Oludamilare Daniel

Oludamilare Daniel Sep 2016

tapping
spanking and
smacking
god-like smite

this camera wouldn't roll load
memory full
now can't open
buy new memory card
don't you know?
wished were as easy as so

becoming shizoaffective with Alzheimer's and senile dementia
buy me the memory card
on a daily basis
getting worse
becoming uncontrollable silence will soon boomerang
dysfunction incorrigible

and when I begin to forget
promise to help me remember
don't let the world shove me aside

my love to the aged outside in the community...we lads and lasses love you all and your cosmic legacies, they will never be put aside

from the growing community

old people tend to have memory loss and then the world will put them aside .their memory is full like a camera that wouldn't load and buying a new memory card Is a good solution likewise we can help them and make them remember thesweet and good memories of their lives

#love #brain #remember #old #memory #load #dysfunction

Sep 2016

Brent Kincaid

GRATITUDE LIST

I woke up this morning
That's a success.
I went to the closet
And found stuff to dress
And cover myself well
Against the elements.
I didn't get trampled
By buffalo or elephants.

I ate well and got ready
For whatever comes today.
Whether it be some work
Or some healthy play.
I made the bed and then
Showered myself clean.
I had some great coffee
While I read a new magazine.

I got into my car, which runs
And enjoyed the scenery.
I didn't sleep under a bridge
Or beg food at a beanery.
I went to work and had some
Fulfilling job satisfaction.
And as I went about my day
Guilty of no criminal action.

I was helpful to all, and I
Was detrimental to nobody.
I did the best at my job
And my work was not shoddy.
I sought support whenever
I knew it was badly needed
And smiled as the problems
Mostly quickly receded.

I have given up whining
And envy of my peers.
I no longer allow jealousy
To linger in my ears.
I am a lucky person today
And grateful to say it.
There is no other way
To properly portray it.

#poetry #gratitude #recovery #sobriety #aa #kincaid

Sep 2016

Patricia Policarpio

riding a bicycle

I don't know how to ride a bicycle
So you grabbed the bike and showed me how
But I didn't quite understand how you did it

So you let me ride it while holding the backside
I pedalled slowly at first, then gradually faster
Until the breeze hits my face and I've got smile on my lips

At last, I thought, I learned how to ride it
Then I looked behind and saw the view
You're not holding it anymore, you're faraway from me

I'm far from you, and you waved goodbye
So, I turned towards north and pedalled some more
At last, I thought, I learned how to ride the bicycle.

I didn't know how to ride a bicycle
But you taught me how, so I turned towards north, and pedalled some more.

for some people only comes to your life to teach you something and help you balance life. but you gotta leave them behind and let go with a thankful heart.
PS I actually don't know how to ride a bicycle. Haha

#life #sonnet #learning #bicycle

Oludamilare Daniel Sep 2016

september

September

Hey!
Do you still remember?
Those struggles I had with Amber?
Those dreams I had to hamper?
And those scenes not proper?

Well I still can,
They're as fresh as sardines preserved in the can.
The mixture of ember and canker
From burnt Tanker to 2012's 12th of September.

Hey!
I'm talking to you dumb äss
About the ***** secrets in your ragged diary.
And the way you claim lives with your artillery.

Dear September!
What do you have for me this time around?
Surprises or pills from the old round?

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