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  Aug 2017 Oni Olusegun
Amanda Shelton
I am not heartless,
life just taught me
to use my heart less.

I don’t always allow my heart
to make choices for me.

Life is saddened by love,
because when those
you care about die,
it hurts more than
if they were a stranger.

That’s why I always say,
love is not a happy journey
where the sun always shines.

It can be a barren landscape
wasting away with fattened pigs,
and chickens who lost their feathers.

Love can burn like the hot sun
in the Mojave Desert.

It can drink your blood
until you’re ready to pop.
Leaving you to die
from a broken heart.

© 2017 Amanda Shelton
Oni Olusegun Aug 2017
Like a camel
Quietly chasing after the dangling carrot,
We embark on a long journey
endless yet promising

Like a hungry squirrel
Supercharged with adrenaline
We fight tooth and nail to get nuts
Out of air-tight glass bottle

Like a scientist
Who doesnt know when to stop
We jumped out of frying pan into fire
Cliché?

What truly break our heart, if not hope?
Oni Olusegun Aug 2017
Read this poem three times
Lets see if you can notice
My favorite word (not a lie) is
A two sharp edged sword
Piercing through your mind,
Inflicting pleasure and pain
As you are trying hard to hold on
To the little thrill the metaphor
is giving you.
Just read the poem one more time.
I wrote this while battling writer's block. It makes little sense to me but I love it
Your marriage is going to to fill a large part
Of your life, and the only way to be truly
Satisfied is to marry who you believe is
Great partner. And the only way to have
Great home is to love your spouse.

If you have not found him/her yet; keep
Looking. Don't settle. As with all matters
Of the heart, you'll know when you find
Him/her. And, like any great relationship, it just
Gets better and better as the years roll on.
Mr. Jobs' Stanford speech of 2011 rhymes with King Solomon's immortal wise words in Ecc. 5:18 and 9:9, about love and work.
  Jul 2017 Oni Olusegun
Nickoli
You don’t know him like I do,
He has night terrors like he’s been in war,
He doesn’t trust himself when he drinks alone,
He fears he will turnout like his father,

You don’t know him like I do,
When he’s happy you can’t help but smile,
When he’s grumpy he has the most adorable nose crinkle,
When he’s sad he won’t let it show,

You don’t know him like I do,
There are doors locked within his eyes,
He fears failing everyone,
Loving people is hard for him because people leave,

You don’t know him like I do you never really will,
I hope you figure out that he loves back rubs as he falls asleep,
Or that getting him a gatorade is like a peace offering,
Never forget to let him know that you’re home safe.

You may think that you know it all,
And I really hope you do,
But a love like mine and his doesn’t come around but once in a lifetime.

I was his once in a lifetime,
So to who ever who loves him next,
I am a tough act to follow but I truly do wish you luck,
Please take care of him and keep building him up.
He deserves the world, make sure you give it to him.

But you will never know him the way I do, no one will.
Oni Olusegun Jul 2017
I stop feeling my pain
I write them
Rewrite, rewrite and rewrite
Till I feel alright
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