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 Sep 2018 mumu
Fikayomi
They stare, she smiles,
they grin, she observes.
They pity, she's queasy,
they brood, she walks away--
life as a lady with a crutch.

I smile, they hail,
I step out, they celebrate,
I emit knowledge, they are wowed;
I struggle to fit in, they support.

I try to be unique just as I am, but the struggle within, no one seem to care;
life as a man, a physically challenged survivor.

They celebrate our strength, but our weakness imprisons us,
they profess their love, a love that soon fades away;
they show their care, but we just want to be hale.

They assure us of a bright future-- a future they would never dare to feature in.

They speak, they wish, they support, but we always want more because our defects make us different.
Life of a physically challenged survivor.
 Aug 2018 mumu
Aniq Ahmad
You are Minnie, I'll be your mickey
We'll give each other hickies

I'll be and act like a Pooh bear
Who loves honey, that's you dear

When you ll feel low like Bolt has lost his speed
I'll cheer you up even if it makes me bleed

Dumbo in the end loved his ears
I'll love you even with flaws and keep you here

I'll be like Aladdin and make you like My chief
I'll take you away like jasmine even if I be a theif

Like Nemo I'll not stop swimming for you
When I lost my breath then I'll stop loving you
 Jul 2018 mumu
Aslam M
Trapped
 Jul 2018 mumu
Aslam M
Some in our Minds
Some in our Hearts.
Some in our Eyes
Some in our Dreams.  
Some in Cages
Some in Pages.
Some in Frames
And Some in Bodies .....
 Jul 2018 mumu
Aa Harvey
Lost
 Jul 2018 mumu
Aa Harvey
Lost


I want to live on an island, but only if nobody is there.  
I want to shine like a diamond in the sun lights reflection,
But I am finding it hard to find anybody who cares.


Love is never solitary,
But that is all I can be.
Right now, until I am ready to go steady, I shall remain alone;
With no need for a lover to call my own.


A broken heart, a darkened soul;
A lover no more, devoid of hope.
Ten souls on board, no more, no less;
Ten souls sinking down into the abyss.


I'd love to help you, if only I could find the right time;
They say time heals all wounds, but we know they are lying.
Take me in to cure your boredom; the sun no longer shines.
What have we done to all the fallen hearts that are all still dying?


I have nothing left to hide, you took my heart;
You took my pride, you took everything!
When you walked out of my life.
Now all I see is death through these eyes.


The ones who are lost,
Still rot in your imagination.
I am up the creek without a paddle
And you are never here to help me,
When I am desperately in need of a little direction.


(C)2016 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
 Jul 2018 mumu
jenna
afraid
 Jul 2018 mumu
jenna
i fear one day that
i will write to please.
i will not write what
needs to be said, i
will not write what begs
to be removed from my
aching chest, i will
not write when i need
to write, i will not
tell my truths to my
small community.
i fear that i will
lie to make others
feel the emotions
they want to feel, not
the emotions i
need so urgently
to get out of me.
i fear that i will want people to relate to me more than i want my art to inspire others to make their own.
 Jul 2018 mumu
A Simillacrum
Oh, Me
 Jul 2018 mumu
A Simillacrum
Hello there in the mirror
It's been a length of time
Too long, if you ask me
And you do ask me
Because I'm you

Oh, me, it's been too long
Once we were of a kind
Then we were metal twine
Then were cut in two

Glass can tell
A story
Better than
Family
Or even
A good friend

Glass can tell
A story
Better than
The basic
John or Jane
Or Mx

Hello there in the mirror
It's been a length of time
Ugly is beautiful
Beautiful ugly
And in between

Oh, me, I'm
Pulling stretch marks apart
To see the white
The intact skin is tanned
The damaged skin is
Bright pearlescent

Oh, me, I'm
Pulling my gum lines down
To see the black
The clean teeth still eat plaque
The bad teeth, less teeth
More empty space
 Jul 2018 mumu
Graff1980
Untitled
 Jul 2018 mumu
Graff1980
The practical pianist
played for perfection’s sake
not for pleasure
and that
was her mistake.
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