Hafsa S

Apr 2020

the black rose

she’s too strong,
she’s too much,
she’s too tough to love.

she’s too hard,
she’s too broken,
she’s not enough.

she’s imperfect,
she’s wild,
she’s lost in the wind.
she’s insane,
sending signs of chaos from within.
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hi.

#poetsfromtheislands #bahamas #bahamianwriter #bahamianpoet #spilledink

Hafsa S Apr 2020

Joke

I like to see you happy
So even when you're laughing at me
I just laugh along
My life is a dark comedy

Hafsa S Feb 2020

Bricks and mortar

Bricks and mortar
Cinder and stone
An empty house is not a home

The smell of new paint
A dark blue undertone
An empty house is not a home

Streetlights shine bright
On an untrodden road
An empty house is not a home

Crisp green grass
A pathway of cobblestone
An empty house is not a home

Old regrets buried in the yard
New seeds are sown
An empty house is not a home

Searching through every room
Aimlessly I roam

Something I had lost
Something l'd never known
An empty house is not a home

Lost in deep thought
Resting on my throne
In a quiet corner
I sit alone

How close have we come
How far have we grown
An empty house is not a home

A roaring fireplace
Cold shivering bones

#sad #homeless #alone

Feb 2020

Osifo Sandra Oghosa

STRANGE

I find beauty in dark places
Love in mysterious ways
Comfort in unbelievable happenings
I'm not weird
I just pay attention to things others neglect.

Life isn't worth living if it's viewed in one perspective

#beauty #beautyinash #life #light #strange

Hafsa S Feb 2020

This may be hard to swallow/ A punch to the gut

There's an itch at the back of my throat
Something you said today
I find it hard to swallow
My stomach is turning knots
My tongue too flaccid to make a sound
The poison of your vile words
Have left a bitter aftertaste in my mouth

Someday, not far from now
You'll choke on your own words and die

#anger #madness #revenge

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