I like men who impress me Lots of women like them I am sacrificial in what I want Forthright in what I need I like only him He is egotistical He has power by way of his intelligence or pursuit Lots of women like him He likes lots of women He does not know how to be a man and be with me. Poems for 72 Days, Poem 11 Inspired by Warsan Shire - Excuses For Why We Failed at Love
To the beautiful woman whose walk resembles the faithful elegance with which the moon chases the sun at dusk You who sees in companionship depth unbound, fearless in love You who gift your prized possessions like the sinning woman her alabaster jar of perfume at Jesus's feet You will love again. Today, the moon, the brilliant moon, has set again Disappeared You are frustrated, it pains again The faint of heart tell you that love no longer exists "Where did the moon go for it has set?, they question again Love promised a lifetime, they opine again You consider again, why the swooning eyes that used to tend to you no longer watch Betrayal tetters - the spiritual boils of unsurpassed and unrequited understanding, your compromising, your forgiveness You are going to be alone again The thought is tiring and unforgiving Today. In some time, Love past the horizon, you will love again, And again And again. Love will excite you again The thought of intimate em...
A call from many a women to their mothers To healing, to forgiveness; how to not be a “tragedy of your experiences”; how to get it back I am here tomorrow, gone today I am equal, yet still not free I left in search of more though much is here I am in a garden of spirits In need of the art your work makes, as is my fate Last I remember my soul was being hauled into a grand hall A dilemma not to be shared, I revealed without much thought Months later, as though you knew, I would fall So much is here but I have left in search of more My heart yearns for that one missed call Mother I write only what I recall When he beat you, slapped you, cursed your ways, your taste, and the food you make, you got on your knees and crawled He would sleep with other women, use your money, drink his tail ends off, and you surprisingly kept true to yours I watched, they watched, and as he got more possessive, with time you fought Eventually after many near attempts of...
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