Poetry 2013 - Odessa McNiel (surface ebook reader .TXT) 📗
- Author: Odessa McNiel
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They lean.
The shake.
They sway in the wind.
They try to shade a great mass from the sun.
They say a thousand whispers to the wind.
They show a mother's love:
Hard.
Strong.
Brave.
Lasting.
Their hearts struggle in winter
And suffer in summer's wrath.
Untitled Poem 2: 10/30/13I want to scream.
It's still inside.
This pain,
It causes these tears.
They boil and flood
And pour over more.
They sting the pores
And stab emotions
So gentle to my heart.
A punch would be more
Than sacrificing dignity.
I could punch a mountain
And break that rocky bridge.
I could punch a tree
And harvest an orchard.
I could punch a face
And smear the blood.
I'd watch it roll down
Down
Down
Down
Their cheeks.
I'd watch it roll off their chins.
I'd watch as their emotions boil over.
I'd light the match
And never look back.
Untitled Poem 3: 10/31/13I wish they'd stop-
These whispers in my head.
They make my head spin
And ache
And hurtle through my mouth.
It says things it shouldn't.
Shows things I couldn't.
Now they know what I know.
There's nothing else to know
With nothing else to show.
Things: 11/1/13I wonder if there's something wrong
When I hear the gong
Of sleep every night.
I try my sight
In dark, black night.
And I just might see them if I look.
They hide in every nook
And cranny.
They make me antsy
While I wonder what they plan.
I want to know.
I want to know.
I WANT TO KNOW!
They drive me crazy.
But then I think that maybe
They're just in my head.
They touch my nerves, and,
Mark my words,
They'll come for you, too.
Light: 11/1/13I see that light.
I see it at the end-
The end of the tunnel.
The end of the night.
At the end of life.
I shuffle my feet and
Bow my head to
That mighty light.
It burns so bright,
And with all its might,
It shakes me.
It cosumes me.
It makes me crazy.
To think this light was simple!
I had not a dimple of hope
As to its simplicity.
But now I see the colors.
Its multiple spectrums.
The endless mixes on the wall.
It make me dizzy.
I feel myself sway.
And then I fall...
Untitled Poem 4: 12/17/13They say those words.
They scream those shouts.
They dance and banter all about.
I wonder what it means.
Oh! How their screams
Mimick my feelings!
I want to scream and dance all around.
I want to roll and roll and roll on the ground.
What to do?
Oh! What to say?
Do I get to go their way?
To dance around and shout all day?
Oh! How I wish I may!
But will they?
Will they let me in?
Will they let me shout?
Will they even let me dance about?
EaseA life of ease
and a sea breeze
is how I live tonight.
For the first time
in a long time,
I will lean back tonight.
For a life of ease
and a sea breeze
is how I'll live my life.
DirectionsI look to the left.
I look to the right.
I look up and down
and all around.
But still I am lost.
BreatheA blinding light.
A shiny night.
A breath that struggles with all its might.
A pair of lungs so tight.
All they do is fight, fight, fight-
For a breath that struggles with all its might.
ImprintPublication Date: 08-23-2013
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Dedication:
I would like to dedicate this book to everyone and everything that inspired these poems.
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