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16.3k · Jul 2019
Hello poetry
MangoMan Jul 2019
I find more comfort in strangers
than my family
2.2k · Sep 2018
Phone calls
MangoMan Sep 2018
Reconnecting,

Our hearts.
Through descriptions of our days.
i love phone calls with you.
1.2k · May 2018
Simple choices
MangoMan May 2018
I am not a slave, no.
Yet,
I am enslaved
By the:
Systems which you created
The history which you teach me
the name which you give me because mine is "too hard" to pronounce

I am not a slave, no.
But I am enslaved
By the societies which you have created that does not allow me to spread my,
Beautiful.
Black.
Wings.

I am not a slave, no.
My ancestors just made the wrong choice.
'slavery was a choice' - Kanye West
773 · Nov 2019
a window to the soul
MangoMan Nov 2019
someone,
one day,
will read these poems,
and fall in love,
with someone
who never existed.
The person you piece together from my poems, has died.
Windows part one of wo
544 · Oct 2018
Shadows
MangoMan Oct 2018
The sun behind me.
My past ahead.
I break through those shadows,
To create my future.
End.
' it is people who create good fortune and misfortune, not the calendar' - Kenko
536 · Jul 2019
Goodbye?
MangoMan Jul 2019
I tell people, "I'm okay."
As a coping mechanism.
As a way to push people away.
Relatable?
453 · Jul 2019
Blatant lies.
446 · Oct 2019
Communication - Pt 1
MangoMan Oct 2019
I communicate in poems,
music,
series,
movies.
Part 1 of my Communication Series.
I hope you enjoy.
MangoMan Feb 2019
The moon caught the sea kissing the sky,
The affair not at night
But their love bright
And as the moon watched their raging love
Swell,
Crash,
Break,
He watched
His lover,
In the embrace of another.
2/ i still don't know how many for my "Elemental Series."
Your waiter will bring out your order soon but i hope you're enjoying.
415 · Aug 2019
Talkative
MangoMan Aug 2019
I met you that night,
And stuck a conversation,
With our bodies.
A poem about infidelity.
godere.
400 · Jul 2019
Rejection
MangoMan Jul 2019
You ever feel rejected?
Not by anyone,
But by yourself...
I hate myself but I'm the only me out there...
MangoMan Nov 2019
For they,
will fall,
in love
with the person,
behind the screen.
I don't know if the poems i write are the true me or rather they are the me i wish to (not) be...
332 · Oct 2018
heart paradox - time break
MangoMan Oct 2018
There's a version of us that's together,
And the love I feel now Is the overflow from theirs...
I still love you... But it's not me, who loves you.
319 · Nov 2019
Feels
MangoMan Nov 2019
Sometimes,
I wish,
I were the boy,
You talked to me about.
It ******* ***** catching feels.
Feels series.
310 · Apr 2019
Untitled
MangoMan Apr 2019
I do not wish bad upon anyone,
But rather for a life to hit them,
Like a brick,
Thrown from space,
By Hulk,
On steroids.

For that is the best thing that you could ever wish upon a person.
Genie's last wish
307 · Nov 2018
burdens
MangoMan Nov 2018
you said you "couldn't afford the abortion,"
yet the 'ace of spades' was cheap,
i know you look at me with mourning.
i know, i have become your burden.
MangoMan Apr 2018
A truly great ~promotional item~war hero.
He grew our ~businesses~ country.
A true ~capitalist~ philanthropist in every sense of the world.
You’ve left a mark on our world.
You will be greatly missed.
we have gotten to a point where we use great heroes as promotional items...
285 · Nov 2019
summer nights
MangoMan Nov 2019
it is not soothing,
to watch the burgundy clouds,
slide across the night summer sky?
lol. clouds are pretty.
267 · Jul 2019
Untitled
MangoMan Jul 2019
I sturggle to get out of bed
I'm genuinely not okay
267 · Mar 2020
lockdown
MangoMan Mar 2020
a lock down,
forces one to open up
forces one to show love.
a lock,
downed by vulnerability
vulnerability put down when the lock gets lifted.
somehow, the year these past few months have been... there's good from it all.
265 · Jun 2019
Deadly Sins
MangoMan Jun 2019
I just wanted to feel your lips pressed against mine,
But instead,
You drove a knife through my heart
And walked away with a smile.
I guess I'm just too nice
241 · Aug 2019
earthworms
MangoMan Aug 2019
we spend our time,
looking at the ground,
hoping to touch the stars.
we, as a people, are always looking into the earth. i am here to tell you; look up. you're beautiful. you're amazing. reach those dreams. touch that sky.

~your friendly neighborhood poetry man~ *write*
235 · May 2019
realisations
MangoMan May 2019
i think the saddest part of it all,
is realising that i'm closer,
to my friends,
than my family.
the only people that truly know me are my "friends"
234 · Jul 2019
Crocodile tears
MangoMan Jul 2019
I want to cry
But I'm afraid it won't help.
</3
231 · Oct 2019
Miscommunication
MangoMan Oct 2019
We're slowly growing apart,
and I'm just waiting for the day,
you don't reply.
Communication series pt 3.
Saddest part is knowing that there will come a day where some other guy will take all of you away, leaving me in the dust... pondering on what could've been.
231 · Sep 2019
Random encounters
MangoMan Sep 2019
The first time I met you,
I knew I had found,
My soulmate.
I hope you enjoy :)
you just live far. :(
Love you lots :)
219 · Mar 2019
Untitled
MangoMan Mar 2019
why do you write so much poetry about love?

it's the only emotion i understand.
random late night thought processes/ conversations with people i've never met
211 · Aug 2019
A poem to myself.
MangoMan Aug 2019
You're smarter than you think,
Smarter than you are,
And more beautiful than you can ever imagine.
I needed this.
210 · Nov 2019
Untitled
MangoMan Nov 2019
the world would be a lot darker if you were to leave it.
please don't do it. i care about you :)
198 · Aug 2018
: ( :
MangoMan Aug 2018
: I radiate through your gloomy days ‘n haze (

: My smiles help you through your depressing mondays (
: Sunshine from your beautiful essence, perfume, and your natural presence (
: And as I write this poem, with you in mind, your words play upon. constantly. all night (
: D
ready player one
198 · Nov 2019
social jail
MangoMan Nov 2019
I used to use poetry as a way to get emotions off my chest,
before it became one big popularity contest.
I think that sharing poetry is amazing but i feel so pressured for it to become "recognized," and well, in this age.. it just ******* *****.
195 · Apr 2018
Born Free
MangoMan Apr 2018
I am a born free.
From the shackles of
apartheid
Yet, I complain,
About experiences I’ve never had.
Am I truly
Born free ?
south africa is lost
MangoMan Jul 2019
People come to me,
Broken,
Filled with insecurities
And once I show you the Queen who's meant to be,
You throw me aside,
For another brother,
Who will never appreciate what I've seen,
But I continue,
Along my journey,
To My Queen,
Who will appreciate Me
179 · Aug 2019
Child like
MangoMan Aug 2019
I feel best,
when I'm not an adult
I want to be a kid. In a non-cruel world. In a world of joy.
178 · Apr 2019
Realisations
MangoMan Apr 2019
I used to think us train tracks.
side by side,
you and me,
together forever.
Until I realised,
We,
Were crossroads.
Sometimes, some people aren't meant to be there forever...
175 · Oct 2019
Good Energy
MangoMan Oct 2019
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Coming
Good Things Are Here.
Better things are coming.
175 · Nov 2018
id number
MangoMan Nov 2018
This.
Right here.
is a snapshot of my soul
at different points within space and time

This, right here.
Is my being.
Splattered across…
Pixels,
Flashes,
Papers,
Me.

This right here.
This is me.

An unapologetic being.

Not afraid of,
Proclaiming to the world,
That,
Simply put.

This is me
174 · Aug 2018
Low (emotional) Fidelity
MangoMan Aug 2018
Your legs opened for another,
Without disconnecting
Your heart.
from
mine.
dawg, she cheated. Emotionally.
2/two for the "low fidelity series"
MangoMan Feb 2019
The moon kissed the sea one night
Clear.
Air crisp and cool.
Their moment short.
Their symphony sweet.
And all was right with the world,
A moment of silence.
Still.
Stretched over a thousand lifetimes
But as their time came to an end,
The sea began to swell
Crash
And break
Not because their moment was over
But for a lover she knew she’d
Never
See
Again.
1/ as many as needed for my "Elemental Series." Enjoy.
170 · Aug 2018
firetruck
MangoMan Aug 2018
F¡®£+®UCK
just one of those days... you know ?
166 · Feb 2019
#ANewMan
MangoMan Feb 2019
The men of this world
Have broken,
Beaten,
Shattered,
Women in our time.
But from the ashes
And the shattered souls left behind,
A new man will arise
To treat women right
To show the old man the light.
there are good guys out there...
163 · Jun 2018
kopicat
MangoMan Jun 2018
the worst part is not the heartache,
it's that fact you find...
a bad replica,
of me.
and despite it all, I still want you...
163 · Oct 2019
Spring in one's step.
MangoMan Oct 2019
Spring clouds
Bring a fresh start,
A rebirth.
As a spring baby I believe that spring is a time to start afresh; shed the ones who don't add value anymore and add value to the ones who weren't shed.

i hope you enjoy.
btw stop and smell the roses.
161 · Oct 2019
Communication - Pt 2
MangoMan Oct 2019
If I were to say,
"I am not okay,"
Everything would become too real,
Although maybe I'd be able to feel.
Communication series Part 2.
I guess it's hard to admit that you're not doing okay but, that's okay. Communicate the way you do and the ones who matte shall stick around.

I hope you enjoyed. :)
160 · Nov 2019
stormy summer situations
MangoMan Nov 2019
Weather like this,
Beckons for us to be together.
The sunniest season also gets rain so if you have a bad day, remember that it's the rain that waters your hopes and dreams, similarly the bad days make the good ones that much sweeter.
159 · Jun 2018
Contemplative Nights
MangoMan Jun 2018
I lay on my bed,
Complete. Darkness.
Pondering on what has,
And what can be.

I lay on my bed.
Thankful.
That tomorrow will bring new fruit
And todays suit can be shed
For the delights that lay ahead.
stop complaining for a change...
159 · Sep 2018
[swipe >> gallery]
MangoMan Sep 2018
I try and stay out of my mind,
Because it’s filled with snapshots of you.
"a poet's life" series
2 / still don't know how many poems are coming into this... :))
bon appetit
158 · Aug 2018
Low (physical) fidelity
MangoMan Aug 2018
I wear my heart on my sleeve.
Emotions dripping past my knees
Into the remanence of the walls which you broke down.
Treading carefully as not to open the soul, medically linked to my sleeve.
All in the hopes, to be able to shout and proclaim my deep and true emotions.

And you're just sat there.
Smiling.
At your phone.
what's on the phone ?
first/2 of the "low fidelity series"
156 · Jun 2018
decisions
MangoMan Jun 2018
Toady. I have changed.
I have decided, to stop questioning it all …
And just say, yes.
meh, why not?
156 · Nov 2018
Untitled
MangoMan Nov 2018
I go to bed,
With you, in my dreams
While you sleep
In another's
Sheets.
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