Deferred Poems - Poems about Deferred

... You question my words Wanting them to not be heard Flying like a bird You call me verbose But see I am quite the pro With much wit to show I do cry these days But I am finding my way......Read the rest...

...In the quiet of the night, she waits alone, Her heart aching, longing for his tone. Beside her lies an empty space, A void she yearns him to embrace. With each passing hour, she feels the sting......Read the rest...

...Oh, Africa, a vast and varied land Yet overshadowed by IMF's hand Structural adjustments they decree Yet bring nothing but misery Forced reforms they demand Leaving nations bound in financial ......Read the rest...

... In shadows deep, where dreams retreat, Hope deferred, a heart's defeat. A whispered promise, lost in mist, In longing's grip, where souls persist. Each fleeting glimpse, a flicker wanes, Ho......Read the rest...

...Basic compliment Of credit economy is deferred payment.......Read the rest...

... Sculpting The Breeze When the last remnants of sands have passed, And the singing nightingales, no longer heard, Unaware the roaring river runs swiftly past, The cobwebbed lat......Read the rest...

...What becomes of a world of war? The world is crowded, lonely, happy and sad Bored I am of life I am bored Whisperings of life hint it is stressed The strait between hope and despair Forthwith ......Read the rest...

...Dreams and Reflections As dreamers, we awaken to find disappointments. Each of us dreams, but on different planes. Today, I still harbor the dream of owning a place—a safe haven, my wildest fanta......Read the rest...

... Echoes of Resilience: A Girl's Journey to Voice In the shadows, I stand, with a voice unheard, Softness met with silence, my cries deferred. Love brimming within, yet disregarded, unseen, ......Read the rest...

...Where do I eat? The groom asked his bride. kitchen table was full of a large cat, Mr. Jeckell ak Hyde Fat cat gave the honeymooner a sneer and a gentle hiss The bride rolled her eyes and blew her ......Read the rest...

... * Bringing this gem back in the hope Becca Teagan sees it and returns. We wrote this together, a labor of love. The poem ends with a moral lesson that humanity still hasn't learned, sadly. In S......Read the rest...

...Slavery is not the end of atrocities Suffered by minority communities The every day systematic sway Of bricks piled against you like A wall of pain So many bricks The millions murdered for sim......Read the rest...

...In chalk-dust classrooms, minds alight, She sows the seeds of endless flight, A teacher's touch, a gentle hand, Empowering futures, taking a stand. He walks the streets where shadows fall, A v......Read the rest...

...It is night's first light — evening The world thinks through my mind The echoes of a bittersweet day whisper My ears twitch, my heart pricks A pressed edge leans forward Shouldering the office......Read the rest...

...Safely stowed feelings keep the peace Adrift with all of this, unheard Forget myself, desist and cease Truly my concerns should decrease Perhaps my sanity is blurred Safely stowed feelings kee......Read the rest...