Submissions by Laluma
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Poetry, for me, is an expression of feelings.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Apr 2020 1:15am
15th Apr 2020 1:15am
Complicit Liaison
It has become clear that the pictorial paintings with words works best away from audio visual assaults
They read it but chose not to say anything whether guilty or innocent
Commanding attention demanding obedience through conformity
An eye opener to the uninitiated in the ways of infidelity
Somehow causing estrangement by creating falsehoods and deception
It may have been a case of never ever having had something so bad feel so good
May this powerful implicit illustration continue to be sown so that the idea gives birth to innumerable creations
Sometimes...
They read it but chose not to say anything whether guilty or innocent
Commanding attention demanding obedience through conformity
An eye opener to the uninitiated in the ways of infidelity
Somehow causing estrangement by creating falsehoods and deception
It may have been a case of never ever having had something so bad feel so good
May this powerful implicit illustration continue to be sown so that the idea gives birth to innumerable creations
Sometimes...
#lust
#morality
#choices #deception
#choices #deception
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Apr 2020 5:42pm
11th Apr 2020 5:42pm
Demand me nothing. What you know, you know.
This is not because of a pandemic that discrimination is rearing its ugly head again
It was there all along under the surface in subtle and explicit ways
The opportune time and convenience is for the discriminator to hide behind an illness
Europeans and their descendants who are inhabitants of their pale skin the world over
Always find ways to elevate their supremacy above all others
Fascist feelings and attitudes married with other forms of racist attitudes
Never seem to be evicted and there is always a home for this vagabond
In the heart of those with deep...
It was there all along under the surface in subtle and explicit ways
The opportune time and convenience is for the discriminator to hide behind an illness
Europeans and their descendants who are inhabitants of their pale skin the world over
Always find ways to elevate their supremacy above all others
Fascist feelings and attitudes married with other forms of racist attitudes
Never seem to be evicted and there is always a home for this vagabond
In the heart of those with deep...
#PowerOfWords
#freedom
#responsibility
#MayaAngelou
#LangstonHughes
485 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Apr 2020 7:54pm
10th Apr 2020 7:54pm
Bystander
Ever had the feeling that life has passed you by
People in your life just seem to have it so easy
It just seems like they have everything figured out
Effortlessly able to thrive as if the world is here for their taking
One minute they are here, the next there and then everywhere
They seem to hold the secret that keeps opening areas going to places out of reach
All the praying
All the self help books
All the courses
All the gurus
They don’t seem to help
Everybody else has the answers except you
You start to feel like the only one...
People in your life just seem to have it so easy
It just seems like they have everything figured out
Effortlessly able to thrive as if the world is here for their taking
One minute they are here, the next there and then everywhere
They seem to hold the secret that keeps opening areas going to places out of reach
All the praying
All the self help books
All the courses
All the gurus
They don’t seem to help
Everybody else has the answers except you
You start to feel like the only one...
#SelfReflection
#disappointment
#FeelingTrapped
538 reads
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Apr 2020 1:59am
10th Apr 2020 1:59am
This too shall pass
Life is like the changing seasons
Everyone has a time when they are in the winter of their lives
When the season changes to summer the way those people feel is also different
We just need to weather the storm
Cross over these troubled waters
Wait for better days to come
Everyone has a time when they are in the winter of their lives
When the season changes to summer the way those people feel is also different
We just need to weather the storm
Cross over these troubled waters
Wait for better days to come
#LifeStruggles
#fate
#humankind
#uplifting
#MovingOn
413 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Apr 2020 12:12pm
8th Apr 2020 12:12pm
Brutally Honest
The best poems are the ones
Where the poets say what they feel
Without shame
Without embarrassment
Without fear
All it comes down to is laying it all on the line
Being vulnerable
Being present
Being uncomfortable
Carrying on regardless of everything else
Rare and unique
Different and original
Spirited and unpretentious
Do what you love and love what you do
But for those who don't have that luxury
Pursue whatever that may be
As long as that gives you contentment
Allows peace to reign in your...
Where the poets say what they feel
Without shame
Without embarrassment
Without fear
All it comes down to is laying it all on the line
Being vulnerable
Being present
Being uncomfortable
Carrying on regardless of everything else
Rare and unique
Different and original
Spirited and unpretentious
Do what you love and love what you do
But for those who don't have that luxury
Pursue whatever that may be
As long as that gives you contentment
Allows peace to reign in your...
#hope
#motivational
#faith
#morality
#fear
560 reads
12 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Apr 2020 1:58am
8th Apr 2020 1:58am
The Mind Can Be A Messy Place
Sometimes
We fail in our intentions
In the hopes of doing what is right
At the best of times
Our sentiments misplaced
At the worst of times
Kind words work their way into being rude words
Coming out the other side in a crude way
The cruelty in their subtlety
One may find
At the end of the day
All that is left for one to do
Concludes with a retreat by way of an apology
We fail in our intentions
In the hopes of doing what is right
At the best of times
Our sentiments misplaced
At the worst of times
Kind words work their way into being rude words
Coming out the other side in a crude way
The cruelty in their subtlety
One may find
At the end of the day
All that is left for one to do
Concludes with a retreat by way of an apology
#regret
#courage
#forgiveness
#respect
#bittersweet
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9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
7th Apr 2020 2:40am
7th Apr 2020 2:40am
To The One Whose Name Can't Be Mentioned
Imprisoned by my own desire
As my thoughts are invaded
By an uninvited guest
Who
Instead of being a visitor
Craftily carves house and home
When there is no escaping
The vision of my imagination
Perhaps
Even
The possibility of occupying the same space
Share in the sameness of time and existence
In the oneness of being in a hurrying moment
Letting courage dismantle my fears
Postponing the anxiety from stealing a fortuitous opportunity
To sharpen
And carve out
Unknown possibilities
That only tomorrow...
As my thoughts are invaded
By an uninvited guest
Who
Instead of being a visitor
Craftily carves house and home
When there is no escaping
The vision of my imagination
Perhaps
Even
The possibility of occupying the same space
Share in the sameness of time and existence
In the oneness of being in a hurrying moment
Letting courage dismantle my fears
Postponing the anxiety from stealing a fortuitous opportunity
To sharpen
And carve out
Unknown possibilities
That only tomorrow...
#women
#beauty
#admiration
#respect
#passion
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