Write IN Verse

In the history of mankind wars have always been fought They continue to go on till date till victory is sought It's when one group of people attack another The reasons are often hate and intolerance together What happens when your own cells start attacking you Ah! Such is the sad case of auto immune diseases Your own body decides to attack you For you have so much pent up hate And negativity That the body turns on itself Instead of on sick cells You start a war on yourself!

Everything comes with an expiry date Like tinned peaches That friendship that is on its last legs That lover who is always at the door wondering which side of it he belongs Those tired attempts at small talk Or those vile toxic relationships you have With those supposedly close to you Those are the worst of all For you let yourself believe they know the inner you Only for you to feel violated Better to cut them loose For if they can't be faithful They can be nothing

What happened? Cat got your tongue? Your usual verbal diarhhaea Is replaced by a taciturn silence Every effort of mine to be civil and polite Is met with a rude if not insulting monosyllable Do understand that it is only so many times That I will try to keep the conversation going Before I totally give up on this dried up riverbed Of a relationship and call it a day.

The day I realized that most of the burdens I shoulder Are not really mine to carry Is the day I set my heart truly free And felt the fresh taste of liberty Kiss my face,  brush past my arm Content in the knowledge that no more will anyone Do me anymore harm I felt nestled in a coccoon Of love, which was denied To me by vultures Emptying their burdens Onto my back And leeching out my blood Much like parasites Now that I've lifted the shackles off me I'm able to enjoy the view from here And it's magnificent Life is bounteous I'm more blessed than most And I thank the heavens above for it all.

Here's my lousy poem for you I only do it coz I care And I have the time to stand and stare I certainly don't expect it to trend It is more likely to blend In with the noise I'm sure it lacks the poise To stand out from the crowd Than make my parents proud But it is what it is And I dedicate it to you My fb friends so true!

I remain a tiny particle of life In the vastness of the universe that can create magic or delve into the depths of despair the choice I realize is mine But this is a duality That i constantly face Without quite embracing one or the other The magic lasts for just seconds While despair, aeons.

When day breaks, I'm in bed, Sleeping in, snug and warm, I wake up late, Spend my time Writing, colouring, texting Facebooking and Reading books Checking out videos, News Tidbits And just like that As I finish my dinner The blanket of night falls over me. The sounds of crickets Can be heard from the trees. As I prepare for another long Dreamless night

I’m not all sunshine and light I do have a dark side That’s where I go When I have something to brood about Dark thoughts Bad memories Of an ugly kind Do pervade my mind And weigh me down But when I let it out Through the written word I feel calmed down And experience Catharsis Of the best kind.

You cradled me against your bosom When I was a wee babe But those memories are lost in life's daze And I spent my adolescence fighting with you Coz those were years that I didn't have a clue It was in my twenties That we grew close I understood the sacrifices you made For me to live a better life and succeed more No one will believe how much you've done for me Except maybe my father Who's done equally The two of you are so dear to me And I will love you forever more, That's a guarantee

Four years have passed  Since you claimed to like me back Only now it dawns on me For the millionth time How easy it is for you to lie Coz a lie costs you nothing But for me it costs me my emotions And four years of my life.

What's overrated Is the entire human race I'll always maintain It's the four-footed fur kids That are our saving grace! Oh to behold a little kitten or pup With its whiskers and furry ears Hold sway over us For years to come. There's no better medicine For an aching heart Than a delightful little creature That'll envelop us with love

Irritation prickles on my skin like cactus thorns Frustration with myself at rushing to another's aid When I'm sure they wouldn't so much as bat an eyelid To see me in pain No wonder I'm a misanthrope People are all about themselves alone And I feel over extended, under appreciated and annoyed A host of negative feelings that bound up in me Like bubbles in a balloon Bursting when coming into contact with another I must calm down This unreasonable tirade must reduce To naught Until it is replaced by a sense of peace For that the best policy would be to mind one's own business And avoid people completely.

Words sit on the tip of my tongue Not quite rolling off as they normally would Coz I'm trying to weigh them Instead of having them flung Upon you like a sheet of water You looking meek Like a lamb at slaughter I just couldn't do it anymore Coz I knew it tore The very fiber of your being And for me it was just a matter Of avoiding a scene

Drown out the noise that surrounds us Immerse yourself in the deepest part of you The part that the world calls a heart And yet to you is just another Name for yet another portion of your body Like your hands, feet, or duodenum But receives far more significance Of being human than the rest Is it really deserved or Just a romanticised notion Born of poets and writers Who claim love and passion When it's just a fist-sized organ That pumps blood.

Blue is for the lust you stoke up  every time you come near me Orange is for the gluttony I feel  each time I think of you Greed is what I feel when  everything turns yellow like the sun It's sloth I experience when  I'm lazing around and having fun. And the sky goes a pale shade of blue Just a lighter hue My wrath is like none other And knows no bounds It's red like your marital bed I've learned to contain my envy though Which could get green Must also reign in my pride Which is the royal shade of purple!

Going over to the dark side  was never this easy Just a slip from the pedestal You placed me on Was enough to get me falling into the dismal Depths of hell And all the warning I'd given you that I hate being placed high Met with your blank stare All you needed to know Was that I like being me Liked being Embraced for being human With my numerous flaws and indignities

Scar tissue on my bones Scrape it off when I'm older Lying on my tendons And my nerves, it's getting colder. My heart was once warm But now it's like a boulder Hard and stony A bit bony To suit the frozen shoulder

There's such a thing as a toxic friendship  That's filled with one-upmanship I must say I have no time for this For I have my own hobbies, And things to keep busy with So frenemies listen up You're just one step away From being a full blown-enemy anyway!