THE PRICELESS PRESENT

Present time, how much l wish
To stop you and keep you fresh.
I wish those who are around
To stay with me safe and sound.

Nothing in life is so sure;
Moments pass and bring us fear.
Nothing can satiate my heart,
Save the present that's in sight.

So dear you are present time.
You'll be past, just fit for rhyme,
That can't be displayed with ease
But with tears, and welling eyes.

Mothers, sisters, and old friends,
Whom nothing in life amends,
Lived this present for some time,
Whose worth we did not esteem.

If that "present" could return,
Their feet with kisses l'd burn;
I'd press them to my fond soul,
And their side would be my goal.

BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
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For all those with depression
A feeling that is wrenched
Avoid any obsession
To yield to your oppression

In dealing with this matter
Don’t listen to the chatter
Lift your head up high
It’s only a temporary disaster

See the underlining
Engage by confiding
In someone understanding
There’s no need to feel resigning

Open up your mind
You were put here by design
It’s the daily grind
That occupies our time

Let somebody know
You’re feeling kind of low
Stuck in the undertow
From the bar you set too low

Lift your spirits high
Let out what’s eating you inside
What occupies your mind
No need to run and hide

It’s just a passing feeling
That somehow has you reeling
Seek out medication
I know it’s unappealing

It’s a chemical imbalance
That can have you feel embarrassed
There’s nothing to be ashamed of
Its just another challenge

Overcome your fears
No need to wipe your tears
Speak out and be heard
To your family and peers

I know this from experience
If you’re dismissing my appearance
Life is way too short
For decisions so egregious

Just remember that you’re loved
From the lord above
Fight with all your might
When push comes to shove

LOOKING FOR PERFECTION

The sense that man is incomplete,
And wish to feel he is replete
Will stir his heart to take a move
Towards the feeling of sweet love.

Love is the call of flesh and soul.
Both keep the shout and keep the call
Till they both find what's fit for them
To make them both live sweetest dream.

No incomplete man can be calm
Till findind the girl and the balm
That soothe the thirst in his dry heart
And with her he can never part.

She gets the flesh, the heart, the soul,
And he says, " You have got me all.
Give me just your heart and take me.
Without You l can never be. "

BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
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I heard your song today.

A melody that tricks my ears,
And tells me you are here.

It's sings a cloud of emotive words,
And my ears betray my body,
 My heart wanders burned memories,
 And my eyes cry tears again.

I heard your song today,
And it told me you were here.

If only songs sang truth,
And hearts were made of iron.