Love Bites

Love Bites

A mean.
I wasn't ready
yet.
But that did not matter
to you.
It's true what they say - 
well I am not sure what they say -
but your love bites 
left my grasping through blue veins.
I thought lots of pleasure
mixed with a little pain
would be my gain.
But no one said 
you would aim for the vein
and drain
all of me again and again.
I know your're excited
to be finally released
but why tear piece by piece?

Next time, 
I'll be ready
next time I will gain
a pound of your flesh
So you are contained
until you are trained.

i said i love you

i said i love you

i said i love you
but not how strong
right now 
i love you
but not all the day long.

must i lie
pretend to be shy
and give you a teddy
for you to wear on your sleeves? 

i said i love you 
but not that much
to give up and flush
all of my dreams
as small as they seem
to follow your highlight reel.

I said I love you
take it or leave
to make room then
for someone who believes.

Umoja

Umoja

I am Umoja
Tall and strong
will you take my hand
and danc my dance
all the day long?
I am steel
linked chaines
unbreakable
undefeated
because I stand unshakeable.

I cannot be fashioned
by human hands,
broken or molded,
for I am made
to outlast them all.
watch me collect each flower
breathe new life
and make their strive
happily
to colour their world
with beauty and goodness.

I am Umoja
and so are you.

Pretty Words

Pretty Words

Pretty words
are a dime a dozen
and they quckily lose their shine.
They bolster the ego
but offer nothing tangible
but misguided plastic shrines.
Pretty words
deceive the mind
trap you in a time
when you were in your prime
but no more.
Pretty words
fill an empty void
and makes you empty
when that decoy is destroyed
by reality.
Pretty words
are just pretty
now
they linger for a while
then blow away with time.