Paint my eyes with hues of purple.
Cake my lips in black.
Dye my hair blue and call me a maniac.
Tie a rose to my neck, the colour of blood shall do.
Thick black eyeliner is far overdue.
I'm not terribly depressed.
I just enjoy the peace found in death.
I'm not that messed up.
Yet stories of torture are so beautiful and dark.
I love a haunting piano-based tune.
But screaming is just as elegant too...

I'm a teen
And not a thing
I'm eighteen
Doesn't mean you should compare me to eight things

I'm not a thing you can easily dispose
Cos your naked secrets, I'll surely expose
Don't look at me like someone who's suffering from boredom
Cos I'll suprise you with my too much wisdom

Never look down on the age
You'll never be able to handle that age's knowledge
Afterall, age is just a number
So, wake up from your slumber

I'm not a toy
Which when bored, it's company you'll enjoy
I'm a precious gold
That can never get old

For the last time
I'm a teen
And not a thing

               -🖋️©️®️ Mbah Prosper Chimburuoma (poetic librarian)
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#prospadpoetess

If I die now
Will I still be in your heart?
Or will my memories join me to leave this Earth?

If I die now
Will my tales of victory be told?
Or will they end at my casket of gold?

If I die now
Will I hear the word
"I wish she was still in this world!"

If I die now
Will all my positivity
Be covered up by my negativity?

If I die now
I know I'd forever never feel this world's cold
But will I be laid to rest in a casket of gold?

       - Mbah Prosper Chimburuoma
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WHY SMOKE?

Why smoke?
When all it does is make you choke
Wouldn't it be better you drink coke?
Than for you to ever smoke

Why smoke?
Why all it does is make you broke
Broke so that you can't even afford coke
Why then do you still smoke?

Why smoke?
Even when the society says it's bad
And sometimes it makes you mad
And then you won't recognize who's your dad

Why smoke?
When it makes you ill
Ill and bring lots of bills
Without you even smoking to your fill

Why smoke?
Wouldn't it be better you buy meat pie
Or eat fish pie?
But instead, you chose to die

       - Mbah Prosper Chimburuoma
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