Category sad poetry

Peace not to be!

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Like butterfliesFrom one flowerTo another, you cameWith sweet wordsAnd gifts, you came You brought disturbancesOn a flower at peaceA beautiful flowerYou made ugly You took its colourAnd disappeared with itPart of it you did cutAnd abused with your feet Above…

The long wait

The struggleAnd longingFor a piece of mindDeprived The tortureAnd troubleOf someone enslavedSomebody in jailA jail without wardensA torture well deserved The longingAnd needA need for a puffA puff unprescribed The cry and shoutOf someone thinkingOf the long waitThe wait for…

The plight of innocence

She keeps on askingWhere she wentWhen she is coming backAnd wondering when we’ll ever go homeWondering why we left in the first place She enquires of her little brotherThe one they’d play togetherAnd reminds me of their teacher at schoolWho…

Was it you?

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In the civilized worldYou metHe proposedYou secondedAnd they accepted.   Besotted you became And brought to the world What is known to be a blessing To join you In your intimate landscape.   Soon, anons, paws And beefs Encroached And…

Looking back

The journey was longYour hand in mine felt strongPromising happinessWithout loneliness. I felt my heart filledAnytime we walkedProblems forgottenAnd happiness begotten. You were my prince charmingWith kindness bewilderingPromising nothing nastyOn a road that was dusty. I clung to youLike a…

Impermissible Sins

Sparks dart from the burning wood Soaring as they burn out Glowing as long as they can As the fire devours them Creating a magnificent show That only lasts for a moment Ending up with ash Blown all over by…

I should have known!

 An heavenly being, send from above you were   Packed with goodness, and sweetness bewildering  I remember the kisses, sweeter than honey  And the way you’d hold me, promising me heavens   And the spark in your eyes, that tortured me to…