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Watch me
See how
graceful I am
I make no mistakes
under your watchful eye
I am gilded perfection

just me and my righteousness
righting all the wrongs
while you watch
Me and the right moves

just don't take your
eyes off of me
or I become part of this massive
presence in the cosmos
doing soulfully wanton
and naughty things
shed light on me
and I become this
perfect
little
freak
We all pretend to have it together when someone is watching.
 Jan 2018 Joy Onyango
evie marie
there are very few things that are so beautiful they hurt
swimming in the rain.
dancing in the dark.
you.
In this
world of progress
I miss
the personal simpleness
of hand-written letters.
The physical connection
of unfolding and holding
the very paper
another mulled over
and touched.
I miss
the discret indentation
left by a weighted pen
as if to add subconscious emphasis
to inked words in a message
of which
I was worth the efford.
And some held
the sender's scent
by design
or accident.
Honest words
written and meant
from one to me.
An intimate thing,
a relic of time
folded and stored,
hidden away safely
those
cherrished memories.
Sealed
With
A
Loving
Kiss
 Jan 2018 Joy Onyango
vanessa ann
you resemble sunsets;
pretty
and so quickly gone
but i'll be with you from dusk till dawn
 Jan 2018 Joy Onyango
Nayana Nair
I once wrote a beautiful poem

which sounded like a happy child

playing in an empty church.

The echoes of his laughter and footsteps

playing in a never ending loop.

But I have never been a happy child.

I have never been to a church.

The poem was beautiful.

It was just not me.
 Jan 2018 Joy Onyango
SeaChel
These bruises and scars on my skin
help me remember,

"Yes,


I am still alive."
self harm is only washing your hands with cold water

crossing the street without looking for cars

touching hot pans because you want them to burn

staying up late and depriving yourself of sleep because you don’t deserve it

self harm is hearing you say violent things to me and not caring

because I deserve to hear them and I believe you when you say them
You are like Philosophy
Immensely enthralling
But only for the mind in reverse
Disclaimer! I happen to very much enjoy philosophy, this is just based on Stephan Hawking's quote from his book, 'The Grand Design'.
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