The Alcoholic
Parley poem
Lionel Derbyshire
Dirty dufflecoat wino
Zigzag up the street
Wobble wobble..
Topsy-turvey on the one side
And half past puzzled
His body form
Is out of order
His odour sour
Orphaned at eight
He explained
Never had a chance
Of a lifetime
I am just the formation
Of Adam's forlorn spawn
I the opposite of pleasant
Eat my dinner
On the floor
Without gravy
No one ever
Belled out a
A good word to me
Not even at home
Mine hands were
Cooked on the stove
I was called
The Bastard in the house
And it was painfull
Sensitively he said.
What do you have?
I only have lonely
Never ever heard
I love you
What do you want?
Just cheer from a
Dumb bartender
What do you fear?
The confrontations in
My nightmares
Pardon me..
I am bitter.
Never had a chance
To be a revelant guest
Just a parched alcoholic
Dry in overtime captivity.
I tang of dispair.
I have tiny gravity
But heavy
To hoist..
And a will
Which is lost
This is my lot
He told with
Blue eyes beaming
I am member
Of the human race
And then he laid
Amazing Grace
On my ears.
A line with an unknown end,
A pleasing time to spend.
A platform to make memories,
A complete game of mysteries.
A lovely car to design,
A beautiful word to define.
A painfull bed full of thrones,
A path full of stones.
A stage to display your best,
At last you have to leave all the rest.
I never heard words from newborn.
But lastnight i heard those words.
Please leave my napie, leave me ,you are hutting me,ooh it is really painfull.
Those are words from newborn.
Screming of newborn in your ears is a best music.
Tears of newborn on your tongue is a best sweetness.
If you dont see newborn blood you wont sleep.
If you do not see newborn casket your tears won"t stop fall.
If you do not untie napie now one can able to see your teeth.
You buried your love where the diedbody sleep.
To fulfil your victory.
If no so, it will be difficult to you to accomplish.
That is why you ressurection from love to cruel.
That is why you immersed your love.
If not so, your dream will essential.
Now you are accoplished your mission...
Now you are proffesional of newborn hunt.
poem by ndidzulafhi patric munyai
There is no rainbow here
the mind erases them all in fast succession
into some dull opaque gray white progression
until not a single image or dream re-appears.
Once there was a palette of colors flowing
a pastel sketch campitura upon the empty easel
unprotected each color fades in painfull recall sequel
poorly painted until someone else's picture is showing.
Bleeding down along the edge
every color fades each into the next
and with the camouflage of displays flexed
slip away the rainbow bloom wedged.
A couche glaze reflects the light
giving into saturated blends fugitive licensed blacks
wrapped in the haze clouded visions of dark grays stacked
with the memories that grisaille the night.
Now with each color faded, all of what was you and me
remains the untold story of impasto shaded hues
varnishing frame and canvas with the memory true
a sfumato memory that breathes air with tears to salt the sea.
.
and Once i also used to be
Where all my memories stayed
Where i thought i was me
Surrounded by bounds that slayed
Jumbled up in endless stack
Like forever Somehow
But im going to reverse back
Out of darkness now!
Yes i wish i had never been
believing in this world
Alredy enough have i seen
The painfull voices hurled
I'm going to reverse back
Out of the darkness now
shouts hope Lightning through crack
They won't even give a woe
Date : Sep 3 2018
CHOICES IVE MADE, SHOW PAINFULL , SHOW SADDNESS.
BORROWED LIGHT, MIGHT I BE ? THE WRONG PERSON TO CHOOSE WHAT SHOULD BE RIGHT? CUZ, IM SUCCES AT FINDING FAILURE. AND THE FROWNS HAVE BEEN MY CLUE. PROBABLY THE REASON I CANT STILL HAVE YOU. SO MANY WAYS TO APPROACH THIS , SO MANY INCORRECT, DOWN IN THE DARKNESS IS WHERE ARE SECRETS ARE KEPT. LOYALTY WHAT WE LIVE FOR , RESPECT IS WHAT WE DIE FOR. BUT LOVE IS MY WAY OF THINKING , PUTTING ME AT NUMBER TWO , CUZ , NOTHING IS BEFORE ID CONSIDER YOU.
Even the raindrops speak
The harsh reality of her life
Every pain that speckles
Through the waves of her life
The clouds that rain heavy
The painfull cries of her heart
Even the thunder shivers
Listening the story of her mind
The lightening that flickers
Her life that blazes in the fire of pain
The droplets that cry
All the tears in her eyes
Every drop that falls down
All her hopes that fall apart
With the broken clouds it still thunders
She is still breathing with her shattered heart
Even the rain stops after a while
Still awaits her broken dreams for a smile...
My birth was like
a king
I lived as an
emperor
I am the solver
of everything
I was the biggest
in my group
I am most valuable
asset
but now,
I am going to end
I have few minutes more
in this world
it's time to leave
you all
I am ready to go
But,
I wish that
if I didn't do any sin.
-feelings of a 1000 rupee note-
In India, 1000 rupee note was
banned.
Wheres the common ground
You remember
That ground we both stood on together
Through thick and thin
Whether lose or win
We were both all in
Sink or swim
Or stretched too thin
We boldly took a stand
Walked hand in hand
Claimed our land
And feared no man
Whether in the fire or frying pan
We stuck to the plan
Did the best we can
But look now
How far youve wandered
My tender heart now laundered
Our happiness squandered
For a moment of bliss
From a strangers kiss
Tossing to the winds the true love you missed
Left with shattered memories to remeniss
Wondering how you could do this.
But i wont write letters
Nor will i phone
Ill just bow out gracefully on my own
Sit quiety destroyed but never let it be shown
How much it hurts to be alone
Holding back tears and inner groans
Until comes the day
I finally wear a smile
Thru all the painfull lonely miles
Maybe its been destiny all this while
And perhaps to learn from all these trial
So God can lead me to truly smile.
And put uncommon ground in a far away file.
TEARS OF LOVE
TEARS OF SORROW
TEARS OF PAIN
LOVE IS PAIN
LOVE IS NOT THE GAME
LOVE IS BLINDE
THIS TEAR WILL NEVER FELL DOWN
THIS TEARS WILL NEVER FED UP
LOVE BROKE MY HEARTS
LOVE DESTROYS MY HEARTS
TEARS OF LOVE IS PAINFULL
LOVE DON'T HURT ME AGAIN
THEY COME TO MY HEARTS TO DESTROY IT
MY HEARTS IS FREGILE
LOVE I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU
TEARS OF LOVE GO AWAY
MY LADY TODAY IS THE DAY TO GO MY WAY
THIS LOVE HAS TO COME TO AN END
MY LOVE ITS OVER
Whatever they think of me
I no longer pay any mind
Does it really matter in the Grand Design
Do they weild so much power as to make stars align
Or have they walked the miles in my shoes
Or put in as much painfull time
But time and time again
When they test my fortitude
I still win
Even when i bite my tongue and my
Patience wears thin
All because of not who i am but the
Spirit within
So i declare to you all who have given up on me
It really doesnt matter
For deep within i am free
To bad you threw away the time
To know the real me.
YourLoss
All those painfull little memories
so neatly stuffed down inside,
Helped to build the wall around my heart
Where my soul chose to reside.
So many scars and battle wounds
Only God alone can see,
But these are things he destined my life to carry,
To build the character of me.
So today i am much stronger
than i ever thought that i would be,
And ive gathered some wisdom and some patience,
On the journey to be free.
I find im not hasty to get angry
And I think before i speak,
I stand my ground when i know im right
To show that im not weak.
People can love or hate me
I cant determine how they choose,
But i will not carry a grudge or hate,
Because my inner peace i just cant lose.
So if i seem withdrawn and choose
not to socialize,
Its because the only thing that matters
Is how God sees me in his eyes.
No complaints, no arguments
So silent, so quiet
All the pain of mine
That absorbs on you
The memories that flow as tears
You never let it fall down
I squeeze you tight
Near my heart, so tight
You never deny
Never Do you leave me alone
All my silent cries
The painfull nights
I spend dying inside
But you have seen it all, felt it all
Caught all my drops of pain
And made me feel so light
Doesn't matter if you don't have life
Being my pillow, you were the only one during my harsh times...
Is there a pill, a prayer or principle
to undo the damage of many years?
To suppress my emotions
or hide the truth?
to make gone with the old,sinfull nature?
I have searched all over,
tried every DIY-solutions,
but all have fallen short
and been found wanting.( Daniel5:27)
Its time to get to the roots,
to humbly face the truth,
regardless of pain and fear.
For the time has come,
the season has dawned (Ecclesiastes 3:1),
For Him who began the good work in me,
to continue this slow and painfull process,
the long-suffering, continues moulding -
for the final outcome -
To be transformed in His image,
the likeness of Christ. (Philipphians 1:6)
when will i ever go into sleep mode
i long for the dark sweet sense of nothing
it rips at my body wanting to take over
the fleeting feelings of the mind
once the pain wears off im back to full speed
i blister in the heat of the sensation
painfull memoires of the years past
look into the empty holes in my face
is there anybody out there
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