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Dru Feb 2022
Yesterday I went to our old pub
The one we used to sit by the window
I had my usual
Saw the same old faces
They played the the same music
Everything was familiar
But one thing was missing...You
You were not next to me
That's when I realised
Am slightly hung over you.
Dru Jul 2021
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 .
Dru Aug 2022
She touched me with a Lover's stroke
I gasped for air, my heart raced
Electricity down my spine
She looked deep into my eyes
As she dropped her last clothes
Waves of longing hit me
It was swim or sink
Dru Nov 2024
Promises are a comfort to a fool
Mama advised
And yet that's all the boy has
Promises ... Promises of forever together
Music to her young ears
Nothing else matters
In the end, Premium tears will be shed
Me
Dru Sep 2020
Me
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
Dru Aug 2020
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
Dru Jan 2021
I told her she's my mojo
But she wants us to keep it on the low low
You see for a while I wanted her to ******* Lolo
I first she asked me her insta to follow

Finally the day came,  I wore my polo
I knew I had to smell great
So it was time for Yolo
Yes, I had planned a treat
Dru Mar 2021
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
Dru Apr 2021
I come to you at dawn
Oh source of my strength
I turn to you in hope
Asking you guide my step
For the climb is steep
Light my way and lighten my burden
I plead


Yesterday's hopes linger on
But today reveals its promise
Time to lace my boots
Yes, I need to soldier on
Yesterday is gone
Tomorrow is not mine
All I have is now, today

Grant me clarity of mind
Let not my spirit be broken
Show me my limits
Let me exploit my strengths
At the end of the day
When I lay on my bed tonight
Even when I be weary and beaten
My heart will sing
For you walked with me today
Dru May 2021
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.
Dru Jan 2021
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
Dru Apr 2022
Don't look for too long
It will make your heart long
And that would be wrong
Because to one do I belong

You can't keep me for yourself
I am a journeyman  
Am different things to different people
A breeze to some, a tornado to another
Don't try to contain me.
Am No one's.
Dru Mar 29
Very empty
A void
No pulse, No beat
My heart is without life or feeling
Thanks to you

When I first saw you
Dum dum dum 🤪
My heart went like a african drum
I saw colours for the first time,
My feet developed a rhythm

Now that you've gone,
Everything is eerie
My heart is cold
A frozen landscape
And.... you did this 👏
Dru Apr 2021
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.
Dru Apr 2021
Talk is cheap
Everyone can afford to say something
Few people mean what they say
Even less are willing stand by their words
One philosopher advised
Say less than necessary
Leave people guessing
Know the facts before commenting
Choose response over reaction
After all we given one mouth and two ears
Talk less and listen more
Because what you utter, you already know
Listen and you might learn something new
Dru Feb 2022
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
Dru Nov 2020
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
Dru Aug 2020
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
Dru Apr 2021
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
Dru Dec 2024
Pulls you in, lets you down
On your face, a  frown ☹️
In sad feelings you drown
Left in tears 😢
Drained and miserable you seem
But you knew all to well
Your empty pockets, crippled you
With no financial muscle
Your love claims had no leg to stand on
Now trudge on, find a pond to swim in
Leave the wild seas to the Sharks 🦈
Dru Aug 2020
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
Dru Sep 2024
Little did she know
She believed I was not watching
My face was turned the other way
She kept giving him the cookie
Little did she know I had a lazy eye
Dru Nov 2020
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
Dru Dec 2022
The year is 1993
I heard Eric Donaldson " traffic jam"
I was hooked

1996 .. My first collection
King Lion Sounds
Bob Marley anniversary
I was Sold

Then I discovered
Buju Banton, Alton Allis
Lila Ike, Sister Nancy
Everything

Gimme Ska , Mento ,
Reggea ,! Ragga
How what a feeling!
Religious experience!
Dru Nov 2021
It goes on and on, no end seems in sight.
It is peaceful. It's lonely.
There will be no river to cross.
Oh yes, no bridges to burn.Lovely.
No one has gone fore. Uncharted.
Time to leave a trail.
Let them who follow hail your bravery.
The road winds, lot of twists and turns.
There will be no one to offer a sip of water.
There will be no place to lay your head.
You will have to enjoy your own company.
Thoughts will fill your mind.
Whatever you do, don't lose your mind.
Keep going, soon you will find your destiny.
Yes, you don't seem to know where it is.
All you know is, what you need to find.
Enjoy the scenery along the way.
Listen to birds sing, stop watch the sunset.
A distract from the perils of your travels. Finally when get to see what your heart searcheth
Behold your journey will end
Everything will make sense
Trod on, may your heart not fail
Dru Jun 2021
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
Dru Oct 2020
Don't look for too long
Lest your heart will long
You know that would be wrong
It will leave your heart with a sad song
Sleepless nights will be your company
Just because you saw what she denied many
She left you craving for her honey
At times I think she's a phoney
Maybe to be with her you need the money
Boy better walk away
Otherwise your heart will lead you astray
You know with you she'll not stay
In the end you'll have no say
Dru Nov 2020
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.
Dru Mar 16
Why are you so craven
Behind excuses you hide
Recklessly, you abdicate responsibility
Bite me,you say
What a coward, what a disappointment
If only,
If only your parents had .....
Dru Jan 2021
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
Dru Oct 2021
She went " deeper"
I responded "tighter"
Long pause
Then Nuthin'.
Dru Oct 2020
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
Dru Sep 2020
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
Dru Aug 2021
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 😉
Dru Aug 2022
****** the mind
The body will follow
Convince
Don't confuse
And In your love they shall wallow
Dru Oct 2020
She was in troubled waters
She could not keep her head up
She fought
She was in despair
She asked if I could be her bridge
She cried, she begged
Yes, I said
I will be her bridge over the troubled waters
I will save her
Save her from the abusive relationship
Save her from emotional turmoil
But I always knew she'll walk off
Once she feels safe
No one stays on the bridge
I still did it.
I chose to be her bridge
I let her use me.
Dru Sep 2024
She was in troubled waters
She could not keep her head up
She fought
She was in despair
She asked if I could be her bridge
She cried, she begged
Yes, I said
I will be her bridge over the troubled waters
I will save her
Save her from the abusive relationship
Save her from emotional turmoil
But I always knew she'll walk off
Once she feels safe
No one stays on the bridge
I still did it.
I chose to be her bridge
I let her use me
Dru Aug 2022
The Palestinian boy looks over yonder in pain and simmering anger
Over the hills a soldier watches his every move
While protecting a land grabber, a "returning owner"
Where does his deliverance come from
PLO ? UN ? HAMAS ? ARAB NATIONS
They can care less
What happened to freedom he ponders
He lost his childhood friend to a ******'s bullet
Like Abel's blood was spilled by his kin
Ishmael's progeny have stained the ground with their blood
Wailing goes on unceasing
The value of a Life has never been so little
Dispensable, easily done away with
But Jannah awaits and Unto his hands, my spirit I commit
The boy mutters silently as he makes his way to another funeral.
Dru Dec 2020
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
Dru Mar 2021
The young man was difficult and irascible they claimed
Like the pits of hell, he was always fired up
His eyes gazed with intent and focus
He sought trouble or may be it always found him
He chose to live on the edges of the community
To them he was dreg of society

Unknown to them, life had dealt him a bad hand
No family to call his own
Push away from every place he tried to call his own
The streets had hardened him
Life had made a fighter
He was no longer a push over
He wanted respect
He demanded it
With quick wit and faster hands
No one dared to go, toe to toe, with him

He kept his own company
But he always he remembered those who did good by him
For those who did otherwise,
They had a broken jaw to nurse
All he ever wanted, was a fair shot at life
Dru Nov 2021
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.
Dru Aug 2023
The little girl looked at her mom
She wrapped her little arms around her
She seemed unwell constantly
Always going to hospital
Her mom tried to stay calm but tears rolled freely

The little girl's dad was in a foreign country
He's been gone for many a year now
He always rang and checked on them
But the girl's mom was her world
Now she was stricken

Her Dad was in a dilemma
Whether to come back and look after his family
Or stay and make money they desperately needed
Money they needed for his wife's treatment

The little girl always said a sincere prayer
A simple request to God
That her mom be well again
Her parents joined her quietly
With solemn hearts
They also hoped for a miracle
Just for little girl's sake
May she enjoy her mom's company a little longer
May be a lot longer
Because at moment, it felt like the walls are closing in
Dru Sep 2022
Did I mention I hate democracy
I do.
I have bled in the elections
Hemorrhaging uncontrollably
Lost left, lost right
Oh these wild dogs
They came in packs

I won't acknowledge the winner
The game was skewed in their favor
I appealed, to court I turned
They swatted me away
My case had no merit, they stated
I remain here pained

My supporters wail about the injustice
This is one too many
When will morning come
The night is long
And am a poor loser , A sore loser
Dru Sep 2022
Me
Troubled
The unread book
A man of many faces
Quiet.Loud
Extrovert.Shutted
Sinful.
Spiritual.
Overall a soul seeking self
A man on a journey
A man with troubled past
A man with expectations
A man who wants control
To control his own mind
His demons to bind
A man who seeks internal peace
To settle the troubled spirit
Find a way to do what's good
Good by himself and those he loves
He goes to bed tonight with hopes
That tomorrow brings better tidings
Soon he'll be smiling
Looking back how the day was
Wondering why he ever had a fuss.
Dru Sep 2023
Tell me Baba
Tell me about the Nakba
I see the Women Wailing and in Angst
Bitterness and Sorrow Unending
Tell me about the Nakba

Who did What and Why
Tell me about the Nakba
The ground remains thirsty
Thirsty for blood of our youth
How much more do we have to endure
Tell me about the Nakba

I see Keys, everyone is holding a Key
Tell me about Nakba
Baba, where are all the doors, the homes
Show me Deir Yassin, Show me my Village
Why is everyone quiet , say something
Tell me about the Nakba
Dru Sep 2024
She looked lovingly into his young eyes
It was a fluttering infatuation
She had forgotten this old feeling
Her heart flickered like an old lamp
That is what years of  loneliness  does to one

She had finally found strength to go out again
That's when she met the young man
He held her hand and wiped her eyes
He was godsend
He told her stories and they walked in park together
They grew close,
A bond was forming
In his company, food tasted better
She started swaying to music again
Their chats and walks were healing her
But she still had moments when fear gripped her

She kept reminding him
Her heart was an old piano
Broken and unused
She requested he be gentle with it
It needed mending
Tears welled from her eyes often
The youngin always wrapped her in his arms
'I got you', he would whisper tenderly
Dru Apr 2021
She looked lovingly into his young eyes
It was a fluttering infatuation
She had forgotten this old feeling
Her heart flickered like an old lamp
That is what 25 years of miserable marriage does to one
She had finally found strength to walk away from it
That's when she met the young man
He held her hand and wiped her eyes
He was godsend
He fed her cat and walked her dog
They grew close,
A bond was forming
In his company, food tasted better
She started swaying to music again
Their chats and walks were healing her
But she still had moments when fear gripped her
She kept reminding him
Her heart was an old piano
Broken and unused
She requested he be gentle with it
It needed mending
Tears welled from her eyes often
The youngin always wrapped her in his arms
'I got you', he would whisper tenderly
Dru Aug 2020
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
Dru Mar 2021
Being by herself, that's all she has known
Dad was never there, mum left
They had their own demons to deal with
They struggled with the bottle and other ills
She never missed their love
How can you miss what you never had

She's an adult now
She has a lot of friends or are they really
A job to keep her going
She is miss independent now
Did I mention she's got a boyfriend
Yes, they are inseparable

Soon she might want to be a parent
Is she equipped to succeed at it
I wonder aloud
Or is she doomed from the go
She's has no point of reference
Nor does she have any ready support from mum
Simply, she might be walking in the darkness

Would it be fair to judge her parenting skills
Especially, if she makes mistakes while trying
What is role of one generation preparing the next
Are parents obliged to train and prepare their children for life challenges
If yes , what about orphans
Where do they turn to

Anyways, I sit here and wish her well
Many with similar stories have succeeded
She'll prolly do it.
Afterall, she has made it adulthood
She will be alright , I reckon
Dru Nov 2024
I wear a youngman clothes no more
It is Friday night and am tucked in at 10 pm
Quiet music please am reading a book
I have lost a few friends recently
No, dropped a few friends
I now enjoy a small circle, no fuss

Yes, my knees creak at times
I can't go long without a need to leak
The wear and tear is clear
Luckily, the mind is still clear
I dread when it will turn foggy
How time humbles
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