Long Strifes Poems

RAINDROPS OF IMMORTALITY

Smiles were stolen from me long time ago
Days gone gray as storms rush to play: my...
They drain. Fervently, I called to the Heavens 
but it seems no one there. No one there!

I lullaby...

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This piece was inspired greatly by the horrors of the tornadoes that leveled miles of life in this Kentucky and neighboring states, killing over 100 people.  The grief I and so many feel, I...

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Birth begins the tragedy in us. Life's
First sound is a blank scream
Against sorrow's hidden portends of strifes
All we know are mirages and dream.

Mother took the news staring at the sky
She must have cried inside
For I...

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Refrain:
You shimmering waves on the ocean blue
Dance not again, he cannot dance with you
You weeping forests where the winds wail too
Let your bright tears fall in the pool of dew
The world of pop will never...

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Be like arundathi-vashista;
          Single soul adhering two bodies;
  An ideal couple, epitome of the marriage life;
   Travel together in the troubles and strifes;
...

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Like no one want's to get stuck in a valley:
A hollow or surface depression of the earth
Bounded by hills or mountains,the earth's bottompit,
So goes the story of my good friend struggling in:
THE VALLEY OF LIFE

He...

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A LOVED ONE’S MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN

I look down from my mansion and see the tears you cry,
I know how much you miss me and I hear you asking why.
And though I cannot tell you all...

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Does it really matter that i conform to the norms of the day?
What perfect blueprint is there for the journey called life?
Who are you to chastise me for being filled with flaws?
Only one was made...

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Double pain in my heart
The sad I feel tears me apart
From my our family I had to band my brother 
That would of killed our mother 
The operation didn't hurt this bad
Or make me as...

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Aranmo laso Iseyin ni ohunso
Aso ti aro olowo faramo olowo

Iseyin
of harried hills and skyscaping rocks
of humming hurricane and haughty harmattan
of succulent virgins and tasty lasses
of fearless fighters and valiant warriors
whose pock-marked faces tell tales of
changing...

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Bodies were lying on the ground,
from the echoes of prison there was no sound.
Their hearts were wounded their minds were shattered,
the uniforms they wore were torn and tattered.
The soilders that remained were far but few,
but...

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Who gave us the sweet breath
that holds life and guards it?
Think of mother, think of God...
they both proclaim it
with their words; even Elisabeth
has lessons for us who seem dissatisfied:
God granted her wish because of her...

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Delicate bonds woven into cobwebs of complex relationships,
Intricate strings spun into bundles of heavy responsibilities;
Confusing problems sewn into patterns of puzzling circumstances,
Strands of forgotten,unkept promises annealed into heedless betrayals;
Rings of dark,mysterious sins forged into chains...

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bottle,drinking alone and feeling so 
hallow,drowning my pain to wash it 
away yet the memories are stronger 
with every sip that I take.immune to 
the pain only cause I am 
num,seeking comfort in wrong 
places...

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Tied to a life, encumbered by invisible chains:          
Commitments and responsibility,
Obligations to colleagues and family,           ...

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Theres no need to express your love with your voice. 
However, thats for you to decide and make a choice.
Even though love may not be regularly spoken,
It is always heard and cannot be broken.
Voicing your...

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Lonely Crow… 


Where is the place to find it all? The crow is cawing far, far.
Where should I go to hear the call? The crow is cawing far, far.
We’re in prison all our lives, half...

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On the west coast of Africa
Stands there, the realm of liberty, Sierra Leone
She hosts men of but no clone
Many of her descendants are erudite
These men of controversies
Who seem to read only their self-verses
With their longing...

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Yeah I know I can be a bad man
But I just want people to understand
I do what I must, I do only what one can

I think about life, I think about my everyday strifes
I know...

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We long for arms to hug us
when nobody is willing to give up
a minute of their invaluable time;
a consoling embrace, a sympathetic look
can bring much empathy to our tears
and replace what others took
from us having...

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Funny
I thought I don't like that person
But then I discovered I love her after that
She is my sister-in-Christ
Funny how we go through life 
Pick and choose
Distance ourselves to someone
Strifes or something we didn't like
But for...

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I'm standing still
But at least I'm still standing

Some have their souls spill-
Their souls of reprimanding

Like dead leaves
Blowing in the wind
They wander
But do not go

They are a blanket
Chagrined
Of their souls
As cold as snow

They're ground, cracking at...

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Saints and sinners may spout opposite views
that at certain times, they believe are true,
yet always a forthcoming sinner, do choose,
over saints who deny their booze and screws.

With the sinners, you know what to expect.
Saints may...

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The old year is now done and dusted
It has not been without its strifes.
Headlines of war, murder and much more
Daily we hear of terrible atrosities.

Peace seems a long way off
and Mankind not in the mood.
Yet...

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The Wonderment of a Child

While on my travels, I met a very young child today
He let out a yell, as if to grab my attention to play
I raised my both hands and smiled, he did...

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