Regrets, Words Unsaid
The most painful wordsare the ones left unsaidThe ones we whisperto someone in their graveSettled, silent, unresponsiveAnd we regretthe times we bit our…
Scars & Life
No need cryingover spilt milk they saidTry buryingyour head in the sandthey criedNo need to bleedwhen you’ve been cutthey feltNo…
Plastic Smiles
Insincere politenessand pretentiousnessAnd “how fair thees”and “”very well, see”hidden under plastic smilesGloves velvetBrutusIs that youReady to pounceWith a smileon your…
Recipes for Emotional Intelligence
Does the so-called superiorunderstand the so-called inferiorOr does blind perceptionTrick the mindto submitto prejudiceThus allows notunbiased insight?
Shame on You, Death
Death you have no shameYou take as you pleaseAnd don’t even askWhat we thinkOr of the dreamsthat we sharedYou don’t…
Full Circle
It all comes back Haunting, daunting Tugging, pulling Screaming, shouting into your mind The hour glass a loud reminder One…
The Smoke-Chasers’ Generation
Friendship is now officially online Don’t call or visit, drop a Facebook line The years are shorter, moving too fast…
Weevils
I don’t care much for weevils nowadays. I come across them in my flour when I’m settling to prepare my…
Standing Still, No Life
Standing stillUnmoved sands, no timeLife’s passengerUnsteered wheel, no driveHead churnsUnprovoked ideas, no mindHeart beatsUnbleeding soul, no life © Bonyo Buogha…
Don’t wait for 63
Picture c/o Petapixels.com Such dire grief at 63To discover your life givn’away, with the windto thoughts of “they want”‘stead of…