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Eric Otieno Rixpoet Poem
Fear
The venom that rains
Got you
Drowning
In the desert
And a spirit
Weak in brevity
Strong but unbelieving
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
Society cuts
Flying wings
As to drain
The courageous soul
Of its hope
And then
People die
Rich with power
Power they never used
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
I see plain pain
In your eyes
Hurt laughing at you
You’re afraid
To ever love again
Because your past
Caused you wounds
So you walk agape
Running
In a cold escape
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
I see your dried tears
Inscribed
On your broken face
But a determination
You’ve been robbed of
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
So will you
Forever sulk
Forever your conscience bulk
In a pessimist bask?
Or will you
Your mantle take
And fear forever shake
For you live dead
When fear drives your head
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
Copyright © Eric Otieno Rixpoet | Year Posted 2012
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Eric Otieno Rixpoet Poem
Forgiveness pays
Anger
Brings poverty
To the rich heart society
Prayers console
A pagan life
So empty
Darkness rules
Bitter people
They wither
Like olden stool
Love has no school
But we teach hatred
Like lost lambs
Passion drives
Sometimes to death
If wisdom is ill health
No light
Wrong flights
Bulbs lighten the proud
Only but at night
Who to trust, a plight
Egos chase heartbeats
In inspired rage
Dungeon fights
An ensue
Of kindled mights
That bite
Look at the sun
Be its son
Shine to bless
Don’t be just a man
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Eric Otieno Rixpoet Poem
I wonder where lights hide
When lights go
I wonder the sweetness darkness feels
To roam in people’s hearts
I wonder
All these people around me
Thirsty for my blood
Hungry for my tears
They delight
To light my fears
I wonder the happiness
That’s found in emptiness
I wonder
I wander
In this wilderness
Like a lost sheep
Seeking to shake off sleep
Buried by barricades,bridges
Binding bonds with boastful fate
That bully me
I miss daylight
I miss the sound of morning chirps
I miss honest handshakes
All vague,just now in my dreams
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Eric Otieno Rixpoet Poem
Who chooses when to fall in love
The ocean waves sweep even doves
Carrying all gates
To the roof of the sky above
Who chooses when to fall for affection
Love chooseth not
Do true feelings ever define boundaries
Or winds opt not to sweep over weak peripheries
Who ever stood in the path of twirling passions
They leave victims in twinges and twitches
Sweet swirling stitches
Love chooseth not
On whose shores it beaches
Love is an unforgiving prison
Can’t escape when you guilt
’twill be like running for the horizon
Forever will find you still at it
Love chooseth not…
Copyright © Eric Otieno Rixpoet | Year Posted 2012
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Eric Otieno Rixpoet Poem
Fear
The venom that rains
Got you
Drowning
In the desert
And a spirit
Weak in brevity
Strong but unbelieving
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
Society cuts
Flying wings
As to drain
The courageous soul
Of its hope
And then
People die
Rich with power
Power they never used
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
I see plain pain
In your eyes
Hurt laughing at you
You’re afraid
To ever love again
Because your past
Caused you wounds
So you walk agape
Running
In a cold escape
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
I see your dried tears
Inscribed
On your broken face
But a determination
You’ve been robbed of
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
So will you
Forever sulk
Forever your conscience bulk
In a pessimist bask?
Or will you
Your mantle take
And fear forever shake
For you live dead
When fear drives your head
That’s what fear fed on
Fear fed on you
Copyright © Eric Otieno Rixpoet | Year Posted 2012
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