Something has started to appear and it will not leave.
It’s entered me and left me with fear, here to stay I believe.
It’s taking me away, killing my soul, wanting me to stay, deep in this black hole.
I can see the light, but it’s beginning to drift away, it’s no longer bright, and it’s not going to stay.
This monster inside, has taken over my heart, there’s nowhere to hide, it’s tearing me apart.
Donuts, donuts, donuts
They’re so nice
Donuts, donuts, donuts
Keep you tight
Donuts, donuts, donuts
Are so light
Donuts, donuts, donuts
Take a bite
Birds flutter to and fro
Oblivious to the world below
Creating chaos in the budding trees
That slightly sways in the spring breeze
The breeze that drifts to hills with a sigh
That gently touch the rosy sky
The sky with a sun that’s slowly falling
At the end of the day, when the birds stop calling.
In this devastating world it is hard to survive
People are walking around with guns and knives
In this disastrous world you have to be on the lookout all the time
For you never know, you may be the target of the next crime
In this horrific world the next person might be a criminal
But we do not even know because our knowledge has become very minimal
In this sick world you have to be on the edge of your seat
Because once you go down, there is no rewind or repeat
In this cruel world you have to stay strong
Because if you don’t, you are not going to live for very long
In this cunning world there is pain and bloodshed
But you have to keep a cool head
Because you might be the next one dead
This threatening world has turned into a battlefield
And we are the next target in the open field
From the time of our arrival;
In this world
We have to keep reciting the word survival
The sky is grey, the leaves are brown
And everyone’s world is upside down
The sea is green, the rivers red
And the water is full of bloodshed
The children fall and weep upon the ground
They are trapped and out of bounds
The women weep as they watch their loved ones go
And more and more blood continues to flow
The war is over and there is a big price to pay
The warships leave from the sandy bay
The blood overflows and the war is lost
But little did we know that the children would be shot
A monster appeared a few years ago and started eating at my soul
It chewed at it, shattered it, leaving nothing but a big black hole
I shouted and screamed and cried with pain
From that day on I knew that this monster couldn’t be tamed
A few years later the monster appeared again
I tried to fight it off but all I could do was scream in vain
It started scratching and chewing at my heart
That’s when I knew this would be my last
I couldn’t figure out what this monster wanted to do
Did it want to take my pride and dignity too?
I sat there pondering when suddenly a light shone from above
and that is when I realised that this hideous monster is love
Heavy chains on my wrists
The marble weighing on my shoulders
Feet heavy with lead blocks
The knives stabbing in scars
The words strangling my throat
Tears fall from my face
Pooling in blood at my knees,
The pain making me gasp
The hate beating the bruises
I watch you walk away
And leave me in my misery
That you have created
This Isn’t About Me
Remember what they said,
About putting myself in your shoes
And putting yourself in my shoes
So we could feel what the other’s feeling
And know just how much it hurts to hurt others?
It’s called empathy.
Look it up
Learn it
Practice it
Live by it
Because I know it exists in this world.
It’s never been done with me
So I don’t know how it feels,
But I know how it feels to be
Hurt
Beaten
Broken
Smashed
Bashed
Hit
Smacked
Punched
Bruised
Bitten
Wounded to the very core of my soul.
And not even physically,
But emotionally,
Socially,
Just trying to break the most of me
Being driven so far that I start thinking
Wouldn’t it be better if I’d just
Die?
You know,
This really reaches me on a spiritual level.
But it’s the spiritual level
That I tend to have troubles with
Because I just can’t tell
Whether there’s a god or not
Because I’m down on my knees
I’m praying
But everything is staying the same
And I remain wondering
Whether I should listen to
The people telling me to die,
Or the people telling me to live
Because both seem like good ideas
But one offers me relief while the
Other offers me pain
And I’m trying.
But this isn’t about me,
It’s about you.
It’s about how you let a girl
No older than five
Leave with a man she barely knew
Because she doesn’t know the
Difference between a stranger,
And a familiar
And you let her leave.
Knowing she would never
Smile again
Say hi again
Shine again
Because you let her leave.
Why does skin color even matter?
Are we not all human?
Because my skin is a couple shades darker than yours
I deserve to be
Beaten
Broken
Smashed
Bashed
Hit
Smacked
Punched
Bruised
Bitten
Wounded to the very core of my soul
Because of some stupid stereotype set upon my race?
I’m human.
Just like everyone else
I’m trying to hold onto my life line
Please someone be my life line
Because my life line
Is sure to end
It’s ending.
Because I’ve been reaching out
But no one’s grabbing my hand.
But this isn’t about me,
It’s about you.
Because you
Beat
Brake
Smash
Bash
Hit
Smack
Punch
Bruise
Bite
Wound him to the very core of his soul
Because he prefers to be called she
Because she feels like even though
She was born male,
She is a female.
But she is still human.
She is still allowed to live,
Allowed to breathe,
Allowed to pursue her happiness
Because everyone has the right to
The pursuit of happiness
So keep pursuing
Keep dreaming
Keep wishing
Keep hoping
And try to find your peace
I’m trying to find my peace.
But how can I find my peace when
I’m falling to pieces?
Because the rumbling in my stomach
Is too great
I’m homeless
Shelter less
Waterless
Foodless
Succumbed to the streets
Singing my song of sorrow
I’m as free as a jailed bird trapped in a cage
It’s wings broken by it’s master
So it may never fly again.
I’m suffocating in this
Small, small space,
I sing of freedom.
I chirp my melody
As the pain envelopes me
And the realization dawns upon me
That I’ll never see my parents again
And the smoldering heat
Scorches my skin
As I bend over to pick the crops
That cut my raw hands
Forcing myself to ignore
The small crimson beads of blood.
I’m not allowed to cry
I’m not allowed to whine
Or take a break
I’m wounded to the very core of my soul.
But this isn’t about me,
It’s about you
And that thing called empathy
Where I should put myself in your shoes
And yourself in my shoes
Look it up
Learn it
Practice it
Live by it
Because I know it exists in this world.
It’s never been done with me,
So I don’t know how it feels,
But I do know how it feels,
To be hurt.
Listen to my words
You may think me mad
Because new words bring new things
That you may have never had
A question that lingers
A question so sad
Six words I will write
you may wish I never had
Here is my question
The question so sad
What do you love the most
When the world has turned bad?
Can you answer my question
You may wish you never had
An open ended question
That could drive one so mad
I’ll tell you my answer
The answer to my question
While the sun boils the Earth
Listen
Place your hand on the Earth’s back
As you breathe in the air for free
Close your eyes and count to ten
There’s no way back for me
As the wind wraps your skin
In a blanket meant to hold
You safe from the world you stand on
A comforting kind of cold
With your hand on the Earth
Compassionate with hope
The Earth shows you kindness
With no end to your rope
When at night the moon shines
And the shadows become your friends
The Earth whispers a lullaby
Which stays with you past the end
Whilst the sun lies in slumber
And you lay there wide awake
The Earth whispers a lullaby
And the shadows gather for this date
Close your eyes little one for the world is closing in
And tomorrow will bring a new dawn for you to shimmer in
And now again the wishful tide is falling fast asleep
It’s time for you to rest little one and dream a dream so deep
A warrior must fight and suffer many losses
And listen to to voices that carry through the pain
Little warrior, your quest
Your quest is at an end
And to the sun a morning bell I very soon will send
A peaceful rest awaits in your land of hopes and wishes
And I will watch over you with peace and love, from me to you with wishes
Listen,
The words I wrote stay with me forever more
And guide me through my lonely life and through what’s in store
And now a question, six words I wrote, now answered by my mind
Hold my heart and give me your answer, if you would be so kind.