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Brenda Mukisa Feb 2018
for Anna.
daughter, sister, friend, mum.....teacher.
disease shouldnt have touched you.
time shoudnt have caught up with you.

they say there are no perfect people
i say they didnt meet you....

to Anna.
I once worried I'd forget you.
today more than ever, I know i'd never.
Anna Kasango.
Brenda Mukisa Nov 2017
That is the thing about me....

I DO NOT give up
I DO NOT stop
I DO NOT let go

I just keep going till the end.

so if it is not the end....
then, I am not done yet.
Brenda Mukisa Nov 2017
Maybe its all about the little things

May be its not
This life didnot come with rules and regulations

Genesis reminds us how much we ****** at them.

May be that is the point.

That you alone can decide what to become.

You alone know how you feel inside.

You alone know how far you've come.

So, become what ever you like.

Even if it means changing your mind every day.
read 2003. It explains this poem.
Brenda Mukisa Nov 2017
they say we are all like pop corn
it may be picked on the same day
kept under the same conditions
then prepared to get cooked.
under the same heat
in the same container yet,
magic may be born or not born

whereas others pop and become...
beautiful and yearned for even.
others stay at the bottom.
just the way they looked when they were put in.

so whats the bad part?
the one that remains the same despite anything?
the one that can test just as good if chosen
and takes a longer time to chew.....
the one that only the enduring and patient can handle.

but all prefer the corn that popped.
the corn that is behind the name pop corn.
the one that looks white, fluffy,beautiful and attractive.
they forget the beautiful brown seed,
that requires more energy to chew
that could take you on a hungry day.
thats sweet when given chance ....
the different shades of brown that grace its cover..
making it all a different kind of beautiful.

is it okay or too bad to be the corn that didnt pop?
Brenda Mukisa Nov 2017
we are born in times
where every one tells you
that you should come out and stand tall
be whole on your own
find ways to be happy on your own
do things your self
find ways to deal with things on your own.

then when you decide that is right
you start finding ways to be whole
you find ways to be complete on your own
you start building walls
understanding your price and value
realizing how foolish you were to depend all this while

then one day love comes
the perfect kind of love
that if given the chance could consume you
make you feel whole and complete
but your only looking to prove a point
that you can thrive on your own
that you do not need someone to make you feel right
you keep pushing them away
trying as hard as you can to see if they can stay
and be that strong partner just like you are
at this point you despise weak
you hate dependent, you expect something you do not even understand
from someone who cannot comprehend what you seek.

you want to be what the world thinks and would call okay
you forget that there are no words for okay
okay is only a feeling.
it may be never be put in words.
and that is the problem, the need to explain it in words.
some say its when you cannot sleep at night
because finally reality is better than your dreams
others say that its when the word love makes sense to you
i say..... there are .......no words.
Brenda Mukisa Nov 2017
I dream of big cities
Distant cities.
Beautiful cities
Filled with loving and kind people.

I dream of a better world
Where there is no mean bitter woman
Yelling at you and making you fell less
Feel like an outsider
In the one place
You are supposed to feel safest.

I dream of large bridges
A million lights lighting up dark nights
Tall beautiful buildings.
Beautiful people.
Different shades of skin color
Distant and merry laughter.

Music
Beautiful music
Not far yet not near
Filling ears, filling souls,
Making one feel whole
Bringing memories of yesterday
Not sad, just smile worthy.

I dream of large windows
With large, long cream curtains
Soft and comforting
Cream high walls and soft grey woolen carpets
Warm and *****

I dream of happiness
I dream of better big cities.
what if going away didnt change anything
Brenda Mukisa Oct 2017
I want to feel
feel so deeply
until I feel so full
I want to run
run so fast
until I cannot feel
as long as it makes me whole.
I just want to feel whole
I just want to scream life
I just want the emptiness
for once in my life
TO LEAVE ME ALONE.
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