Category Archives: Poetry

I grow tired Of their postponements I wait for the day I can make my own way You keep me From reaching my potential You hold me down A blackball on my destiny You must let go It is a natural process I can grow no longer In your protective embrace Stop delaying Let meContinue reading “Poem: Delay”

If wishes came true Whenever I wished them The world would have peace Everybody would be immortal The questions would be answered And you would love me Wishes don’t come true Whenever I wish them Yet I wish for these things They give me focus They give me hope Perhaps one day They will comeContinue reading “Poem: If Wishes Came True”

The legacy is passed A torch, hand to hand Our parents stand ready To give rest to the burden They have carried so long Our brothers and sisters Stand poised to shoulder The burden they have Been trained to assume We are rising from a deep crouch Starting to advance in our training The onesContinue reading “Poem: Pass On”

I see things In a new light After going without For so long I value that Which I had taken for granted And never shall again I have gained insight Into those who have nothing I have drawn inspiration From once in a lifetime I appreciate Everything I have Once more

An adherence to Beliefs Morals Ideals Is laudable But there comes a point Where it ceases to be laudable Starts to be dangerous You must think critically Take emotion into account But think! The mind is strong The heart is stronger The soul is stronger still The three combined Make their own Holy Trinity ThatContinue reading “Poem: Adherence”

It’s amazing What you hear If you only listen Cries for help Pleas for deliverance From the forsaken Of the world If everyone would Only listen They may stop whining Over what they don’t have Help others get Anything If people would Only listen Feel the need to help The world may be A muchContinue reading “Poem: Listening”

There exists two Very different worlds On this one Earth The world of comfort Plenty and riches Where everyone Has What they need Then there is The world of discomfort Lack and poverty Where everyone Has not What they need This is the world of the forsaken Where hope has long been Hope against hopeContinue reading “Poem: The Forsaken”

Our world is A world of illusions We fool ourselves Into believing That we are safe home-free That our fellow man All live in comfort This is all there’ll ever be We comfort ourselves With these delusions Ignore the majority Embrace the minority The majority is An ugly sight indeed We must not look away!Continue reading “Poem: Illusions”

We want food We scream injustice We want the comfort That food provides Our tummies scream in hunger We want to return To our good old lives In the world of illusions We want We want We want In our wanting Our railing and screaming We ignore the fact That this is what we choseContinue reading “Poem: Wanting”

The wait is long The hunger grows Divorcing my mind From my body I can feel The devouring beast Inside me Waiting to be Set free I sit and talk I read and the walk Through the stretching hours Around the world Others wait for meals I and those with me Know the wait willContinue reading “Poem: The Wait”