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olufunke-kolapo
olufunke-kolapo
My body is the scroll. / My scars are my ink. / My words are my witness. / I am the poem.
in the night breeze all my cares and worries seem like nothing
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Jan 20, 2017
Jan 20, 2017 at 3:40 PM UTC
haiku 021
I had dreamt Life would be all sweet and colourful A little challenge here, a little grief there They keep the journey real and meaningful I had prepared to be strong Rise above all hurdles Ignore all hassles Who knows what happened to that dream? 'Cos it's farther than it seems So far I can't catch a glimpse I've never really been happy Not as I dreamt I've had more grief than joy Not what I saw I've not attained all I'd imagined Not as I thought All I desire is a life so simple Maybe not as simple as it sounds All I have is not as I dreamt All I am is not as I thought Now, I'm dreaming I might deserve Nothing more than I am Only I've got more than I deserve Who knows what happened to my dreams? I wonder where our dreams go
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Oct 24, 2016
Oct 24, 2016 at 2:33 AM UTC
Where Do Our Dreams Go?
Flying flower with wings of Black and golden yellow Danced round and round The candle light It fluttered and hovered Little did it know That the light Would take its life Even as it fluttered One last time And went still
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Oct 19, 2016
Oct 19, 2016 at 10:37 AM UTC
Butterfly
Let it out Let it flow Let it glow On your cheeks Down your chest Be mad Be sad Scream some Wail loud and long Like a banshee Let the wind Ferry your fear Far, far away Give your grief Worries and sorrow To the breeze of the night Roll them all Into the trash Throw them out And let them go
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Sep 14, 2016
Sep 14, 2016 at 2:20 AM UTC
Let It Out
No agony is greater than the yoke Men fastened round my love Her lines they bounded with metres Her flow they have blocked with patterns and rhymes Her end they constrain with rules I crave the freedom to paint her as I deem fit She's born of my thoughts and feelings Sorrow would be less so If there were rules to grieving I'm breaking her rules
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Jun 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 at 6:11 AM UTC
Breaking Her Rules
Today, I have no words Qualified enough to describe The depth of my pain I have no words Huge enough to describe The emptiness in my heart I have no word Worthy of the thickness Of the darkness drowning my soul I have no words Colorful enough to express My desires for each day That hurries by without their fulfilment Or for the wishes I have for tomorrow No words deep enough to form my fears Of what the future holds I pray, dear father that you look deep into my heart And find the words that my lips cannot form Soothe my worries And grant my supplications
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Jun 14, 2016
Jun 14, 2016 at 1:50 PM UTC
No Words
You ignite my heart like a ray of sunshine after the morning drizzle
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Jun 8, 2016
Jun 8, 2016 at 6:47 AM UTC
My Flame
Those who feel it don't want it Those who want it can't feel it There lies the balance Within the wheel of chance
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Jun 8, 2016
Jun 8, 2016 at 6:27 AM UTC
Chance
My tears are dried up like the rivers in harmattan They are sealed in the inner sanctum of my soul Now, you must cry for me for I've no more tears left
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May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016 at 5:37 AM UTC
No More
Freedom is walking barefoot In the morning drizzle Taking a leak while at it Purging your mind of all its cares Freedom is taking a stroll On a bright moon day Imagining you're the brightest star On which men make their wishes
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May 8, 2016
May 8, 2016 at 3:04 AM UTC
Shades of Freedom