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1.5k · Feb 2014
Boredom
Raphael Uzor Feb 2014
I sit and stare...
As time crawls by
Anxiously awaiting nightfall.

Nowhere to go,
Nothing to do
But yawn and stretch-
All day long.

Nothing interests me today

Sleep becomes tiring
Food becomes tasteless
Nothing catches my fancy

Not the TV
Not the radio.
I take a walk outside
Not a chance!
The fierce sun drives me back.

I call my friends
But all are busy
It's a conspiracy!

I sigh,
Desperate for the day to end
Maybe a book will speed it up
I browse through my shelf
Picking one at random
I sleep off,
Before I make it through page one

Hopefully, I'll sleep away time

I awake to the barking dogs
Convinced I've slept for hours
I feel worse than before
Cos I only slept 5 minutes.
**** dogs!

I listen to a song-
Cindy Lauper's Time After Time
I feel like crying
Where is everybody?
I give up!

Nothing works for me today

It's a sad, long and lonely day
The street is quiet-
Except for the barking

I feel tired
Tired from sleeping
Tired from everything
Nothing to do but think.

Finally, I pick up my pen
I grab a paper
I write a line
And for the first time today-

I smile!

© Raphael Uzor
1.4k · Mar 2014
God Has a Sense of Humor
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
He lets me get broke...
Just to make me richer
He lets me get weak...
Just to make me stronger
He lets me look foolish...
Just to express His wisdom.

He crushes mighty-warlord Goliaths
With a shepherd boy, a sling and a stone!
He frightens entire Syrian armies
With four lepers, no RPGs, no riffles!
He teaches kings "Humility For Dummies"
By making ***** out of Nebuchadnezzars.

I ponder some of the things He does
Terrible! But I find them amusing
And while I chuckle at His wondrous works
I'm reminded that He loves me dearly
And He added a touch of humor to the bible
To express His lovely smile on my unworthy face!*


© Raphael Uzor
Lord, I wrote this one to glorify You
I hope I make You smile like You make me.
1.4k · Apr 2014
Trojan Horse
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
By day she was,
A bouquet of red roses
Sultry with honey
Smelling of divine ambrosia
Giving more than I dreamed...

By night she was,
A bouquet of dead roses
Covered in cobweb
Smelling of poison and death
Taking more than she gave...*


© Raphael Uzor
Beware of such "gifts"
1.3k · May 2014
Table For Two
Raphael Uzor May 2014
Round tables      and cocktails
Cuisines and   Champagne
Candles and moonlight
Whispers and laughter
Tuxedos and dresses
Flowers and kisses
Jazz and piano
You and I*



© Raphael Uzor
Raphael Uzor Jun 2014
There was a time when
all times looked the same
passing through seamless
dawn of ageless drain
We sought, fought and
bought our freedom for an ageless price
At a pace that dares not to take away our
endangered race
But what have brought
this craze of dismembering
the maze we felt less safe in.

The incorruptible men who
once calmed the storm
are now cohorts of a demeaning plot.
Their role in a war of stakes
is a gusty grab for the frontline
as they tussle for the ratio of cake
a game they so delight in.
Exhausted in a place which
was once a timeless haven
as their dignity is torn in shreds.
All sorts of glory are lost
still no one feels this is a shared shame.

If only we knew the journey would abort halfway
but the signs were like flare from the start
as sides became drawn in clear spat.
Two hundred and more of our “prized cowries”
got snatched from our land and our leaders
cannot guard our streets because they say
the times are bad and the enemies are back.
Everything get soured and some of us are left behind
as limbs are severed high into the firmament of red horror
We go hash with our tag
twitting and chanting that they restore our girls
bring back our girls-we pray
bring back our girls- we chant
Bemused, the soldiers assure to search our lands
While Boko bomb us out from our very own sands
Tangled, mangled, limbs and bodies get buried in our time.


© Chijioke Izundu P
This is not my work.
1.3k · Mar 2014
Dead Men Walking
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
We were lost
Till are found
We resisted
Till we surrender!

Giving up our dreams
Giving up ambitions
Giving up passions,
That we once had.

Dropping our wills
Dropping our strengths
Dropping aspirations
And all about us.

All our wealth and pride
All our fame and power
Idiosyncrasies and efforts
Vanity upon vanity!

We are broken and bound
We are not servants
We are heirs, as sons
We are bondsmen!

We have a heritage
We belong to a kingdom
Denying ourselves
We have a new identity!

We live in Love
Dead to ourselves
Living ONLY for Jesus
We are dead men!

© Raphael Uzor
Inspired by Rom 6 and Col 2:20
Live for Christ, it's the only Life!
1.3k · Sep 2015
Sadly Ever After...
Raphael Uzor Sep 2015
From sweet talking for hours
Their friendship slowly turned sour
And with each passing night
Their talks gave way to fights

Her voice was once music to him
And when she spoke, he heard la, la, la
But arguments defiled her hymn
Now all he hears is bla, bla, bla...

She had nothing but good intentions
And dreamed of a life of bliss
But he dwelled on her imperfections
All because he'd lost his peace

Spontaneous, wild and free
She was everything he was not
He stood firm, rigid as a tree
And all she dreamed came to naught!


© Raphael Uzor
1.2k · Aug 2015
Three Nights in a Row
Raphael Uzor Aug 2015
Her barefoot feels it again
For the third night in a row…
Something cold and fluid
On an even colder floor
As she raced to the kitchen
Prepping for the day ahead
She almost slips, she’s furious
But it’s not in her to curse.

Her mind is wrapped in issues
As she stares up at the ceiling
No signs of rain, no leakage
But how does the floor get wet?
She sips and smells her coffee
And steps into her slippers
She grabs a mop and bucket
And points ******* in blame.

“Did Tom, my love, spill water?”
Not a chance, he’s too careful
Fastidious and disciplined,
He’d mop it before it spilled!
She’d lay the blame on Tracy
And presume that Tracy peed
But cats are not that messy
As Tracy’s three years had proved.

She starts to get too worried
But decides its not worth it
Once again, she lets it slide
For the third night in a row…

But less than an hour ago
He wakes up from a nightmare
Same nightmare that has plagued him
For the third night in a row…
He slides out of bed slowly
He watches her for a while
She sleeps in peace like a baby
Why can’t he sleep like her?

He sneaks out of their bedroom
To his newfound grieving spot
Three steps to the kitchen door
He falls apart in gloom
He’s in pain, pain unbearable!
Unlike anything he’s seen
After many years in the army
He’s been through thick and thin.

He relives the angst of confession
As he said those dreaded words
“Honey, I cheated on you.”
And shut his eyes for the BANG!
He’d hoped for fire and brimstone
And expected nothing less
But her reply was calm and casual
“I’ve known, and I forgive you.”

Shocked at her eerie response
He died a million times!
He watched for signs of withdrawal
And a possible divorce suit
But after years of waiting
He unforgives himself, and
For the third night in a row…
He cries himself to death!

© Raphael Uzor
1.2k · Jul 2014
Prayer is...
Raphael Uzor Jul 2014
Telling God about my problems
&
Telling problems about my God*


© Raphael Uzor
10w
1.2k · Apr 2015
Pensive!
Raphael Uzor Apr 2015
Tossed in the shores of time
His teary eyes founder
He finds himself in part
Only to be lost in full...*

© Raphael Uzor
1.2k · Mar 2014
The Ultimate "What If?"
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
In the course of a lifetime
We would have asked "what if...?"
Some, a hundred times
Some, a thousand times
Others, a million times.

"What if I don't make it?"
"What if she doesn't love me?"
"What if he leaves me?"
"What if the stock market crashes?"
"What if America is nuked?"

Usually, we focus on important issues
Often, overlooking the most important
What if we asked better "what if's"?
Like; "what if I die tonight?"
"What if I don't make heaven?"


© Raphael Uzor
Accept Jesus today, I beg u...!
1.2k · Apr 2014
Envy... (5w)
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
Turned
My friends
To fiends!*


© Raphael Uzor
1.2k · Apr 2014
Broken!
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
With blistered hearts
We seek solace
In hands of strangers
Dehydrated...
By the heat of our own lusts
Emotions, wild and bizarre
Making our eyes sweat!

Sentimental decisions
Backed with illogical logic
Mesmerized by the unknown
Anything to **** the pain
Drugs, alcohol, women,
Daredevil adventures
Especially on a cold night.

One minute in love
The next second in hate
The vicissitudes of emotions
Uncontrolled and sporadic
With eccentric rhythms and rhymes
Crushing whatever's left
Of already broken hearts!*


© Raphael Uzor
1.1k · Mar 2014
Poor Jesus!
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Jesus was a Carpenter
Enthroned without a coup d'état
Never drove a Cadillac
He lived, as it were, in lack!

With so little, He was contented
Though He was frequently tempted
All the worldliness of the world
He always overcame with the Word!

King of kings and Lord of lords
He redeemed us from the laws
By His pure and cleansing blood
He has saved us from the flood!

His steps in life should be our course
Each bearing his and her own cross
Our hands and voices we must raise
To worship Him and give Him praise!


© Raphael Uzor
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 5:3)
1.1k · Jul 2014
Savior (Haiku)
Raphael Uzor Jul 2014
You have saved my life
'Cos amid countless heartbreaks
You're my pacemaker...*


© Raphael Uzor
1.1k · May 2014
Poetic Jesus!
Raphael Uzor May 2014
If Jesus spoke in parables
Then Jesus was a poet
For who speaks in parables
But one so named "Poet"?*


© Raphael Uzor
Just my thoughts...
1.1k · Mar 2014
While We Slept…
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
We blame our fathers
We call them traitors
We wish they had fought
We analyze and criticize!

But; while we slept

Our villages were attacked
Our houses were ransacked
Our lives… shattered!

Under our noses
Our heroes fell,
Like petals of roses.

While we made merry

Our women were *****
Our girls were enslaved
Our maidens… depraved!

Under our watch
Our cattle were looted
Our farms were torched.

While we fraternized

Our children were slaughtered
Our youths were murdered
Our species… endangered!

How long shall we segregate?
While they usurp our heritage.
How long, till our place in history
Becomes a “Once upon…” story?

© Raphael Uzor
1.0k · Jul 2014
HOPE
Raphael Uzor Jul 2014
Drowning in a tunnel of lies
Darkness floods my soul
Reaching up for my last breath
A glimpse of hope flickers
As the light of truth seeps through
Birthing a seed of life within death!*


© Raphael Uzor
1.0k · Mar 2014
Mother's Love
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
You gave me two
Yes! Your two *******!
And I suckled at will
Till my teeth got in the way
Parting me
From your protective *****
Against infant wills!

Patiently, you led me
Through my first tears
Through my first smiles
Through my first steps
Through my first words
Teaching me by example
To love, respect and trust!

No words can convey
The values you've bestowed
The sacrifices you've made
The pain you've endured
Your love, can no woman mimic
And though boys have become men
To you, a child I'll remain!*


© Raphael Uzor
Happy Morhers' Day mom! Love you to bits!!!
1.0k · Mar 2014
Unwanted Blessings! (Choka)
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
It rains heavily...
Roofs leaking, water seeping

Bless'd against my will...
As the tropical storms rage

Causing chaotic...
Rattled windows, doors and gates

All over the house...
Creating theatrical effects

As lightning flashes...
And thunder follows behind

Children play outside...
Trivializing the weather

A good one for sleep...
Except for the leaking roofs

New holes emerging...
Brings to mind a nursery rhyme,

"Rain, rain go away,
Come again another day"


Back then reasons were...
"Little children want to play"

I can't help but sigh!
With the aftermath in view...

Soaked beds, sheets and drapes...
Smelly rugs for days to come

Wrecked roofs and ceilings...
Flooded streets mixed with sewage.

Showers of blessings indeed!


© Raphael Uzor
Inspired by the unbearable living conditions of the poor in the slums of Nigeria. My heart bleeds at the indifferent attitude of the government and the elite class.
1.0k · Feb 2014
Strange Woman
Raphael Uzor Feb 2014
Strange woman, cheerful and chase
Charming as cheerleaders, choosy with cheese
Attractive, pleasing, ballsy and proud
But she'll crash you down to the ground.

Strange woman, fine as flour
Free as fire, and fair as flowers
Luring, tempting, **** and all
But she'll break your body and soul.

Strange woman, soft as silk
Sleek as snakes, and sweet as sweets
Alluring, teasing, luscious as oil
But she'll wreck your marital spoils.

© Raphael Uzor
Inspired by Proverbs 5
Dedicated to all married men.
1.0k · Mar 2014
My God!
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Entrenched by Your enigmatic demeanor
I stand in utter bewilderment
As tropical winds caress my face
And mosquitoes serenade around me
Drawing blood for unsolicited company

Mesmerized by Your colossal vastitude
I sit in the sand, in sheer gratitude
As tiny rain drops moisten my face
And toads serenade in the distance
Croaking aloud an undesired masterpiece

Encompassed by Your endearing cognizance
I retreat to my hut in abysmal surrender
As I scratch from itching bites all over
And crave Your celestial affection
Bowing, I join them; to worship You!

© Raphael Uzor
Inspired by worship!
945 · Mar 2014
A Breath of Love
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Love is like lungs
Needing to breathe in...
And out...
10w
944 · Mar 2014
In The Dark...
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Images flash,
Like paparazzi lights
As my mind wanders
Drifting places I dare to be

Places beautiful, places erratic
Creating patterns on my wall
Mosaic features adorning my ceiling
Breathtaking visions- unprecedented!

Embracing freedom from light's eyes
I visualize hideous adventures
Straying in continual nostalgia
Forever lost in this universe.

Lost, until the flick of a switch...

And the lights intrude
Shattering darkness in a zillion pieces
Blinding, but oblivious of recent affairs
Leaving my secrets where they belong
In the safe of memory.

It's a dark world
This is Las Vegas!
What happens here stays here!



© Raphael Uzor
937 · Apr 2014
Prayer #1
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
Meet me on my knees
In my very point of needs

Cause me to tremble
In Your presence, your holy temple

Bestow on me Your blessings
Adorned with divine lessons

Dip me in the Blood
The precious, that calms every flood

Lift me and raise me up
All the way to the top

Remove my wicked heart
Replace with one colorful as art

Tis my humble prayer Lord
Take it and give me Your Word!


© Raphael Uzor
929 · Dec 2018
Happy Anniversary!
Raphael Uzor Dec 2018
From that first moment
Tired of repeatedly failing
As I looked up instinctively
And beheld a cute petit figure
Gliding gracefully, oblivious of me!

Captivated by her laughter
Charmed by her brown eyes
Enchanted by her sheer beauty
Mesmerized by her angelic aura
I heard my heart whisper, “she’s the one”!

With divine reassurance
I embarked on the ultimate task
With a red account and a blue heart
It seemed an obvious Mission Impossible
But our love story had been authored in heaven!

In the last 365 days
We’ve argued, we’ve fought
We’ve kissed and we’ve made up
In one year, many things have changed
But one thing is constant - we’re still in love!
To my lovely wife - Ifunanya’m.
926 · Mar 2014
Act of God
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Accidents,
Disasters,
Wars,
Death...

Why blame it all on God?
10w
894 · Mar 2014
Karma (10w, Haiku)
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Like* cause and effect...
What goes around comes around...
Just like boomerangs!



© Raphael Uzor
10w
My second 10w+Haiku combo
850 · May 2014
I love You?
Raphael Uzor May 2014
Through my continued journey in life
I’ve heard these words over and over
Reeling out of unwashed mouths (mine inclusive)
Ringing like unanswered noisy telephones
Spoken with little consideration
Voiced with no conviction whatsoever!

How could such passions be love?
When they so easily become hate
At the slightest provocation

How could such evil be love?
When you seek to harm me
Just because I sought another’s attention

How could such illusions be love?
When it quickly evaporates
At the mere sight of one more attractive

How can such madness be love?
When you turn violent
At the barest confrontation

How can such wickedness be love?
When you would rather see me dead
Than in the hands of another

How can such hypocrisy be love?
When you can cheat on me at will
And crave my faithfulness and loyalty

How can such lust be love?
When all you want is ***
Or some other material gain

How can such deceit be love?
When I am only a means to an end
Some tool to be used and discarded

How can such intolerance be love?
When you cannot forgive me
For erring, as expected of human nature

How can such selfishness be love?
When the only reason you care
Is for your perceived desired benefits

How can such scam be love?
When it only depends on good looks,
Fame, power or influence…


The purity of this precious idea
Has been grossly adulterated
By our wickedness and evil schemes

Its divinely intended beauty
Has been stained to triviality
By our spur-of-the-moment,
Superficial quest for gratification
Of unholy desires…

From my naïveté and observation,
There is no love among mortals
What we have is at best,
Mutual understanding and respect

For only the bond of a mother,
To her offspring- born and unborn
Comes close to a faint idea of love…

Not to mention,
The unconditional love of God!


© Raphael Uzor
Inspired by 1 Cor13
Brings to mind one of my favorite songs- Hezekiah Walker's God Favored Me...
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
I sit and I think
Seeking a poetic opening
Daring to write my masterpiece

I haven't written in a while
At least, nothing worthy of a "Like"
Such poetic redundancy!

I read lines from other poets
Brilliant! Wonderful!! Astonishing!!!
How inspiring, how sweet!

So now must I write
And retain my rightful place
Among the nobles- called Poets!

Life was good- mundane!
Then came poetry- exciting!!
And now it's dwindling- Oh no!!!

Putting pen to paper
I scribble for hours, still nothing
I'm losing it, I freeze at the thought.

I'm sorry to disappoint you
But this is not a poem
For I sought it, but didn't find it.

For poetry is like a chick
Elusive when sought
Flirtatious when shunned.

So, must I wait
Not seeking to find her
But surrendering, for her invasion.


© Raphael Uzor
No inspiration!
833 · Nov 2014
Walkie Bunny
Raphael Uzor Nov 2014
Oft I'm asked, "Why love to walk,
To and fro' your daily work?"
First of all, it saves me money,
Calms my nerves and thins my body!*


© Raphael Uzor
Walk more, its good for your health!
827 · Jun 2014
Questions #1
Raphael Uzor Jun 2014
I can't love two women at once,
Does that mean I don't have a large heart?*


© Raphael Uzor
816 · Jun 2014
Adapting...
Raphael Uzor Jun 2014
After a lifetime

Of heartaches and headaches

Emotional numbness threatens...

She told me her feelings

But I told her my intentions...*


© Raphael Uzor
Keeping it real. No fantasies!
814 · Apr 2014
Kiss of Death
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
Went swimming today...

Tried hard to recall
Body movements and all
Front stroke, backstroke
Butterfly and stuff.

Bared bodies and bikinis
Adorned the sparkling fluid
Everywhere I looked,
There was beauty to behold
With each dive I took,
I tried to mind my business
But try as I may,
Trouble seemed to find me
Distracting my every move.

This one in particular
She swam like a shark
Causing ungodly waves
With bold flirty gestures
Causing explosions within
For seasons have rolled by
Since my last contact
With such forbidden fruits.

Under water currents,
Acting in her favor
Every stare a bullet,
Every touch- electric!
Killing my morals
Tearing down my walls
Awakening buried desires
Desires- sinful and ******
I became her mark
She, my kryptonite!
Blurring biblical views
Igniting unholy fires.

She trapped me in a corner
Possessing me to herself
She seemed so young to me
Yet she conquered my will.
Everything I stood for,
She crushed, and made me swim
In ripples from her alone.
And as my conscience rattled,
To *swim
or not to swim,
She stared me in the eyes
And kissed me on the cheek!

And for a second or less
In those shallow cold waters
I felt a sweat breakthrough
On my already wet forehead.

And after this dark journey,
When time came to leave
I didn't get her number
And she didn't ask for mine.
I went home thinking
What was all that about!?!
Now I'm indoors alone
Thoughts of her haunt me
As my conscience bleeds
Reminding me of my sins!

Will I see her again?
I hope not! Maybe
I can't even remember her name
Thankfully so! Maybe
And though she seemed so harmless,
*
My faith must I amend!
What can I say? **** happens!
804 · Jun 2014
A Metallic Heart!
Raphael Uzor Jun 2014
Was all I needed
To wield
The power of love*


© Raphael Uzor
10w
794 · Mar 2014
Spoken Silence...
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
You smile at me- uneasy!
Suppressing the frown underneath
You sigh and you say nothing
Not a single word you bare!

Your face is smeared with scorn
Your silent words are cruel
Stabbing repeatedly with pain
Yet, you're too nice to say.

Your words would have been harsh
But your silent words are venom
You haven't said a word
But your eyes, they reveal volumes.

Why the difficulty in speech?
Why the patronage and deceit?
If only I could read your mind...
If only I could hear your heart...

It would tell of how I repulse you
Of I embarrass you in public
Of how you hate the hugs I crave
Of how far apart we've strayed!

But why the silent regrets?
Why paint a dead flower red?
For the words you dread to say
Are softer than the silence you sway!

I know you mean well for you
But you're just afraid I'd hurt
Afraid to rip my heart in two
When your silence has crushed to dust!

A little openness if you cared,
Could have left us bound as friends
A little honesty could have saved me
But we've both died in your silence!*


© Raphael Uzor
774 · Mar 2014
Little Things (Haiku)
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Air, water, sunlight**...
The things we take for granted,
The same matter most!
Gratitude pays!
718 · Mar 2014
Crushed!
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
With one smile
She crushed me
She's my crush

GOSH!!!
10w
695 · Jun 2014
Us...
Raphael Uzor Jun 2014
Like black and white keys of a piano
Her heartbeat matched my solo chords
Together, our sync created music
Without lyrics, verses or chorus
But rich in unvoiced harmony
Singing our emotions to sleep
Amidst crescendos of fights
And playful passions...*


© Raphael Uzor
681 · Mar 2014
Grandfather Clock
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Tick!
         Life ticks away...
Tock!
         Like smoke from fire...
Tick!*


10w
649 · Apr 2014
Fools' Day!
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
I ran out in shock
Trembling, praying it was a dream
Hoping I'd wake up
From this heart-wrecking news
But I didn't!

For she was lying there
Broken to pieces!
But in place of physical fracture
Her ribs creaked from extreme laughter!
And instead of tears from pain
Her tears were red from joy
As I hugged the life out of her
Thanking God with a sigh of relief.

It's April Fools' Day
And I'd just been fooled!*


© Raphael Uzor
Easy on the pranks, remember things can go wrong.
648 · Mar 2014
Déjà Vu
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
I sit at our dining table, alone!
Scribbling something with a pencil
Pencil falls, I lean over to pick...
A strange awareness overwhelms me
And for a moment or so, I'm enchanted!
In a world so strange, yet so familiar.

Years later...

I walk out the front door, alone!
I roam aimlessly in the front-yard
Strolling past dad's pickup truck...
The same bizarreness subdues me
And for a second or two, I'm enthralled!
In a memory so vivid, yet so elusive.

It's a feeling beyond words
Not like mere remembrance of pasts
For I'm swamped in routines everyday
But nothing thrills like the eccentric trance
Of being caught in time and space
In the crisscrossing of past and present!

I don't know how, I don't know why
I don't know when or where
I don't know if in a dream or my past
I don't know how possible it is
But I know this for a fact...
I've been here before!*


© Raphael Uzor
I had a couple of déjà vu's in my childhood. Didn't understand it then.
But I haven't experienced it in twenty years and, I miss 'em bad!
618 · Apr 2014
I'm sorry... (Not a Poem)
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
Sometimes...
I lack the inspiration to write

Sometimes...
I want to sit back and,
rather than put pen to paper

I just want to read...
and enjoy the beautiful gems
on display here on HP

But the problem is...
there are too many gems
so many, I fear I won't grasp all
afraid I'd miss out on some,
some of the best ones.

So here goes...
If time passes and
I dont come by your world
its not because I don't care
neither because I'm too busy.

Sometimes I'm just overwhelmed!
So please forgive me
in advance...

I'm sorry
For some unidentified reasons I'm just not in the mood to write today
I hope it goes away soon.
597 · Mar 2014
Rat Race
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
We wake...
        Early!
We work...
        Hard!
We return...
        Tired!

                            Everyday.
10w
584 · Mar 2014
Blade (Haiku)
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Of all kinds of blades;
Razors, swords, daggers and knives
*Sharp tongues cut deepest!
There's power in the tongue
Use it wisely
Bless, don't curse!
575 · Apr 2014
Lonely (Tanka)
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
Right in the midst of
A thousand and one persons
Forcing a fake smile
To cover his frustrations
All the while, dying in silence...*


© Raphael Uzor
558 · Apr 2014
Deliver Me!
Raphael Uzor Apr 2014
Poetry's a spirit
Once she takes over
You'll need deliverance!
10w
Inspired by Dorothy's Heartshaped eyes for all those poet types
518 · Sep 2014
My Thoughts #1
Raphael Uzor Sep 2014
Between good and right
I have fought many a fight!
516 · Mar 2014
Water For Breakfast...
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Water for breakfast
Nothing for lunch
Like hungry outcasts
They scramble for much

No salads, no cakes
Just a day's plate
No chicken, no wine
They hunger and dine

"What is for supper?"
"A plate of sand,
Mixed with a little rice"
They feed with hand

They're hungry, they're pale
They don't need much
The soup we call stale
Will provide such!

© Raphael Uzor
Help the needy.
476 · Mar 2014
Happiness (Haiku)
Raphael Uzor Mar 2014
Happiness is free...
It can't be bought with money,
It's simply priceless...
The best things in life will always be free. Enjoy them!
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