Arke - Hello Poetry

Arke Nov 2018

Orbit

your body is poetry in a language
I have always wanted to become fluent
dripping in platinum, your lips steel-*****
I hear a quartet commanding me
agave forms in your sulci and pours out
with every breath of your exhale
there's a constellation in your pupils
you are the very moon itself and I am earth
in perigee, my tides rise to greet you
every strand between us twists and weaves
unbroken helixes that connect but never touch
you shine and I can't pull my eyes away
from the contours of your cupid's bow
you move in slow motion towards me

#notags

Nov 2018

eileen

I was the Snake

If only I could cut my face smaller
shut my lips
and close my eyes forever

I broke a rule
broke two

I'm a mismatch

I broke the rules
only to tell people not to

I wish I could pull off my ears
grow longer legs

If only I could see myself
the way she did

Now we rest
miles away

I can't remember the feeling of your love

I left because I was tired of living with ghosts

You and I
no longer met each others eyes

Your voice didn't reach my heart
When you couldn't hear mine

I'm living in the American dream

Swimming pools
at 7 degrees

Moments fall around me like snow

When I die
I will see all the snowflakes melt

Nov 2018

the black rose

we are one

may we meet our hearts desires & make bonds we can’t forget,
may we conquer all obstacles, & live a life we won’t regret.
may we create a space that’s warm and safe for generations to come.
may we stop the madness,
dismiss the sadness,
may we all just live as one.

we are all one people, we were all created EQUAL ❤️❤️
black or white, yellow or tan we are ONE.

#bahamas #bahamianwriter #bahamianpoet #fromtheislands #love #unity #weareone

Nov 2018

pip

Beauty

when you speak,
colors drop from
your lips.
when i first met
you, my world
was so bright.
i think you
blinded me.
now all i can see
is black
and the world
isn’t beautiful
anymore