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Best Poems Written by Hilda Agyekum

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Nightmare

I woke up from a nightmare into another nightmare
As the lights swooned and the clouds became clear
I thought morning came
But it was the beginning of another nightmare

The sun shines, the wind blows, birds are singing, farmers are farming,
I thought morning came
But it was all another nightmare

Should I not have woken up?
Should I have stayed in the first nightmare?
Do nightmares become better?
Or it gets worse?

The brightness gives the assurance that a bright new day is here 
But the nightmare continues
It squashes the hope I have.

But I need to sleep,
I need to continue sleeping
No matter how long the night is
No matter how many times I fall into other nightmares
I need to continue sleeping 

Because

One day, I will wake up
I will wake up into a bright morning
I will wake up into a new day
I will wake up 
And it would not be another nightmare 
I would have really met the morning.

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Dear My Friends

My neighbor is a photographer 
He takes pictures of nature
He seems interested in taking pictures of me
My friends would like some pictures too

My neighbor is a photographer
My friends would like him to see the nature in them
They would prefer pictures that bring out what they once were
He is on a journey to find that 

My neighbor is a photographer 
He finds the joy in the tears
He finds the tears in the laughter
Can he say that is nature? 

My neighbor is a photographer 
As he journeys to finds the nature in my friends
He seems to think
What nature do these people want me to find

My neighbor is a photographer 
While my friends send out their best smiles
He sees the regret in their eyes
He sees the people they had wanted to be

What my friends were after
Was not what they once were
But rather, what they wish they were

The nature they are looking for
Was not what they had
But what they could have had

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Wishful

I saw the dress hanged beautifully whiles I pass
I see it in the morning and evening and imagine how nice that would look on me
Such a beautiful dress I must admit
I look into my purse whiles I pass by the dress
Can I afford this?, I doubt and pass

I see it again on Tuesday, still beautifully exposed 
What a world this dress carries
I imagine the elegance it would bring me
I don’t think I can afford it

I pass on Thursday 
But there is a difference
Someone is wearing the dress 
It hasn’t been hanged 
It’s been worn 

I pause my steps and look at the new owner
A beautiful smile worn with the beautiful dress
‘That should be mine’; I exclaim 
But no matter how much I scream, it’s all in my head

I watch as the lady walks out with the dress
I watch how my wishful dreams are being lived, lived by someone else
I watch as my wishful dream passes me by
I look on, as my beauty leaves with the wind

How wishful!

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More Than Enough

I look at that dress and with a smile, I pass on...
That house is beautiful, says my heart…
My mind harshly replies, be content with what you have!
You don’t need all that luxury,
What you have is more than enough!

Whiles in the car, I blurt out…
‘I am very content with what I have’...
Are you sure that’s all there is to gain? My heart murmurs...
What you have is more than enough! says my mind.

I look through the window and see the cute little girl
Feeding her dog with much gladness
Behind her, a beautiful woman smiles
She’s wrapped in the loving arms of a man who looks adorably at her

I don’t need all that! I blurt out…
Then why do you smile? my heart says

That was when I realized…
I wanted more than I have!
I just couldn’t admit it.

I hope my heart leads one day…
Till I get to the place…
Where my heart leaps with gladness…
And shouts out…
You have more than enough!

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My Last Picture

What would be my last picture?
Would I have a broad smile filled with joy and pride
Or it would be filled with regrets and disappointments

No matter what the picture would look like
I know I did my best
I may not have done the things I wanted to do
I may not be where I wanted to be

But I know it would be my best picture
Because I know I lived diligently 
It may not have been my best
But those were the decisions I made

I made those decisions out of 
Love
Concern
And sacrifice

So, no matter how the last picture is taken
Just know I did my best
Just know I had reasons for everything I did
I might change those decisions when given another chance

But I want you to know 
That I did my best
And it is my best picture.