New Voices Poetry Contest
Regina Mcintosh
She took him handly to her home
As her pleasures began to roam
Onto her bedroom she took flight
Her moon and stars danced the night
Under the covers of romance
Their wildfires began to advance
It spread and twisted all its might
Her moon and stars danced the night
She boxed her lover one by one
While their playgrounds cherished the fun
When the clock struck twelve she held tight
Her moon and stars danced the night
The legs of the night carried on
To a beautiful morning dawn
Their windows opened to the light
Her moon and stars danced the night
Categories:
handly, romance,
Form: Kyrielle
Free like the birds in the sky
Tender like a newly budded tulip
A clear minded soul with no grudges felt
Bouncing here and there with naïve eye
Missingly missing those “maami’s” cuddles
Her warmth sweet bitter lineage appraisal
That at dawn interrupts my sweet voyage
And in turn gets me singing “one, two, buckle my shoe”
I can’t help but remember
“Baami’s” whip each time I go wild
Oxymoronically beating me, telling me not to cry
Now tasty but then sour
Driving along the street with rolling tyres
Handly cushioning the rain
Dancing all around the hood with pant but no shame
With much within to aspire
YEMI AFO( 2017)
Categories:
handly, birth, birthday, care, childhood,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
I'm sorry I truly am for constantly complaining,
It's just that times are hard and it doesn't want to stop raining,
My problems, they aren't as bad as I make them out to be,
They're true, but they don't happen as drastically,
My dad, he doesn't worry about the present day,
He's more concerned about my future, 'bout what I'll do and say,
He says that he's changed, says I'm the way he used to be,
But he hasn't changed, and change I may never see,
I may not even be alive, if I can't handly all this pressure,
I mean to my next birthday I'm not even really sure,
But I mean, what a loss, there is no one who would miss me,
I'd like to see my funeral, how many people there would be,
I don't want attention, all I really want is love,
I can't get it, not from family, school, not even him above,
I'll stop now, no one's listening, probably talking to a wall,
I'll just go out pretend that I'm happy, and hope that I don't fall!
Categories:
handly, introspection, life, sad, may,
Form: I do not know?