What does she know?
Mama said, "Do not be consumed," But what does she know of hearts That merge, That ingurgitate, Each other greedily and walk conjointly? As I stand before her dazed And mindless Mama knew that I had been consumed And burned by love. My other poems can be seen...
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Penetralia
There's a penetralia I go to Away from unseen eyes. It's not far away There, I find myself waiting. My real self, And we have these talks, Enlightenment talks we say, As we power walk. Empowered I exit to conquer the World with my worldly face on. My other poems can...
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Ambrosia
A life sentence? Only half Drink, eat and be merry my dear For this ambrosia is us Stepping into immortality There's no escaping me This sentence you will serve Beneath my beady eyes My vengeance served cold. My other poems can be seen...
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Delusion
Light could not have dwelt there Surely there is an empty chamber Where his heart should be. Yet he thinks highly of himself His cold impassive face Hides his feelings of grandeur His contempt for those he feels Are less than he is. Yet in the scheme of things He...
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Hope
Our hearts are hidden within us It cannot be read or analysed for its body language, You hope his heart beats in tune with yours. An ally not a foe, Not a hidden adversary, That you walk hand in hand with, In deluded bliss, Of a loving haze, Which you inhale joyously,...
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Focus on the texture
I have had a hard life, you know, It's been one bad tumble after another. I remember mama saying that I must have an inbuilt homing device, For where there were Ninety nine good ones and one bad one, I go straight for the bad one. So when I set my eyes on you, I just...
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Hands, Wrists and Teeth
In my younger days, I was a tough girl Easy on the eyes, With a determined mindset. The boys had nothing on me Once they pushed me, And just about lived to tell the tale. They said I fought like a girl, Of course I did, I used my hands, wrists and teeth, To mark my...
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Frozen
We've been frozen in time As if held by invisible forces While they lord it over us Our leaders ruling by words By obfuscation Not by example We know who the fat cats are Not the people As we thaw They send out ice packs To keep us frozen My other poems can be seen...
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Extinction
I flip through my mind's photo album Filled with memories of how it was And the promises of what could have been And a reminder of what it's not And what will never be My other poems can be seen here: https://moolashore.com/blog/ Follow...
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Black Hole
The darkness and I are one I immerse myself in it I am clothed head to toe in it I wallow in my self pity I drink the dregs of my Self abandonment in you. Follow at: https://www.instagram.com/m.o.olashore/ My other poems can be seen...
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