Poetry

1. FOREVER

Forever is
In every moment,
In every breath
In every thought,
In every word
Forever is
In every second,
In every minute
In every hour,
In every day


Forever is the commitment
That we will ALWAYS be together

Forever will be
In the breeze that comforts when we’re apart
In the rose’s scent that warms our hearts
In our uniqueness that bring a spark
In our memories that take us back

Forever is
In the laughter
In the tears,
In the joys
In the fears

Forever is the commitment
That we will in ALL WAYS
And ALWAYS
Be together,
In spite of the weather…

By Naomie "Ngozi" Grandison



2. OUR DREAMS

Our Dreams,

Our Dreams desolate and suspended in air

 like the limp body of a man hanging

Our Hope,

Our Hope lynched  - whips of oppressive organization.

Our Passion,

Our Passion watered by fears, transforms to apathy.

Our Hunger,

Our Hunger perpetuated by economics inflammatory nature.

We are paranoid and suspicious of our true selves

The self that wants to hug every man

The self that wants to dig  in the sand

The self that dances to the music of our lust

The self that reassures itself to trust

The self that allows our light to burst through  skin

The self that understands  misguided ideas of sin

The self that sings, embracing the rejuvenating power of pain

The self that  flows through life’s fluctuating plane

Our Dreams,

Our Dreams replaced with an  eerie silence that clogs

imagination.

Our Hope,

Our Hope crushed by the over bearing weight of fear.

Our Passion,

Our Passion flickering like a burnt out bulb, holding on to power.

Our Laughter,

Our Laughter replaced by convex smiles, vibes piercing each others character.

Aba, father, help us remember

So our minds could be brighter

So we’d write a new chapter -

Then create lasting laughter…

So let our dreams

Be watered by  imagination.

Let our hopes

Arise from the horizon, like the resurrecting  light of dawn.

Let us have a hunger for laughter,

like the baby who screams for her mothers breast.

We will scream against all forms of self forgetfulness

Until we can laugh with light…

Recreate our vision,
Resurrect OUR DREAMS!


By Naomie "Ngozi" Grandison