The Coward

This poem was inspired by a traumatic experience when I was physically attacked in my own home by my nephew, my sister’s son. He managed to convince everyone that I had provoked the attack, which was a complete lie. This led me to write this poem to expose his cowardice. The Coward   The coward…

Another Love

Another love. Why did my baby die, Why did she have to go and make me cry? Another love, a sweet delight, another lonely evening tonight. Another loss, another pain, another picture that I will frame. Another experience, another end, another sadness that I can’t pretend. Another year passes by; I get through the days…

Awake

    Awake. Riding around in my automobile, I don’t have any money to buy a meal.   I don’t have shoes to cover my toes or a scarf to cover my nose.   I don’t have a hat to cover my head, and I don’t have a blanket to cover my body when I…

Antidepressants

Antidepressants.   Antidepressants are such a depressant that they take away your will to live.   We visit the doctor for the very first time, and he tells us that antidepressants will bring us no harm.   But they don’t tell you what you will learn later when you want to come off, and they…

God

God     God, The Creator, made the Sun, Stars and the Moon in a giant glass balloon. Separating the waters from the waters above and below and creating a beautiful setting upon the seashore. God created the birds and the bees, the animals and trees; God created all of these. God created nuts, roots,…