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A song for freedom
For we are helpless with no ambition
Wishing we could see the vision
Jump on the next train to freedom
When the cage is finally open
And we can stretch our hands
And say we are finally free
To explore beyond the horizon
Race for the galaxies
Swim like the dolphins with so much peace and pleasure
Stand on the highest mountain just to see the world
Sigh with wonder of how amazed you are
For all that was blurred is clear
And the world is all yours
And you are the master of your own happiness
The feel of freedom is so far gone
That I forgot its touch
Everyone is a prisoner at one time and they hope to be free one day from all their troubles
Freedom from suffering
Freedom from discrimination
Freedom from poverty
Freedom from people's control
Freedom from all that makes you feel a slave
Everyone wants that freedom
Didn't need a crown to be king
Didn't need the practice of talent to be great
It suddenly bloomed and multiplied faster than cancer cells
A twist of faith to have fortune at our doors
Hunger didn't leave us with scars
We triumphed and became lords of victory
For brotherhood was that chain necklace we wore and showcased to the world
Trace my roots in the fertile lands where the sun rises from
Not the moon or the Mars but from the land on which my former highschool sits for it made us great
And now we are the living definition of greatness
Was it art? the calligraphy that flowed with the streams to the Nile
That perfected the virtues of life in us
Was it the winds that carried sweet melodies from the nightingales and made us dance like Michael Jackson
Was it the Math that added up every good thought and shadowed all evil that rained in mind
Or it was a love built on simple grounds
Needed no castles to be supreme
It was friendship and nothing more
Just thought that you should know
In Life, we meet new people that become our friends and then family.Everyone needs a friend
God gave me eyes to admire her beautiful looks everytime  I see her face.

He gave me this sensitive skin to feel her tender touch and not make rattle sounds whenever she hugs me.

He gave me ears that always want to hear her voice sing and her whispers.

He gave me a nose to always breath her in,  smell her fragrance or scent within a distance all the time.

He gave me a tongue and well curved  lips to   shower her with kisses

He gave  me a heart that's holds only true feelings for her

He gave that broad chest on which she lies while asleep and never gets nightmares

Which is why I say, God made me specifically for her
Dear loved one,
I am here in a lost world, all on my own in an abandoned environment.
No one to talk to, no friend to disturb, no one to crack a joke for me, no one to hug, no one to kiss, no one to love.
This place feels safer because I don't hear **** from people but among the things I miss is hearing from you.
I understand I have a big problem and I never admit that I have lost. It's so hard I can never find any other like you but if the winds wish me good, they should blow you to my direction.
I am standing on a cliff holding a photograph of you smiling infectiously.
It shows your powerful divine beauty and I'm placing it on my chest. If you could imagine it, then you could feel my heart racing for you.
I do not know how to swim but I'm actually ready to jump.
If you can't love me on earth, then maybe you will in the after earth.
Before I do so, remember one thing. If there's any good thing I chose in life, its to love and be with you.
This is my goodbye
I changed the tune of my trumpet
It's no longer the same sweet melody that cushioned your soul
For the winds of change brought a bitter taste that lingers on my tongue
I was everyone's skeleton before and now I'm my own
Life made me experience things that were never clear
We were younger and played together each day and now we are older and it's not the same
Growing up brought responsibilities that cut our bridges loose and now it's hard to talk and see each other as we did in the past
Maybe it's a test of life.
Shall we last or fall
I lost the spirit of desperation and learned to let things flow naturally for if the love or friendship is meant to be, I don't have to fight to make it stay
I will let them shine among the stars each night and if they  wither like roses do, I will know it is for a good reason
Growing usually *****, you have to sacrifice your friendship and family time just to fulfill your work commitments. It's sad I wish I never grew up and remained young
I wanna hack into her heart
Break all firewalls making her say no
Then put locks on every door of her heart
With a biometric device sensitive to only me

For her love, I will be selfish and share it with no one
Make her loved by only me
Remember the times we used to sneak out at night
To go and catch fireflies
Grab a jacket and cup of coffee on nights that were cold
Chess was the game for getting ourselves new friends
New faces before signing up for Facebook
That was our way
Trying to fit in
Each chance we got was always ruined
We had to build our world
Not minding being rich or poor
White or black
Tall or short
Long as we always looked out for each other
For we had us and that was beautiful
And it mattered
A flashback of good olden days that we've outgrown but wish we could go back and keep living that way
Friends will give you migraines
They will give you heavens
They will be an overflowing stream of happiness
Their arms will be your abode in times of sadness
They will give you the world and in it, you will create memories together.
They will remember you on your birthday,  give you surprises, and have the bigger piece of cake than the baby itself
Happy birthday my friend. There are so many words to say but the excitement your birth has brought has made me thoughtless.
Just to let you know that you are a part of me I can't risk losing you to this world.
You are my sky and I'm your blue.
You are my lightning, I'm your thunder.
You are my muse
Easter egg
I found you by the river in a basket
It reminded me of Moses'story
Like you are here to liberate us from slavery
There was something about your beauty I couldn't fight
A sweet mellow played on as we locked eyes
A flash of light that opened the skies came from your skin
Like  you are not a born of this world
Almost made my eyes blind
Like you are a magic stone I should use to turn my life around
So here's the thing
What's your name?
What's your story?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
Can we date?
I can sing, I can write how about you?
Smiles shying from my sight
Leaves me in wonder and asking more
Are you an angel
She said,
"Maybe so behave.
Only here to tell you a king from the tribe of David will die today and resurrect after three days.
So give your life to Christ and nothing will be the same again"
And then she disappeared.
Her chorus still lingers in my ears.
So exalt his name for he's here to change your life and your sins are forgiven and forgotten
Happy Easter holidays
In the silence of the leaves
Glamour of the shining moon
Melodies of the song birds that wake up the sun
The sweet flow of waves running down the ocean
My heart rings like a telephone
Waiting for a hello that's been unheard of in the recent of days
I'm hinged on strings of hope
That darkness could raid the earth but won't shadow our love
For even amongst the stars, it shines and sparkles like diamonds
I'm grateful to every letter of your name that writes a beautiful story of my life
Grateful that though I have little on me but with you the world is mine
Thankful for the glorious days you blessed with your smile
Hoping love for me still echoes in the middle of your chest
I haven't been the best for you but you have been my best
Haven't been all you deserve but somehow  you don't push me away
Let's make love in this nest we wove since the day love called us together and thrive like a king and queen of a palace yet to be built
Happy valentine's day❤
If I tossed a coin today
Heads or tails
My heart will still race for you
I awoke from a peaceful somnolence with sparks of a beautiful dream giving me a beaming face.
Only to fall into the luminesce of a heart break
Guess I'm  right to say "every silver lining is followed by a cloud" and change it from "every cloud has a silver lining "
Hello poetry,

It's me your old friend
Do you still care about me?
Do you think of me when you are alone like I do with you?
Where did you go to that it's hard to come visit?
Do you miss our times together?

I compliment you in the day for your beauty
And in the night for your glow
I compliment you in a song for you are hard to forget
I'm grateful for your warmth and company when I felt alone
For in those dark rooms, we wrote beautiful poems together and I felt less alone
I can't imagine my life without you
Please come back home

Signed the faded poet
Writing hasn't been easy of late.
It's like I lost my sense of direction
I lost that drive and inspiration
Getting back up is a bit challenge but I'm trying
Beauty of the woman you love will always turn a dark grey sky into a rainbow one.
In her, you will see the calm beautiful waters of the Mediterranean sea
You will see the flames butterflies light up when they cuddle with roses.
The depth of her smile will be your remedy
And when you are out with your friends, you will be feel lucky to have her and say, "I don't need the night to see the stars, I just need her  eyes"
Her voice isn't the melody you wanna miss out on
There's life in it
It won't only leave you mesmerized but will make you crave for more
Every line
Every breath in it
Its a serenade that keeps you awake in the night
A ballad you would dedicate to someone you love
Hey mama
My ineffable love for you glistens my eyes with tears
In my hidden diaries, it's written on every page
I love you and glad I  met an angel in person that happens to be you
Your love has always been free and fallen onto us like confetti
We have found shelter in your arms and grown up  thanks to your good words of counsel
Every step we've taken has always been blessed with a word of prayer
Thanks for filling the void in our hearts when dad was never around
Even better teaching us the virtues of life
Love, forgiveness and sharing
Happy mothers day to you
Thanks for loving us
We found love between us and called it our chemistry
And now that it's gone, it's history
Honestly, I've never loved you.
Honestly, I never wanted you
Honesty, I wasn't  into this relationship
Honestly, you're beautiful and perfect but not for me
You deserve better
I'm sorry it's a little too late
I want to be a better man
So I don't have to pretend or lie anymore
Hit me or hate me
I won't judge you
At least for the first time
I gonna be honest with you
Before it was a sweet hello in your musical voice
And now its venomous words rumbling out of your throat.
I believed it was a destiny's call that brought us together that night
And now its clear, life wanted me to fall, crawl and hurt
Your hands had the magic to bloom life in me
And now they are covered in blood
You are a murderer for you buried me  alive when you said it was over
You were  my angel before the skies broke and now the devil I despise that tore me apart
Hoping you will pay for these tears though I can't hate you no matter how much I try
What hurts more is the tattoo of your name on my shoulder that reminds me of you
How do I forget you? Tell me how.....
Moving on is hard sometimes when you were  so much in love with one that meant the world to you
Many times we lose ourselves, we drink too much to erase those memories we had but it makes it worse. It's  like she possessed the whole of you and now has control over you.
In times like this, I just write, play some music or go for a walk.
I failed to release a tear or emotion
I'm hurt proof
Pain won't absorb me again
I
stayed
with my love
when you  walked away
  and
promised to share it  again
when you  came back

You just never came back and it hurts
If
If
If the sun and moon were lovers, would we have days and nights,
or life on earth would end so soon,

If the sky and the lakes were lovers,  
would we see the clouds or they would shift to another place

If flowers kissed the thorns, how would it feel like

If stones had feelings, how deep would their love go

If insects turned out to be humans, would they go on dates and exchange marriage vows
If only I could hack into your heart and plant my love in it, I'm sure its roots would kiss the earth's crust and its branches would reach the stars
If only I could replace my heart beat with your melody
I'm stuck in a moment
If I don't hear your voice, my ears bleed
If only I could fit in gravity and pull you down to the river side for a swim of your life my penguin.
I bet the waters would trouble anymore for your voice would be enough to bring back its calm
As you close those beautiful eyes
I hope they light up my dreams
I hope I hold you tight and dance with you under the moonlight
I hope those lips remind me the taste of love in every kiss you can give
I hope the skies triumph
The celebrations all big that they can never be forgotten
Cause in this dream
We would be one
A pair
Like peas in a pod lying on one another
I hope that the flickering doesn't stop even when the dark tries to absorb its sparks
I hope we make love on a king bed
I hope the message reaches out the angels above
That we receive a blessing
I hope I do make you the happiest girl in the world
That you will wake up and say your dream comes true
And say the eight letters back when I say them to you
That "I love you "
I have been reading about lilies and roses
About the beauty earth is blessed with
Hoping I could read about you too in a magazine or a book
Cause your beauty blinds me
Bedazzles me
Addles my mind
I'm entangled in ropes of love
Unable to escape
Can't plead for freedom if I was locked up with you
Or lost in a world that had the two of us
I'm in love with your smile
Your joy is mine as well and so is your pain
Paradise is a place I'm destined to be in if you exist in it
That's why earth is like paradise for you make it a heaven
Wish you could read each thought of mine
And know for sure that "I like you"
I loved a girl once
She was everything I ever wished for
She knew how to brighten my days
Knew how to make me smile even when it was hard to beat the frown

I loved a girl once
We took photos and kept them in an album
Each time she was away
I could look at them and imagine she was near

I loved a girl once
She told me she loved me back
Did she?
My jealousy overrode me all the time
My mind was an architect of insecurities
And so each bright day got dark
Like our love flame was out of fuel

I loved a girl once
Yes I loved her
But that love was short lived
She walked away from me and never looked back
For reasons unclear
Only left me with questions
Was it love?
If it was, was it true or fake
Because it withered so fast without the sun even being harsh on it.
Imagination so bright
A shine of smiles
A glow in every face
Cheers to being young
Do everything crazy
Kiss at the stairs
When everyone's watching
Carry you on my back like you had no legs to walk
Hug you all the time to keep the loneliness away
Known you since I was five
Can't believe time runs so fast
And now I'm calling you mine
Asking for your hand in marriage
You say yes
Finally I hold your hand in church
After your dad walked you to me
Saying make my daughter happy
You are the Prince I told her about that she would marry
I'm glad I lived this long to see it happening
Before I could even kiss her,
The lights go off
The imagination dies away
I miss us
I miss what we had
We can start over like it's the first time

I miss us
Conversations we had
Strings to strum to make a love song

I miss messing up the kitchen
When we were baking
Watching a movie in a couch
You in my arms
Eating all the popcorn

I miss taking photos of you
Like I'm your photographer

I miss getting drunk in the house
We couldn't climb up the stairs to our bedroom

I miss going to church every Sunday
Praying for our love to last till the end

I miss seeing you in my t-shirts
They were big but you didn't mind that

I miss you that you are gone
And there's nothing to do to bring you back
I miss you
I was here
I was there
I was running
I was scared
Dreams fading
Lungs dying
What could I do to be my own hero
Remained unanswered
On the streets, i was wanted dead and a prize was named
But I never abandoned my town, I faced my fate.
If it was death I was ready
For a legacy I built over years, couldn't afford to watch it drop
So I drew my sword when they drew theirs
I won the fight and now I'm King.
My mouth will never run out of serenades
I will sing them to perfection to draw your life under a joyful beautiful sky
I will buy you flowers
Call you every second of the day and compliment you always for your sweet adorable unmatched looks
At times I will do all that for I never wanna see you cry or hurt
And sometimes it will be flatters because I'm only a poet
Impatience
Is
a
fool
If you make it
a friend
It
will make you
a
fool
too
Bad decision are made when in haste.
You don't need to rush in order to achieve something
This will make you regret later on and it will be a tough fall to get back up from
I need an address in your heart where I'll live forever  and nobody will ever kick me out
I need assurance in your arms I'll be
They will never get tired of me no matter how much I stink
I'll need to protest when I see other guys flirt with you
Hope you do the same when other girls try flirting with me
I know jealousy ain't a good thing
But I have so much love for you that I can't give away
So stay with me
Let's weave our love nest

You make a conquest
When you touch me, I'm lost
Even when I wanna take things slow, its beyond my control
I'll let you have me same way you let me have you
And hope this moment never dies

I need an address known to only me
I need to know only me gives  you butterflies
I need assurance that you love only me
And hope you show it in everything you do

I give you my assurance
I'll love you with every breath I got
I give you the world
I give you everything
I won't say i give you my heart for I did that before your mum and dad thought of bringing you to earth
And not even death will put us apart
Nothing else but love
I need an angel to always embrace me,
to kiss away my tears,
to refuel my energy,
to make me feel I'm a blessing to her
I need an angel to be my only adoration,
to break the spell of love and make my heart beat again
I need an angel to dance with,
cheer up with,
someone that will drive me crazy.
I need an angel to refresh my mind and wipe away all the fears that stand in my blood
I need an angel to brush my hair whenever I wake up
to tell me I'm handsome even with scars in my face
to always be my centre of inspiration
I need an angel for my heart tells me so
In your embrace
Sweet with your natural smell
Warm to melt the ice
I wanna fall and sleep
I wanna dream about us while you are still holding me
**** myself if I hurt you
Always defend you before the world
I wanna feel our hearts beat in unison
Feel them race like they have a trophy or medal to win
When I wake up, I wanna be married to you
Is it the music etching with the wind
the gold glow made by the moon
a season of butterflies for me to breed
a paycheck for my patience for how long I waited
that my life is this blessed
with an angel by my side
with whom I want to spend the rest of my life with
Tell me
is this how sweet love tastes
For once in my life
its never felt so right
with you
it does
Reindeers flying in the skies
Carols floating in the atmosphere
The Christmas tree is shining with presents at it's feet
The kids are waiting for a knock at door
** ** **
It's Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone
It's paper
Sealed all through
With an address on one side
An address with your name on it
On it is a message from me to you
This paper is available in many colors
But this one is special
With a photograph of you on it smiling in the sunset
It's a love letter on this piece of paper
In this envelope
It says how I do feel about you
July perfume
Here you are
Wafting in the air
Like you belong everywhere
Straight to my lungs
And making me feel alive
Someone must have opened your bottle and never closed it
Must have been God
He knew that fragrance is all I needed
The sweet smell of my lover
My July perfume
Days start with mornings
And similarly, true love starts with just having a conversation with a stranger on the streets
With just a hello
Emmanuel
God is with us
And he's never left us
Your birth was proof to that covenant
A handsome boy born to beautiful parents whose prayers were answered
Grew up with adoration for art
And started drawing the super heroes in the comic books
Like you pictured yourself a superhero one day
You made friends and played football
Learned to play the guitar and wrote some songs
Gave the world all it needed to feel alive
And that was your golden smile
Your ambitions are still strong
You hold onto the childhood promises you made to yourself
To make the world a better place
The world is waiting for you to take the step
Just don't look back when you start
This was for my boy Emmanuel
Who has big dreams abd wants to make the world a better place
Nyatu Emmanuel
Lie to me
I'm such a fool.
I will fall for any lie you make
Life!
Does it have a definition?
Or we just give it meaning!
The thrills that come along
The people we meet that become a comfort
The mistakes and the regrets that break us
Sometimes put us in a place we never come out from
The stories told by those that have a fortune
Those we look up to that tell us not to give up but keep chasing our dreams
What is life anyway?
What answer would you give if a five year old child asked you the same question?
What would you say?
Is it a laugh
Is it a cry
Is it the truth
Is it a lie
Is it peace
Is it war
All these guide me to one thing
That I have to fight for
Love
Love is falling deeper in oceans and wanting to hear mermaids sing
The books speak of love
Like it does  exist
And well before I met you
I did not believe love ever existed
Tonight I'm off on a ride to a place that seems far but in my heart it's near
Looking for roses I should have bought you each Valentine's day of your life
Before I got to know my heart would fall for you and cast words of woe
It's crazy I'm getting these butterflies or maybe your beauty has a role to play
As the sun sleeps, we awake those memories that got covered up by the clouds to make our own movie and forget the narrations of ones we've watched
This love is true and runs like a stream
I want to watch it's sparks turn to a flame
I want to lie on your lips and adorn them like they were made out of gold
I want us to compliment each other like night and day
I want to lose gravity and fall into your arms
I want to say everything crazy like it's  my last earthly confession.
Remind you that you are beautiful, kind, smart, funny
You make my ribs edge out of my skin
I want your beautiful voice to keep in my ears always
I want to be part of each other birthday you celebrate,
let them be thousands or reach numbers I can't even count
long as I'm always by your side
My heart will be at peace
Love in a blink
No brakes to stop you from falling
For a stranger
Whom now you know by looks but not name

Love in a moment
Now that you know her name and story
You know what she does on Saturday and you're hoping to see her on Saturday night
To take her to your favourite spot

Love in smiles
Two young people so in love
Convinced that destiny let them walk into each other

Love in a shadow
Blades cutting through what was strong
Putting holes and creating wounds
Fights and disagreements like you all rushed and should have waited

Love in a flame
Still dancing to the rhythms
To where the winds blow it
Never losing it's fuel
Lighting up the dark
Love happens in phases
Can last or end at any time
Question is "are you willing to fight for it?"
Like the tide, I followed the moon
Away from an island that was my home
To see a world I had been locked away from
The North star gave me directions
As I sailed hoping to find
Something real
Something beautiful
Something true
Something only you had
And that was love
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