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Sometimes in the big rush, I forget
That in the end, I’m just a man.
The dreamer within fails to detect,
I could go only so far, even if I ran.

It’s okay to be hurt, sad and lost,
If today, that is the man I am.
No pain worth paying the cost,
Of changing the soul’s plan.

The dreamer dreams, but the man lives,
In a world with songs of sorrow.
Learning how to accept and to forgive,
Himself, his yesterday, and tomorrows.

Generously as I give, I shall also accept,
In weakness, there is a strength great,
For what soul, is one too perfect?
And what river runs on its path straight?
Muiruri gathairu Jun 2020
the moment I held your tender hands I felt a new kind of love
i always hoped this day would come
now that's it's here I hope to never let you down

i look at your innocent clueless eyes and I well up with tears
you've already found a place in my heart
a warm yellow halo floats above your head
Though unexpected at first ,my love for my kid grows daily
Muiruri gathairu May 2020
A bed poem
Something I write as it pours outside
Something I write as I think of what it's like to not be alone
Wishing you were by my side

A bed poem
Something i write when the night is quiet
Something I write as I stare into the photograph
Longing for the good old days, my mind drowning in nolstagia

A bed poem
Something I write as I try to guess what I'll dream about
Something I write when in my heart something is lacking
Don't know how I got here, I must've been lucky

A bed poem
Something I write because you only call occasionally
Something I write because poetry is a good mode of expression
And am not ready to open up to anyone
Muiruri gathairu May 2020
After you left my blood turned to mercury and I was too heavy to move
After you left they did an x-ray and the doctor said my heart looked rattled up
After you left tiny waterfalls appeared right under my eyes
After you left my favourite song sounded like the screams of a siren
After you left my mind went blank and words turned to symbols with no meaning
After you left sadness ruled the night and sorrow seized the day
Muiruri gathairu May 2020
Your love is the reverse forbidden fruit
The more bites I take, the harder it gets to leave eden
Muiruri gathairu May 2020
Late at night and am bored
Headphones on ,am tryna drown my idle mind in music
Am smiling thinking how good the day was
The lyrics start to sink deep
On most days I just want to fall asleep
My thoughts start to trip
Sometimes I feel majestic, like mighty waves rocking a ship
On occasion am unsure and afraid
wolves set loose upon sheep
it's clear the music ain't working
Guess it's back to counting sheep
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