Body
do not break me yet,
my armour is cracked and fading…
Eyes
do not blind me now,
I have too much still to witness…
Hands
do not waste away on me yet,
my canvas is parched and needs nourishment…
Feet
do not forget my rhythm now,
I have too much bold passion left to emancipate…
Mouth,
do not go dumb on me yet,
my words are few but multiply in the minds of many…
Ears
do not isolate me now,
I have too much to realise and assimilate…
Heart
do not fail me yet,
my battle is far from over and no treaty is in sight…
Soul,
do not abandon me now,
I have too much fire for my phoenix to fly…
Mind
do not disremember me yet,
my sub-conscious has much still to fathom out…
Universe
do not conceal yourself from me now,
I am ready…
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2017
Categories:
deon, anxiety, change, courage, trust,
Form: Free verse
Nothingness fills every inch of me
abominable sensations crawl from deepest recesses
anxiety lunges at me – clawing at the soul
already battle-weary, depleted…
Mortalities plague my waking moments
ungodly images rouse the mind to endless tortures
trepidation ignites every nerve – electrocuting me from within
conflagration, inferno…
Fractured surfaces blind me with incandescent lies
obscuring the truth behind enigmatic imaginations
dread and death roll the dice – a game of backgammon
double six, double one…
Frantic hands smudge the tears that cascade down paralysed marble
leaving stained trails in their wake excavated through frustration and pain…
A splintered glimmer breaks the void -
there is hope…
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2017
Categories:
deon, anxiety, death, fear, hope,
Form: Free verse
I heard it said -
and I take it in good faith,
that basically you say I’m frigid,
an iceberg - impervious to heat...
I must congratulate you on not telling me to my face -
God forbid, I would find out...
But that’s life!
You win some - you lose some...
names and casualties are taken,
Indifference becomes the wall built around me -
distance, a good friend...
a light shot out in one foul swoop of madness,
a heart that now freezes because of you!
The road ahead is simultaneously thorned and dazzling -
the oasis is not just a mirage...
but to reach that Utopian destination
requires me burning my soles on the scorching sands
and being blinded by the flaming light...
I will walk this road -
tread it carefully...
but know this -
you walk with me,
although you built the walls around me -
you must break them down, demolish them...
find my light!
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2015
Categories:
deon, anger, emotions, love hurts,
Form: Free verse
I’ve done things,
there is no denying that…
Some I’m proud of,
others not so much…
But either way, I own them –
they are mine to embrace
and absorb into me.
I’ve done things,
this is true…
I will own up to them,
take responsibility for them…
They are part of me, part of who I am –
ingredients of who I became
and integral to being me.
I’ve done things,
this I cannot hide…
I must accept them as my own,
include them in me…
Realise that the responsibility is mine –
actions of my own doing
and burdens of my own thoughts.
I’ve done things,
this is fact…
All to please you - appease you,
make you happy…
The destruction of the sacred me –
my very own Jericho
and the ashes of my phoenix.
I’ve done things,
this I cannot lie…
Voyages of self-discovery,
journeys to me…
Neither good nor bad –
just being the best me I can be
and being free!
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2017
Categories:
deon, anxiety, boyfriend, conflict, emotions,
Form: Free verse
I may always appear like a shiny new buckle
gleaming in the morning sun,
freshly polished and ready to face the day
There is a side to me that very few see or even know -
the scared, tarnished soul afraid to allow,
too dark to dwell on
and to bright to see!
But now the buckle has lost its lustre
so bored of playing games and exhausted of the endless vanities of others!
I want forever to feel the light of every constellation beaming down on me -
the universal light of love and lust that is freely given without the need for negotiation, compromisation, deterioration...
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, life,
Form: Free verse
Something is needling me so,
working away at my very core.
I feel frustrated, yet do not know why -
a piteous feeling of distress
scratching away at my insides
and causing me much concern...
What can be the reason I feel so locked out,
the name of the game I cannot, even refuse, to play?
Insecurity is setting in,
indecision rides a tidal wave
and I am drowning in a pool of terror!
What is causing this unnerving, trembling of my being,
this destruction of my will,
the fear of losing my soul?
I cannot say!
But let the answer be clarified,
the solution sought -
peace re-nurtured...
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, emotions, feelings, how i
Form: Free verse
Fluffy white thing that just hangs there -
a cotton ball of droplets
hovering below the blue plaster
that restrains the stars
from falling down...
A world beyond my reach -
fairy castles
in magical lands
where my every wish comes true,
and all that I love perseveres...
I long to travel there -
amongst those dream worlds
to experience the liberation
so I look to you
and say,
take me there...
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, dream, feelings, imagination,
Form: Free verse
What to feel?
A confused state of doubt
and exhilaration
that captivates the very core of me,
accelerating me to a level of adrenaline -
filling me with the hope
of a new horizon that dawns
just for me...
A new, fresh day
breaking the darkness
caused by disheartenment
and the disillusioning of a soul.
My heart has been taken prisoner
by excitement
and meaningfulness -
a sense of being wanted,
cared for,
sharing...
I do not wish this taste of paradise to leave me...
Let it grow into an eternal lifelong experience
that will enrich and imbue
with treasure
my life,
our lives -
I ask... I beg... I thank you...
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, journey, life, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Whatever we feel
no matter where we go
whoever we meet -
there will always be only one!
One being we can turn to
search, journey and find.
We attempt to find spiritual upliftment
in all the wrong places -
places of sordid detail
habitations of celestial fraud.
Only one place to look -
deep inside the temple
which is ours.
We each have our own place of worship -
nurture, cleanse and cherish it
God, Allah, Jehovah -
no matter what name we use for this power
we need to realise one thing:
Paradise only opens to those who truly seek it!
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, life, soulmate, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
I can almost pinpoint the hour, minute and second
when I realised that you don’t feel for me
as I do for you…
The needles and pins that pierced my heart
leave scars that run deep –
hurt saturates my soul…
The anger has gone,
but instead I am drowning in indifference –
absence of emotion and feeling drags me down, yet it is also my lifeboat…
Your comprehension of the situation is perplexing;
excuses and justifications overflow,
but all you have to do is be honest –
with me, with yourself…
I trusted you with all that I am
and this was the repayment plan you devised –
hollow acts of niceties and supposed caring
that eroded the very foundation of what we had…
What we had…
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2015
Categories:
deon, anger, conflict, emotions, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Placid surface
looking glass
still water
Silence but for the cries of ducks
silverfish
minuscule reflections
of an almighty orb
casting its omnipresent being
onto rippling water
Undulations
varying patterns
splintering the smoothness
heartbeats of water
Boatman
ferryman -
a carrier of souls
across Styx
deep water
A pathway to netherworlds
rough water
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, life, nature,
Form: Free verse
Where to now?
What can be done
to change
a life
so dependent
on hurt
rejection
and disillusionment -
to make it yearn
and laugh,
sharing all -
gaining soul?
Which path to follow?
What road do I take
to fulfill
all I ever wanted -
to love whom, I choose
and be just me?
Tell me
for I need to know -
a whispered answer
is all I need...
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, absence, break up, emotions,
Form: Free verse
All I ask is that you bring the gift of love
to those nearest and dearest to me –
fill their hearts with the warm glowing feeling that once captured mine
and made it burn brighter than the Bethlehem star!
The kind of love that is the reason to wake,
to face each day anew
knowing that in your heart another now resides –
filling it to capacity with an emotion
that drowns you in a tidal wave of absolute bliss!
The kind of love that is the reason to stand,
to face each challenge thrown at you
because together you can overcome it all –
obstacles are then nothing
but figments of the imagination!
The kind of love that is the reason to live,
to be the most amazing soul
and to encapsulate all that is light –
to explode in such brightness
that another universe is born!
Dear Santa, if you can hear me…
It does not need any fancy wrapping,
no ornate bow or glittered card –
just a feeling… only a feeling is all I ask…
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2015
Categories:
deon, emotions, prayer, universe,
Form: Free verse
Sensuous caresses
down a wet back,
steam rises and falls
as breathing catches an ear -
a sigh of desire
that pulsates,
reverberates,
convulses through a body
catapulting a soul to new Heavenly heights
and takes the body to depths
never before experienced...
Impassioned kisses
leave a moist trail,
rhythms erupt and pound
into a flavour of ecstasy -
slower movements take over
hands touch
bringing the soul back
and the dance continues...
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Time is a funny thing
that plays jokes on us -
teasing and tormenting
laughing in our faces
while we struggle to exist
and feel the world around us -
catching up to us
only to leave us behind
as it races towards the future
still heavy-laden with the past!
Somehow the present is lost
becoming a non-entity
of useless living
as plans and memories
take priority over
heres and nows!
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2014
Categories:
deon, life, time,
Form: Free verse
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