Disappointment Poems
Unvisited
by Aditi Hayaran
You were caught up in the realities,
While I was in a different world.
It wasn’t magical, where once I belonged;
Your presence was something for which I longed.
As understanding as I should be,
I understand you were busy.
But I still don’t know why—
It makes me sadder than I like to be.
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Resignation
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu
As the hours stretch slowly and with
Sloth’s irredeemable tempo,
The earth, lacking appetite, nibbles at her meals
Which roll upon the fulcrum of the grand star
And discerns all inclinations
Towards us brittle souls —
Souls which peregrinate
On circles of death
And life . . .
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Drop
by Nastasimir Franović
Drop
You wanted to reach the star halos.
With the strength of Hercules,
By the beauty of Apollo.
By the meanness of Brutus,
And where did you get to?
To the anguish of Diogenes, to the disappointment of Odysseus.
You forgot to take off the black sail.
Jupiter's Ira followed you.
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Along the Line
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu
Snooze of peace reigned on a collage
of sacred impulse for serenity of shelter —
bower-girthed and soul-inundated —
but along the line, a stampede, peccant
and harlotic,
framed the sun.
Seeking Positive Change
by Margaret Desmond
Seeking Positive Change
What has Ireland goverment done to us?!
Killed our nations soul
Ripping us off of every cent
Don't have a mattress to lie on
Sleep on a couch, my makeshift bed, my home
I light a fire at night to keep me warm and bright
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Unvisited
by Aditi Hayaran
You were caught up in the realities,
While I was in a different world.
It wasn’t magical, where once I belonged;
Your presence was something for which I longed.
As understanding as I should be,
I understand you were busy.
But I still don’t know why—
It makes me sadder than I like to be.
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Soaked with anger
by Mario Odekerken
Soaked with anger, not with rain,
it pours throug marrow,floods the brain.
Each breath a storm,each thought a flame,
no calm to call,no one to blame.
Thunder clenched behind the eyes,
lightning fists that crack the skies.
A silent scream in heavy air,
No one listens.No one dares.
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All on Me
by Bame Bame
Hi mum,
You raised me well, all the bad about me is all on me
I lost my way along the journey; how do I turn back?
My desire to live a perfect life made me force things that didn’t fit
Your prayers saved me
But what will sustain me?
They said there is a spell cast upon me, I didn’t believe in such
But if I am not a threat, why are dark forces fighting me this hard?
You taught me patience, I did the opposite
I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t wait for it
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Disappointment
by Mario Odekerken
It arrives
not with thunder,
but with a slow closing
of a door
you thought would open.
You sit
with the echo
of what could have been-
a room half-lit,
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Public Clocks
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu
At first his anger was hotter than July
Or, rather, he was plundered by the weight of
Sorrow —heavier than the ice of January;
The kind of stolid ice that thickened Niagara Falls
Like frozen soup.
He was tall and lissome, bespectacled, in
Dark suits, a brown hat, worn-out shoes of fraternity.
A folded umbrella accompanied him like a touring child.
No wristwatch.
He doesn’t wear them.
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