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  Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.
  Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my *******,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
  Sep 2016 fm
Carolyne McNabb
I told you that I was born to fly.
You said "Let me be your wings."

I told you that I'm broken inside.
You said "Come to me for healing."

I told you that my walls are built too high.
You said "Let me climb over, please."

I told you that I'm lost and I cry.
You said "Let me dry your tears and guide you from suffering."

I told you that I hate being surprised.
You said "Let me prove my love won't change for anything."

I told you that I need you in my life.
You said "Let me be your everything."

I told you that I love you.
You said "Together and forever in love,
let us be."
  Sep 2016 fm
preservationman
It was 15 years ago today
September 11, 2001 being the day
World Trade Towers had two uninvited guest
It was devastation terrorist being their request
Total lives all caught off guard
Commotion into confusion
Heritage becoming a legacy
The everlasting thought, “Let us never forget”
Yet the emptiness having plenty of regret
Sunny skies with questionable hearts
Souls that were risen up
Today being always reflect
Remembering the moments
Reflecting on the seconds
The aftermath being a chapter of ******
Souls of enduring love in always be encouraged
It’s a new day with the warmth of sunshine
Determination has built a new world trade
The sun still shines, and there is no fade
Soul’s look down
The living has eyes in looking up
A missing heart in knowing where the tears fall
Not a day goes by I hear the fallen call
But it is inspiration for all
My own name could have been read from the fallen list
No time to even give that last time a final kiss
Yet live we must and having Faith in trust
Rise and stand
Observe Heaven’s watch
External with deep thoughts in remembering
Our tomorrow has made us wise
Rise up, rise up and continue to rise up my children
You have living to do, but don’t ever give up.
  Sep 2016 fm
Chloe Zafonte
It was my first week of kindergarten.
The adults around me went from being cheery to glum and irritable.

I came home that day and took my back pack off, I walked into the living room to see my Dad screaming and crying at the T.V! I looked at the screen to see the planes crashing into the towers, channels replaying it over and over again.

Images of Osama Bin Laden's face replaced Saturday morning cartoons. School went from learning to constantly singing patriotic songs and how we love our country.

I could not fully retain what was happening around me but I could feel the emotions of my teachers, parents and peers rubbing off on me.

The world went from green to gray that day and now I understand why.
  Sep 2016 fm
Javaria Waseem
I want death to reach out for me
in the most romantic way
but
take my soul after
making me suffer and beg for it.

You ask, why?

So that when I meet the Lord,
I can tell Him that
you weren't the one
who had hurt me the most.
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