Sunday 27 September 2015

Rising From The Ashes

Like rain drops racing down the windscreen
Staining my cheeks all wet, tears roll down.

Like a car on an erratic drive
My life takes unpredictable turns.

Like a passenger I observe the passing scenery
Events take place and I watch them without balking.

Like aeonian cicatrices and contusions
They leave their mark on my existence.

Like getting stabbed by slender needles
The piercing pains are caused by words.

Like the sun on a bright day
I go out and pretend.

Like the stars at night
Lonely in the dark attic;

Like a stone statue
I sit and contemplate.

Like a gaping, bleeding wound is covered
I suppress and hold back my fears.

Like the candle burns the moth
I hurt whoever comes close.

Like a flimsy dam barely holding up
I feel like I might fall apart.

Like a speck of ember persisting in the ash
My heart struggles to surpass the trash.

Like a warrior who doesn't give up
I try to pick myself back up.

Like no season lasts forever
My melancholy starts to disappear.

Like bearing pain allows you to gain
I standup stronger, having gone through the same.

Like a victor flaunts his prize
I wear my scars with pride.

Like a diamond shines after undergoing pressure
I get back in the saddle being firmer than ever.

Monday 14 September 2015

Magic All Around


Barely containing my joy
I raise my head up high

A world of opportunities
Awaits my arrival

Scores of paths to choose from
Each being one of a kind

My hand struggles 
To paint a canvas

Bring forth the colors
No one has seen before

My fingers type infinitely
Resulting in intricate webs

My eyes see and observe
The mind's racing; impulses rush

Problems are endless
So is the process

Of giving births to solutions
Whether it's the sky or the ocean

The Savannahs or the deserts
My brain processes it all

Every minor detail
Is decrypted, or made into a whole

No matter where I go
It never fails to fire me up

No matter what I learn
The feeling is awesome

As I learn I connect
With my predecessors

And create and leave a legacy
For the owners of the future