daily prompt
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I dream of a time Where I can relocate To a different space and time Where there is no ignorance Taught and instilled in the mind To be bigoted and hateful Where we are raised to divide I want to find myself another place Where everyone unites And different colours are celebrated And the pigment…
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Older now he was To old for people to care He sits ruminating about bygone times He and his memories soon to be lost in time He felt as old as the antiques that adorned his room Covered in patina from the damp and in the gloom He remembers how life was full of joy,…
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Come of age And come of time, Come of light And of mind, Filigree displays Cross my eyes Leaving memories of divine In ages that are sublime We remember moments When we were in our prime But those days now Have been surpassed And are firmly in the past But life is still good for…
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It’s a one way street In our society All for the rich And the privileged Nothing for the poor The down and destitute Just a one way street For those who hold the power Dangling over the rest of us Our doomsday hour Sending young men off To fight and die in pointless wars Lying…
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The bite of the cold wind As the rain soaks his wet clothes The empty stomach The desperate stare The forlorn hope The destitute life The having nothing The dry tears The abuse from passers by The daily continual fear Not waking up one day Maybe they feel this A reason to cheer. This is…
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I knew this woman as plain as could be Would never have guessed her mystery She would knit up a storm While she sat in the warm She would cook up a feast That would fill a hungry beast She would clean round the house She was hygienically proud She was the most domesticated woman…
