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a whisper of familiarity
a hint of deja vu
and undetectable scent
in a room full of roses
this is how i know you

at the bottom of every breath
at the end of every heartbeat
miniscule moments
of absolute serenity
this is how i know you

faceless throughout a dream
the tune i can't quite place
the lingering warmth
after an unexpected nap
this is how i know you

the peace underlying chaos
the hope that pushes despair
the truth that hides
in misconception
this is how i know you

the thread that ties the then to now
the link between before and after
the love that makes me
who i am meant to be
This,  is how i know you
4314
Paint my screen with love.
By virtual osmosis, perhaps I shall smile
4314
one stroke senryu
Fed upon your metaphors
        like a zombie's lust for blood
howl'd at the moon in your
            verbose verbiage's alliteration
piece by piece, like Frankenstein's
              monster you conjur'd me whole
  ****** out the guts and laid me
         flat in ghostly passages twisted cravings
  dwelling 'tween light and darkness
         assimilated in your inky draft
   dancing amuck within your tangled webs
       just the other side of nightmare's exposure
drinking in the sea of your heaving tidal steamers
           punch drunk in phantasmal's obsession
high voltage flipped me over like an abstract
               Dali painting's w*e
  I come away ghastly satiated,
              macabre though it may seem
  thrills and spills in every tempting morsel
            of affecting poetry's sinful appetite
You gave me two
Yes! Your two *******!
And I suckled at will
Till my teeth got in the way
Parting me
From your protective *****
Against infant wills!

Patiently, you led me
Through my first tears
Through my first smiles
Through my first steps
Through my first words
Teaching me by example
To love, respect and trust!

No words can convey
The values you've bestowed
The sacrifices you've made
The pain you've endured
Your love, can no woman mimic
And though boys have become men
To you, a child I'll remain!*


© Raphael Uzor
Happy Morhers' Day mom! Love you to bits!!!
Why does sleep haunt me
Only when I want to pray,
**Then and ONLY then!?!
It vanishes immediately afterwards. I think it's the enemy. Lord help me!
I ran out in shock
Trembling, praying it was a dream
Hoping I'd wake up
From this heart-wrecking news
But I didn't!

For she was lying there
Broken to pieces!
But in place of physical fracture
Her ribs creaked from extreme laughter!
And instead of tears from pain
Her tears were red from joy
As I hugged the life out of her
Thanking God with a sigh of relief.

It's April Fools' Day
And I'd just been fooled!*


© Raphael Uzor
Easy on the pranks, remember things can go wrong.
"They got...
Sick and tired
Of being...
Sick and tired!"
10w Coined from Fannie Lou Hamer's quote
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