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 Jun 2020 Hafsa S
Meera
you inhale tragedies
and exhale poetry
From where do you get your perseverance?
 Jun 2020 Hafsa S
Frannie
Strength
 Jun 2020 Hafsa S
Frannie
I fold, I bend, I stretch
But I don’t break.

I chip, I crack, I flake
But I don’t crumble.

I press, I squash, I scrunch
But I don’t split.

I am STRENGTH!
Me
Full of life and emotion
I am like an ocean
With rocks in my depths
And the occasional hidden wrecks
I am calm in the sun
Relaxed and full of fun
But I am cold in the rain
When the water takes my brain
When I capsize from my boat
Through the clouds I like to float
Seeking dreams like we all do
Not just for me but also for you
Sometimes sulky a childlike disposition
Means my growing up is still in transition
But I do believe in good
Which I think we all should
I’m balanced but complex as you see
But that’s my vessel my soul my me
 Jun 2020 Hafsa S
Sukanya Basu
By the time I was 30,
I was delusional about warmth,
July, May and April
Or the closure of human arms;

It was pointless to argue
Caesar met his end,
I turned my back, everybody was gone
I needn't count to ten.
 May 2020 Hafsa S
Commuter Poet
Creating
A truly happy family
Can
Change the world
10th April 2020
Family Zoom call - first since the lockdown
 May 2020 Hafsa S
The Wonderess
How wise of you
To go at your
Own pace

To leave their lane
And reject their
Silly race...

-growth is a process
 May 2020 Hafsa S
Mnamri
Rain
rain
rain
rain

From this pain
there's much to gain

The shape of mud
where I have lain

The monsters in my mind
I've slain

their rows of teeth will form my jagged crown.

In the end the purest flower grows
from earth where self-sacrifice is sown.
finding meaning in the pain, live to see another day
Sorry for the tears,
Sorry for the wails,
Sorry for punching you in the fist with my head,
Sorry for ruining your lasso with my back,
Sorry for wasting your bullets,
Sorry I refused to stay down,
Father, indeed, sorry I am, for breaking your precious rock with my head,
As today is your birthday,
I give you what you've always craved,
Sorry it didn't come in a tray.
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