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24 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u
As the last breath is exhaledThe tears roll down,This is it, the final goodbyeAnd there is no reverse. The chime of the clockCatches your attention,You look at the timeThe moment frozen forever. The world continues to spinNothing seems to change,Yet,...
23 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
Don't use me to pass timeDon't act like you careWhen all you need is companyAnd a distraction that won'tmake you think of her Don't use me to forget herDon't make my heart beat from liesI know you are lyingBut I want to believe you still I see her...
22 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
Sometimes, I wish I could slip away from my bodyFloat away with the wind and the airOr maybe go into the ocean and move with the waves I have spent nights on my fence and by the windowGazing into obscurityWishing to see an angel descend and have a...
22 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
In the end, we are growing, peopleTrying to make something outOf the cracked life handed over to us By the ones before us Do not blame us, we are just hurting people hereTrying to fake a smile and sometimesIt gets overwhelming and we go off the gri...
22 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u
You’re my mentor,Wise and trusted.As your “daughter”,I can never be corrupted.Thanks for your assistance,Unfailing all these years.You go the distance,To ensure I don’t need tears.Of all the things you taught,The uppermost in mind ---To have a bright...
21 Sep 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Olawalium
Today, I saw two lovebirdsThey held each other's handThey spoke in whispersAnd the sound of their laughter sounded like musicWhat a beautiful sight to behold They looked like what we used to beThey had the flame and the fireThey looked like they wo...
21 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
The gentle hustle and bustleof small groups in the pavilionChatting away endlesslyAs I sit here with rampaging thoughts in my head I sight a couple in loveAbsorbed with each other as they continue to chatTheir burning love must have muted the noise...
21 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u
As the seconds tick by Wrinkles line my face; Greys pop from my scalp Time, it runs at its own pace. Who can stop Father Time? Absolutely no one, big or small; For he who governs life And dictates the length for all. Make the best use of e...
20 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
Early morning trips to the streamStack naked under mama's wrapperWith unrivalled joy and boisterousnessWe make our way down to the stream Whatever it was that could be hidingWe never cared, maybe there was noneWe always make the journeyto and fro u...
20 Sep 2021 1 minute read 10 comments emily2u
The day seems longMy eyes are shutting,Trying to stay awakeTemples I keep rubbing.The smell of medicated oilClears my blocked nose,As it hits my nostrilsMy mind jumbled with prose.It's time for bedMy body is saying,Yet with so much to doThis signal I...
