Choice Poems
Platitudes
by Darris van-Hoxen
Stand in your ashes,
preach so "pure" with
ever blood-soaked kale,
claiming moral high.
Was never up to thee,
your leaflet audacity—
save the cows, starve the kids?
All true loads, hypocrisy.
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Choice
by Peter Dr Lim
Life is a platform
but make sure
it stands firm
Couplet: Choice
by Peter Dr Lim
What's the right way?
What does your heart say?
The choice is mine
by Aldo Kraas
The choice is mine
If I want to continue to be a
Christian
The choice is mine
If I want to keep having
The friends I have
The choice is mine
If I will continue to pray
For my Father
The choice is mine
......
"A cage made of freedom."
by Dylan Wu Rong
With the rise of the morning sun,
the four white walls glow pearl,
the warmth of the rays- so comforting,
cradling me deeper into the bed.
And stronger the light burns,
waking me up- I need more sleep,
dragging myself forwards, I press play and the day proceeds.
Every strike of the hand, at every digit the stick lands,
doesn’t matter what night or what day,
yesterday remains a replica of today.
......
Platitudes
by Darris van-Hoxen
Stand in your ashes,
preach so "pure" with
ever blood-soaked kale,
claiming moral high.
Was never up to thee,
your leaflet audacity—
save the cows, starve the kids?
All true loads, hypocrisy.
......
"A cage made of freedom."
by Dylan Wu Rong
With the rise of the morning sun,
the four white walls glow pearl,
the warmth of the rays- so comforting,
cradling me deeper into the bed.
And stronger the light burns,
waking me up- I need more sleep,
dragging myself forwards, I press play and the day proceeds.
Every strike of the hand, at every digit the stick lands,
doesn’t matter what night or what day,
yesterday remains a replica of today.
......
Reflections of the Self
by Ayatullah Nurjati
As I stand, a poet in an ocean of words,
Unspoken feelings, unheard verses surge.
What is this craft, this calling to write?
Is it light for others or my own plight?
I pen the tales of others, the struggles they bear,
Yet each word I write is a weight I wear.
To live, to serve, to break free from norm,
A poet’s life—a perpetual storm.
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The choice is mine
by Aldo Kraas
The choice is mine
If I want to continue to be a
Christian
The choice is mine
If I want to keep having
The friends I have
The choice is mine
If I will continue to pray
For my Father
The choice is mine
......
Icarus/ За Ікаром (in Ukrainian)
by Halyna Myroslava
Розхитуючи
шарпаючу тимчасовість
І
гнітючу постійність
Піднімаєшся вгору
наче наближаєшся до сонця
Вужчають стежки
жорстко обмежуючи твої рухи
Нагадують
виписане проминулими ікарами
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