies
L...
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Categories:
defaulter, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Loneliness
...It does rattle the Bone
To be oddly alone
And one makes prone
To fingering one’s phone:
The seed of solitude sown
And fruit of boredom grown,
Life is a hollow cone;
One like a defaulter o...
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Categories:
defaulter, cry, depression, dream, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Soldiers Never Tire of Yes Sir
...Soldiers never tire of “Yes Sir”!
Forgetful lips a long storm stir,
Disciplinary frog jumps for an hour
Or a free fall from a waiting tower.
Soldiers love Ear-Dividing “Yes Sir!”
You lower yo...
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Categories:
defaulter, career, violence, voice, war,
Form: Rhyme
The Innocent Prisoner
...I am the innocent prisoner,
I am not a criminal practitioner,
I am the mercy petitioner,
I am against all sinners,
But they say, "I am the greatest offender",
Help me out, Oh! My creator,
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Categories:
defaulter, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Betrayed By Love
...‘‘Twas Saturday
Everywhere was filled with haze
She found a brocade
In the name of her slave
Provoked
Embittered
She rushes to his chambers
Tying a bandana
She spoke in anger
Why? Mr ...
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Categories:
defaulter, abuse, africa, betrayal, black
Form: Narrative
Summer Shine
...Seeing you was like a summer shine in winter
But for you I am like withered leaves of Autumn
Was my silken heart a defaulter to express
Come tell me so I could make a way to impress
Is there any ...
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Categories:
defaulter, love,
Form: Free verse
Dear Mother
...Dear Mother
I would travel across thousands of worlds and millions of lifetimes,
Just to say thank you, Mama!
From the inception of the creative spark planted inside you,
To the ...
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Categories:
defaulter, appreciation, birth, mom,
Form: Free verse
For Whole Beings
...For whole beings
My answer is as the star twinkles in night
Bright twinkle and deep
Dearing to throw light for the sky to illuminate
Still being countless too
Cannot provide requirement of a...
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Categories:
defaulter, caregiving, community, deep, encouraging,
Form: Concrete
The Slipping Time
...Moment after moment
Hour after hour
Day after day
Month after month
Year after year
The time rolls by
Leaving its footprints
On the screen of the universe
And we all
Like time’s fool
Can’t ...
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Categories:
defaulter, sad, time, universe,
Form: Blank verse
The Defaulter
...I have mountains of debts to repay
With my feeble, shrunk resources
Will I ever be competent to defray?
My will to settle incessantly forces
I repent today why did I borrow?
Why did I take kindness ...
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Categories:
defaulter, caregiving, devotion, life, people,
Form: Rhyme
Minimizing
...Moneylender seems me Pickpockets
When they lend money on variable rates,
And charge their hidden costs.
They promised to charge lower rates,
But sometimes their costs are the cost of life.
I a...
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Categories:
defaulter, confusion, education, imagination, inspirational,
Form: Verse