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Spread the Love

26 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Exponential TOM

We live in a divided tide We attack each other with no second thought Could it be that we finally arrived To a time when it is revolutionary  To be a kind man   To offer a helping hand To seek to understand Bridge the gap And find a fellow human On t...

Unappreciated Love

26 Jul 2021 1 minute read 6 comments emily2u

Gave everything to make this work,While your part, you shirk.Risk my reputation,Being with a man of your station.Yet, you’re unappreciative,Rather incommunicative.You close your ears to my voice,If you have a choice.Gee, why did you wantMe to be your...

Familiar Strangers - Her Side.

25 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

Far yet closeWe have the family tagBut we are far from the normal family Familiar strangersWe know a little bitMore than normal friends doesOr maybe exactly what friends know Closer than friendsFarther than familyAnd sometimesWe feign unending love...

Quicksand Life.

25 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

Sometimes you would be toldTo wait patiently for your timeSometimes you would be told That the place ahead is a beautiful trapThis is not because you are dislikedOr they do not wish you good thingsIt's because life can be really dangerous, sometime...

Jackpot

25 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments emily2u

Before I could hit the jackpot,And be well heeled,I became a crackpot,My fate sealed. Betting all my earnings,Believing in my luck,Waiting for the evenings,Hoping for a quick buck. O’er and o’er been let down,Hands in my empty pockets,A heap on the g...

Mother.

24 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

My motherThe path that leads to all possibilitiesThe life of my love My motherThe comforter of my soulThe succour for my distressed mind My motherThe vehicle that brought me into the worldThat carried me around Through my first years on earth My mo...

Things We Can't Control.

24 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

There are things we can't control;Our feelings and our thoughtsThe way our heart responds to thingsHow people feel towards us Things we can't controlLike how much we love someoneEven if it's not reciprocatedWe can't control itUnless it leaves on it...

Watch the Clouds with Me

24 Jul 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Exponential TOM

Do you remember being a kid?Do you remember passing time watching clouds go by Making shapes and letting your imagination Write stories and songs known only to yourself?What happened my friend?Can we ever go back to such a state?Can we sit and draw t...

Indebted

24 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments emily2u

To you I’m indebted,For you’ve saved me.To commit suicide I’ve deliberated,But sense you made me see. It’s you I’d like to thank,For giving me the light.You’ve been very frank,In reversing my decision with might. A second chance you presented,Even th...

Don't Put Your Life On Hold.

23 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

Things will go wrong and plans will failHope will be dashedBut do not put your life on hold You might fall -Get hurt and get confusedThings might get harderThe future might seem bleakBut don't put your life on hold Humans might failYou might get be...