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African Diva | Don Beukes - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

African Diva | Don Beukes

I am the legend of millennia,
My story still epically riddled with fear,
At the dawn of time
my worth rather sublime,
My gift to man painfully a divine crime,
Instinct and intuition
my lifetime ambition,
Abused and violently misused,
Glorified in fiction,
Laws of man and land could not break me,
Even through their scarlet imprints,
They did not see
my earthly connection,
Created by atomic friction,
My universal appeal
causing global contradiction,
I am still a pulsating life-giving force,
Witness to senseless and devouring
devastating wars.
My legacy will be historically
murmured forever,
I am and always will be,
African Diva.

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Amour | Ajise Vincent - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

Amour | Ajise Vincent

Tonight, I’ll pour out my inky passion
on these thirsty pages of love
so they can convey my emotion
to the core of your thought.
Tonight, let me go back to time immemorial
and chew on the reminiscent of your smile
that inspired my heart crust
and made me a persona of sweet tingles.
Tonight, let me stare into oblivion
wishing I could capture the sky
and pluck a emollient star
to be presented to you anytime you made a wish.
Love, I am baptised by your care.
soaked by your understanding.
for you gave me your heartbeat
when I cracked mine on the rock of selfishness.
Lo! Like the law of demand,
as the price of time fades
my quantity for you basks higher.
Let us forever be in affection.
soar the mercies of peace with caution.
Till death do us path. No division.

Tomorrow | Edna Faulkner - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

Tomorrow | Edna Faulkner

Memories are the mainstay of old age
When your friend through life has passed away
Nothing can replace the touch, the smile, the
understanding that helps you through the day
How I miss the unspoken feelings of love and care
that say I’m here and you are not alone
I’m like an alien in a familiar world
looking on but feeling I’m not there
Time passes by – slowly by day but quickly by year
not doing anything to ease the loneliness and pain
I fill my days as best I can and smile and laugh
so no-one knows sometimes I feel insane!
They say it is best to have loved and lost, how do they know
It is thirteen years of heartache and sorrow
when oh when will it be less – they always say tomorrow
TOMORROW NEVER COMES!!!

I Miss Me | Blanca Alicia Garza - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

I Miss Me | Blanca Alicia Garza

I want you to get lost… I need to find her.
I don’t need you back… I need her back.
I don’t miss you at all… I miss her so much.
I’m not crying for you… I’m crying for her.
I don’t miss your smile… I miss her laughter.
I don’t miss your face… I miss her sweet smile.
I want to bring her back to life… I miss her so much.
I want her back… I want me back.

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