Tag: Poetry
Community Poem – Book of 2012, Chapter 11
Color me yellow so I can be your sun The sun that doesn’t shine in our country, it simply burns So hot it makes you bleed to death But yet, I still eveolve, but never oppose what is destined by the Great One Above Is to be achieved by the interpreters of His signs Aint…
Stream Of Conciousness
by Saji Ali Its been a minute since I was born again… Is my brain on the right lane or am i stuck again… I thought it was the rain, but it was the tears of my mother, cryin’… I’m dead tired of tryin’ to stop lyin’ to my lovers… Sisters, brothers, and the builders…
The Machine (Unedited)
by Omer Mahjoub I take blood baths and sip on your sweat It gives me enough buzz to be able to keep an eye on you peasants It tastes like good liquor to me so keep struggling And keep on juggling all of these balls At the same time while watching over you children Let’s…
Different Perspectivez
by Ahmed Salah Can someone see the world through my eyes ? Picture him being me and disguised Seeing just light outta dark sides Sculpting smiles through rough times While on the inside fighting demons And looking at the sky And as I quote… All the while we de meditate pon jah works while bad…
Poop (A Poem About Art)
by Sadig Gasim Mukhayer They all stood around, not one making a sound See the critics were taken a back by mere the sight of it It was weighed pound for pound, created to astound All the critics felt confused by the sight of… Shit Whispers started forming, Some rejoiced some were mourning Critics we…
Discrimination
by Sadig Gasim Mukhayer My fingers discriminate against my little pinky They say he doesn’t seem to do much He’s independent doesn’t care what the other fingers are thinking & most the time it seems his energy is used up When I type I rarely use him My middle finger claims I abuse him &…
Nothing Has Changed
by Asmara Adanis Picked up from the street on her way to buy colors All she wanted was to paint her dreams free They tortured her and raped her without a bother For freedom of expression she was thrown on the street Broken yet strong she came out with a message Let this make a…
Dream and Live
by Enas Suleiman Samia Yusuf Omar was a young Somali athlete who participated in the 2008 African Championships, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and was hoping to prepare in time to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She drowned earlier this year trying to reach Italy to search for a coach. …
Release
by Maabad Said In the end of days of the greatest fallacy In a world consumed by majesties and dynasties Death would be a release from this travesty Release me… Please, Wake me up from this nightmare I wish for a dreamless sleep And the day that I long for Is when my life passes…