Even she be a strong-willed woman
But from time to time
Her heart longs for a man
To be with and cherish, because
Life is too far to walk alone

Every now and then
At night she tosses and turns
She seem not to get any to sleep
Unending loneliness is Her biggest fear
Life is too far to walk alone

Memories of a time gone by
When she had someone she called her own
Haunt Her soul without letting
The what ifs and maybes echo in her mind
These dark clouds do not seem to lift
Yet she's got to journey on even though
Life is too far to walk alone

Am too forward you say
I don't know how to act
I say the wrong things
There was a time I was fidgety
Awkward and restless about self expression
Then I was not
I bear them openly and proudly
I say what I want to do to you
Without shame or hesitation
I ask if I can help you out of your clothes

You're a rascal, you scream
Uncultured swine, you call me
I smile, nothing bothers me
I trod on, stumbling and staggering
You've made me drunk in love
Now I dunno how to act
For you I have these ***** feelings
I promise they're honest feelings
Just Unwashed.

Wigs
I hate them,
Oh boy! I loathe 'em

Don't start me on lifts
What lie
A cheap lie

You see, she got herself brand new twins
The ol' ones had deflated
These ones are real *******
What an illusion

Forget the hardware
I care about the software
Who you are on the  inside
That's who I wanna see

I sit here quietly, contemplating
Is there something I could have done differently
I sure hope it's not late in the day
Life starts at 40 they say
Mine seems to be collapsing around me
Everything seems to ache
My eyes are all blurry
The unseen enemy inside
Keen to take me down with heavy body shots
I soldier on as I should


How I would do with someone besides me now
It's an arduous ask
Weighs heavily on my shoulders
So much left undone
Many wishes and hopes
I need my full health to see them come true

I swallow a pill after another
I drop this meal
Oh can't have that too
How did it come to this
I don't want to be a wreck
I got to beat this
A lot is at stake
In the I hope I will enjoy a Steak.

I hope you are not planning to stay
Go away ,
Please close the door behind you
I want to be alone
I don't hate you, no way

You see am an addict
I enjoy my on company
I don't mind occasionally mingling
Quickly I seek to be alone
To go find peace and quiet

Treacherous friends
Meaningless conversation
Bland talks
Back stabbing
Oh ...yes choice of music
Are all to blame

I want to be alone
I will see you when I can
If I must
Time to close the blinds
I promise to wave when I see you next

I miss her , Oh God I do
Oh I miss her to the bone
She is my blood
My untold joy
Almighty keep her
Keep her 'til I see her

I've been away, many a mile
And it has been for a while
Since I saw her smile
Heavens know the bile
The misery heaped in pile
Hopefully this will end in a short while
Then I will see her smile
My daughter's smile

She lay awake beside him
Thoughts swirling her mind
The guilt, was consuming her very soul
She had slipped to deepest depths of shame
How does one recover from this

He slept soundly beside her
A hint of great satisfaction etched of his face
He had dreamed of this night a long time
He had preyed on her weakness
Without mercy exploited her generosity
Using charm, he exposed her vulnerability

Now what next,
She had bared her body and soul
Given everything
Now, she lay there without a thing in return
She could not keep him for herself
He isn't hers now, never was
Moments with Married man,
Are just a fool's gold.

Yesterday I was a foregone conclusion
Yesterday, my dreams faced a sunset
Yesterday I running on an empty tank
Yesterday the night came at noon
Yesterday, I walked on lonely road
Yesterday, no one gave me a prayer
It's a wrap they said
That was Yesterday

Hey , can you spare a moment
Am trying to find my way home
Am lost
My heart aches
My soul is empty
I need to be among my own

I drifted away
I went away to search for better life
Like the prodigal son
I was curious of what was out there
Now it is just chasing the wind
I sit here full of emptiness

Am a sailor lost in the high seas
With a broken compass
Hit with emotional storm
I pray for favourable winds
Am ready to sail home
Be with them
Those who bring meaning and warmth
Am going home
Am heart longs .

The old man's heart pained
He stared blankly into his phone
It had not rang for a long time
Days had turned into months
Since his son drove off in the middle of the night
He had not heard from him

He dared to question his son's love life
He tried to understand his boy's choice
Why would he want to move in with someone's wife
He prayed that he'll come to his senses

The young shouted and argued with his dad
He was in love and that's all that mattered
She was his world
All he ever wanted
Dad shook his head as he watched his boy disappear into the night
He started his truck , gone

The old man missed the days when they fished together
Times when sat cross each other around the camp fire
When he took his little boy to support the local team

Now he had become his own man
He did not need his dad to hold his hand anymore
This left his old man heartbroken
Not since he had lost his wife, had he felt like this
Losing his boy was too much to bear
He contemplated. It crossed his mind
But he said , just one more day
He might just come back .

Last evening in the bright lights
Danced well into the night
The vibe was right
No fuss no fight

Came home and had that slow grind
Anita Baker playing
Our bodies swaying to the rhythm
Quenching each other
Nothing else existed in our world
In the end ... there was no end
No one wanted an end

It is Saturday morning
The sun rays hit my eyes
Rolling over, there you're
You smile and snuggle up next me
I start having Ideas
You egg me on
I oblige

He's can smell it, it is familiar
He has been here before
He loved and lost
He lusted and was left flustered

What must a man do
When feelings come upon him
Like waves crashing in
When his heart is rocked with confusion

Went through a rollercoaster of emotions
From being infatuated
To utter disgust and contempt
That's what your heart does to you
What an unkind master
Leaves you Fed up , tired
And Everything in between

You are my double p
My pleasure and pain
With that I get my balance
Oh yes that life tolerance

My sweet and sour
All the different flavours
Like a rainbow
You bring all these different colours

My strength and weakness
Just you and no one else
Our union let God bless
Beside me , come stay

My new friends swear
They smoke
We share the devil's drink
They know no religion
They know kindness
They defend  their "own" unreservedly
They're my kinda people

My old friend friends
They Judged
They questioned
They believed in moral absolution  
There is heaven and hell they claimed
I call them Pharisees and Sadducess
They know the word but not the Deed

I like my new friends better
They practice the Word
Love Thy neighbour
They've never read it
Yet they know it
They have never seen the inside of a church
But God lives in them
They can't say the grace
Oh boy are the gracious in their Act
So what's your friend like

Do you want someone who rings your Devil's doorbell
Or one who leaves your heart yearning
One who makes wetter than the rain in a tropical forest
Or one who amazes you with deep conversations
One whose touch send electricity down your spine
Or one who remembers your birthday
You don't need to choose
I got you 😉

So you don't want to pick her calls
She needs to learn a lesson
So you take time to teach
She will never take you for granted again
You want to ensure
After all, attention is a woman's oxygen
They crave for it, beg for it
Deny her attention and she's in turmoil
It like leaving a child in the dark alone
It's frightening, uncomfortable

But if learns to use her other senses
The darkness dissappear
You will be in trouble man
Once she gets used to the solitude
It's addictive
She has no use for you
So be careful what you wish for
There will be a lesson served
But it could as well be for you
So stop self importance
***** please.

A horse bolts from the gates
From the saddle the jockey guides it
Together they work in a tandem
The crowd rises to its feet
The pace gathers
Surely they have this in the bag
Everthing seems to go plan
The gamblers cross their fingers
Others nervously chew on their nails
Now only the front three can win
Suddenly, it all comes to halt
A crushing ,harrowing stop
The horse had looked to the side
Rattled by the screaming crowds
Saw the other Jockey waving his stick
The other horses seemed too close
He lost focus ,he pulled up
Throwing the jockey off the saddle
He did not have any blinders on
He failed to keep his eyes straight
Because of this, many hopes were crashed
A certain win has become a tragedy
Such is life, we all need blinders
There are many distractions,
Especially from people who feel threatened
To get to prize , the mind must clear and focused
Like a horse our mind needs BLINDERS .

In silence I suffer
It seems to go on endlessly
It leaves me emotionally drained
Physically am a wreck
But I trod on
I will still keep at it
Even though the end is still not in sight

Every now and then when I hear her voice
Her excitement washes all the pain
Her smile numbs all the aches
She's full of life ,
A chat with her refuels me
She brings meaning to the suffering

She's my little girl
But she's more than that
She's my rock
Bring color to mind world
Makes the hard work worth it
The joy of providing for her
Makes me forget all the aches

With dark eyes, you stare at me
They pierce the soul
I can tell, you are raging inside
Because other day I did you *****
Your trust I betrayed
Now you can't find words
You avoid conversation
This kills me, in ways unimaginable
Say something
Don't just sit there,say something
Come let's fight, I beg

Like a trickling tap
That needs urgent attention
But it's the middle of night
Its freezing , but the sound won't go
Such is the urge to write the next poem
Fingers itch
To write the words that bewitch
Cast a spell
Give them words they can't spell
I watch mum's pride swell
You see she has been unwell
Where do the words come from
Deep inside they form
Once I get in the zone, bound
It takes a while to unbound
I dunno how long I have had it
It comes to me like a fit
All I want then, is raise my feet
Let creativity take control
Give them something to troll
I watch as their mouth foams
The hate comes in different

Can I ****** your mind
Disarm you with words
Make you go wild at the thought
Leave you in amazement and wonder
Yes I want to tickle your fancy
Engage you in a private show
Lead you into temptation
Hope in the end to turn you out

It's not an easy road
Many see the glamour and the glitter
And think it's a bed of rose
Who feels it knows
Lord help me sustain these blows
From the minute of birth you enter this earth
Obstacles in your way to overcome first
Throughout everyday they seem to get worse
Oh my God cast away this curse
Everybody is trying to make ends meet
Through every way the endeavor
Lord God you see it
No matter what the world may say on the street
Must have to survive, won't accept defeat
Now I'm weary, tired and dreary
Got no time to waste.

Am freezing I told her
She smiled
Can I come in
Sure, she said
I slid in
We both went ....uuuuh

She gave all she had and more
Sweat seemed to come out of every pore
She felt the betrayal in her core
She wondered why she did not see it before
Every piece of her being , he tore
She felt treated like a cheap ***
But in her, he's got himself a foe
Oh boy her soul is sore

Storms of emotional turmoil rocked her heart
She liked him from the outset,
When she started to know him
It seemed like blissful adventure at first
That trip that promised a lot
Suddenly it became a rollercoaster
Twists and turns, ups and downs
She seemed lost in all of it
Amazingly , he seemed calm
He was calm
How  could he manage this
He was driving this ship like a maniac
Taking random turns
Which was driving her mad 😠 😡
She asked to see the map,
Where are they headed , she queried
Where the wind takes us, he answered casually
She started to wrestle with her emotions
She was willing to abandon this trip
She needed her life back
Its no time for silly adventures
The time and place for that had gone
What she wanted is a plan and structure
Stability and Control
This ..whatever this is
Offered none , she felt
He looked at her with understanding
He was cut from a different cloth
He came from a different universe
He chose to look at life differently
Circumstances don't make him
They revealed who he is
He welcomed her to stay the course
But did not it insist
May be the great connection , wasn't a connection after all
It was just but a passing infatuation
A spark that threatened to start a inferno
But soon extinguished without a whiff of smoke
What a shame, all is left  is sense of wonder
Unfulfilled desire, unrealised wish
But then, Such is life.

Give 'em a show before you go
Don't always be bore
No, you don't have tomorrow
Today is your chance
Take a stance
Let's see how well you can dance

Winds of time drive everything
No one is allowed a break
Shoulders to the wheel
Soon the curtains are drawn
Some see their end, many don't
But the exact moment, nobody knows

What you have is now, today
Make that call and ask her out
Play your favourite music
I hate to remind you about death
But it is on your to do list
It is on your schedule

Can I get a beer, you bet
Oh yes I can vote
By all means I can go for a draft
It's has eons since I left school
All documents show am an adult
They will admit me in at local strippers

But, I have only attained age of reason
Now I understand seasons
That there are friendship levels
Now I appreciate solitude
I can say no without the need to explain
Oh I love my new age

Purity of intent drives me now
Not the fear of punishment
Or a dangling carrot
I see with so much clarity
Life is much simpler
Age of reason
You beaut,
Why did it take me so long to be here

Lead me into temptation
I am in the mood
For her fire to give some wood
I can tell she's ready to be ****
I don't want to be rude
But tonight I don't need an attitude
See I had a little drink
Yet I won't sleep a wink
I have been dying to be with her
For while I have been watching from afar
Just waiting for right time
To show her am worth her time

She walks elegantly
Oh she moves like ballerina
Like wild horse
She's free, untamed
Anyone who sees her is captured
She lingers on in the mind
Well after she has disappeared from sight
Many want her company
Want to keep her for themselves
It never happens
They all be left thirsty
Their bodies aching for her
Truthfully they can't handle her
Undenying beauty
Sharp wit and good sense of humour
But she wants a Stallion
Someone brave like a lion
If you want be a companion
Otherwise keep walking on

My empress
Heaven knows am deeply impressed
I can't wait
Tonight against you I want to press

Let's lose the crowds
Let me take you to the clouds
Its OK if you wanna be loud
Because tonight its you I wanna pound
Today your deepest secrets will be found

You seem unconcerned,
That leaves everyone else very concerned
Seem to go through life casually
Soon you'll  find yourself it's casualty
Do you know what everyone else knows not
Is there logic to your actions
You say there is no tomorrow
Why fill your heart with sorrow
All there is, is unending now
Time to enjoy life you vow
Nothing should be taken too serious
Not even yourself,hilarious
A man dies ,a rich man
A baby is born to a poor man
Life goes on
Why should keep the frown
None listens , they have their own cares
Your own troubles you'll have to bare
In the end ,that's  if there an an end
You'll only wish someone there's to befriend
Someone to share the humour
Someone who will ignore any rumour
One who live with you today
Like there is no other day
Together have that feeling
Happy-go-lucky feeling.

I gotta be me
What else can I be
That's all I know how to be
Sorry am not your usual cuppa tea
I know you wish for a different me
Sorry you are barking up a wrong tree
Keep walking and don't mind me
May be the other me you don't want to see
To disagree on this,we must agree
Like the wind let me be free
I gotta be me

I watch him grow everyday
A familiar feeling overcomes me
His stubborn attitude
Never lets an opportunity go
To say his mind
Appearing to know it all

Oh my son
I remember being just the same
I never understood why it frustrated many
But it equally impressed others
Now you're older
How wiser has my dad become

Dad , I wish you were here
Your grandchild is all grown
Making all the mistakes that I did
How did you manage it all
My conscience tells me don't be harsh
Could it be nature driving him on
Oh the sins of the Father.

Oh boy you got love 'em
Them majestic beasts
They don't have owners
They have servants

Loyalty, that's dog's ****
It's over rated
Them cats know better
They're their own masters

They scratch you 'til you love 'em
How can you not love the purring
Rub them right you might see tail wiggle
But don't get too excite  
Breaking hearts is what they

She lived a cross the road
After many years apart I hoped our paths would cross
I hang to hope like nun to a her cross
I walked down the street the other day,there she was
I hurried across , my heart quickly losing its rhythm
She chatted away happily with her pal,oh did not seem to note anyone else
I called her name, a lot of excitement in my voice
She turned around and looked startled,her smile disappeared
For a moment she did not seem to recall who I was, then it came to her
Still, she stood wondering what the excitement was about

What is life
Life is a caterpillar  turning into a butterfly
Life is the sound of a child's laughter
Life is the look  in thankful eyes
Life is the silence of guns
Life is the cry of new born baby
Life is redemption of an alcoholic
Life is the smile of the bride
LIFE IS HOPE

An addict trembles
He approaches a stranger and mumbles
Yesterday he had a bad tumble
He cares not , he just wants a sip

To some it makes them whole
Makes Some crawl into a hole
While others need it to do their role
But who gave us alcohol

A mum cries, she has lost her young son
A young career never blossoms in the sun
Churches urge the youth the bottle to shun
Contemptuous they are ,its time to have fun

Lovers toast their wine glasses
The industry employes the masses
The government collects its taxes
To be honest alcohol is not all about losses

What a teacher
How I wish I could reach ya
I need a guide right now
Am lost in the sea of emotions
How I could do with your presence

Dad, sickness and death conspired
With no pity, dragged you away
We fought, we tried
God knows we did
You did put a good fight as well
In the end you lost
Lost a good fight

Now I sit here with a blank stare
I long for your stories
Wherein, a lesson lay
I got to trod on
With unsure steps
Chart my way through life
Knowing you're no longer here
But your words will light my way

Like the Little Simba in the Lion King movie
I stare blankly, confused and pained
As voices of doubt engulf me like wild fire
Then I hear a calming voice
A reassuring voice saying
"Stay calm child,this is a cycle of life
I've run a good race , I've kept faith
Now ... Go on and give life a good go
Enjoy moments and make lasting memories."

Dad ... Thank you.
I mumble.

Tell me a story
Grip me like a vice
In imagination
Let me see the world through your eyes
Through your words
Let your emotions reveal
I want to journey with you
Tell me
Am listening
I intend to judge not
Let me move my chair closer
Switch off the television
You have me
Tell me
Don't suffer alone
Share that joke
Whatever it is
I want to be in your world
Tell me YOUR STORY

They say it about the governors and the governed
The voters and the elected
But there is more to it
Its about health care
Its about the future generation
The single mom who is watching
The graduate who has dreams
The soldier waiting his command
Besides the rhetoric
There are real people
People whose life literally depends on what policy is implemented
A man sees his business savings go up in smoke
Yet another family loses their home
Politics affects real issues
It should be about opportunities
A fair crack at it
That's what good politics should provide for everyone
A way to achieved dreams
A law enforcement system that does not discriminate
Where every ballot counts at the election
Where winners are embraced
Where lovers are gracious
Why the vile
Why the hate
Just because "your person " lost
Does it have to be *****
Let's take a minute and think of have not
The Vets and the marginalised
Let think of everyone's well being
Let clean the politics

Together...what a feeling
What binds us
Is it love
Is it fear of being apart
I love her
She loves me...I think
Why then do we do this
Subject each other to untold pain
Why
She tolerates me
No she loves me unconditionally
I got to stop this
What is that I need to do
She knows me well
I care
I love her
Its just that..I dunno how to act right
I seem to take her for granted
I dont mean to
She means a world to me
Oh boy I love her
Someone please tell her that
Am sorry for my inconsiderations
For all the disappointments
For letting her down
I love her
Please let her know
She's my world

There's no one else in the world but us
Everything else seems a world away
Let me ****** your heart
Fill your mind with imagination

Let's give in to this craving
Let my touch leave your spine tingling
A yearn for that lasting feeling
That thirst which needs quenching
I see fire in your eyes
These are flames of desire
You are trembling with eagerness
Candle light flickers
Your perfume engulfs me
It's time , I make my move.

Put some amount on the side
The taxman will sure come for it
Pick your grave site
Know this, no one gets out alive
Guard your heart jealously
Some will seek to break it
Enjoy solitude
Not all company is well meaning
Trod on lonely road
It will give you time to appreciate  nature
Enjoy the joyful bird songs
Sing and dance to all kinds of music
It heals the heart

Like a trickling tap
That needs urgent attention
But it's the middle of night
Its freezing , but the sound won't go
Such is the urge to write the next poem
Fingers itch
To write the words that bewitch
Cast a spell
Give them words they can't spell
Where do the words come from
Deep inside they form
Once I get in the zone, am bound
It takes a while to unbound
I dunno how long I have had it
It comes to me like a fit
All I want then, is raise my feet
Let creativity take control
Give them something to troll
I watch as their mouth foams
The hate comes in different forms

She missed the days when he made her toes curl
Those days when his touch started a firestorm
His whisper made her wetter than a rain forest
He's the one who made her feel like a woman
Like musical composer , he knew to hit all the right notes

That's was then
All that remains now is echos of emptiness
Desolace abound
Her heart aches and longs
If only she turn hands of time
Just for moment to be with him
He is gone now

Memories is all she got to hold on to
She got more than many get in 3 lifetimes
She traded chaos for peace
Adventure for serenity
Wild *** for a book
This is after she realised he could not be tamed
He's a free spirit, a wild spirit
She could not keep up
She thirsted for something different
A slow pace
A moment for sanity
That is when
She walked way

Sibling
Bound by blood
You are my mother's child
Family
We are Supposed to be close
But we are not
We view life differently
We are not friends
We have nothing in common
But blood
They say it's thicker than water
I reckon you will spill the last drop water
Rather than give it to my thirsty ***
Mum cries at thought of our differences
Where did she go wrong
May be it's not her
She did her bit
It is what it is
We should agree to disagree
You did not choose me nor did I you
We are bound by genes
Fate,that's what to blame

It's been a little while
Since my heart had a smile
I was full of bile
Some of them around me were vile
They let their hate for me pile
Oh boy they knew how to rile

Now things begin to turn
Their stomachs start to churn
They want to go on a run
I got a torch, am ready to burn
Where is the urn

They will be no need to weep
What they sow, they'll reap
I see them fall into holes so deep
They wander into the nights so dark
I know out there demons lark

She gets all excited when we get together
She tells me she gets butterflies in her tummy
Personally methinks its just Gas
With time it will Pass.

Life is a caterpillar  turning into a butterfly
Life is the sound of child's laughter
Life is the look in thankful eyes
Life is the silence of war guns
Life is the cry of new born baby
Life is redemption of an addict
Life is the smile of the bride
Life is the colours of spring
Life is Parent's Not burying Children

What if your dreams came true
Will you be ready
What if your fears went away
Will you appreciate adventure
What if all money lost value
Will you still be rich
What if the night never came
Will you miss the moon and stars
What if a loved one had to go
Will you let them