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Ben-Oni Blay Poem
Hopelessly and helplessly i lie
That after seeing a bright sky
There's no happiness nigh
And my soul is now on wine
After all that the star had done
The earth started from one
To upset the cone
That had formed the bone
Pain i know i have caused you
And sorrow i know i have bought you
But now I hope to give you
The love that will make me deserve you
Sorry does not heal
And asking for forgiveness too is no meal
But all I ask is your love that i do not deserve
To try and prove that i deserve
To be the man you deserve
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Ben-Oni Blay Poem
RIVER U.B.IN
Watching from afar, he looked as gentle, sober and harmless as always.
His bright smile, color and promising future was still present to see.
This river i speak of ,although, capable of helping others
Felt inferior as always
River U.B.IN watched on as people passed him by to fetch his friends
He beat himself up and saw himself as worthless and useless
What is wrong with me, he asked.
Am i not good enough?
Does my content not produce beautiful taste ?? and satisfaction?
Why do i not receive constant praises as my friends do?
River U.B.IN could not fume any longer:
He had been distracted
He looked up and saw a man bending down to fetch him
He carefully listened to the man's words as he fetched him
"You may not be liked by everyone, but to me you're the best alive
Your friends are not better than you because what you do, nobody can do same.
I felt happy for U.B.IN because i loved him too
But just like many others, he was unique (U) but(B) felt inferior (IN)
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Ben-Oni Blay Poem
As a soul in love ? i live in two worlds
My mind and soul are at war like the two gods
Who seek to destroy each other without thinking of the odds
Just to become the Lord of the Lords
I know and believe i am in love
But why do i feel there is no love
In one day all feels amazing and consecrated
But in another everything feels degrading and unprotected
Is this a feeling of a loving doubt
Or i do not know what I am talking about
And i am allowing my doubt
To tell me what I am about
Why do i allow the fear of no love
To destroy my true love
Which can be compared to no love
Even if it is as beautiful as a dove
But since i have no might
To get into the heart
And pull what is under the mat
I am still vulnerable to the loving doubt illness
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Ben-Oni Blay Poem
A liberated star in prison
I lie miserably in the 2nd layer of the three course wall
With chains on my hand and no chance to even crawl
My beautiful black color has been demeaned
And each day comes with the possibility of my importance diminishing
I was born because of liberation
But with no liberation
I have been imprisoned
Leaving my people still in the dark
I wake up each morning to see droplets of crying blood on me
And on my yellow precious mattress which looks shiny but tattered
I try to swerve the blood and move into the green forest
But as degraded as it is there's no protection for me
The lion then seeks to devour me
The devil seeks to destroy me
And having no option
I compromise without thinking about the future
Release me from my bondage you slave masters
Liberate me so i can liberate my people
For freedom they think they have
But they do not have
If i could walk beyond this forest
My people could go a dozen times beyond the forest
But as a fictionally liberated star
I'm chained in prison together with my people
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