A one hundred syllable challenge. The poem had to start and end with the same word. Quite fun to create.
You. In vain I loved you. Knowing you lie habitually. The truth will never come. Not from someone who believes the words he speaks are honestly being told to someone so naïve. I believed the lies, but not anymore. I want honesty from my "true " friends. Take your lies please and go away. God reveals all things, it's true . He revealed your lying and now, we are through. No more lying. No more tears. No more, you.
I think Tina told Ike something like this. Your voice is the power behind this poignant piece and you got me all hyped up to give this form a try. Nice write & way to flow it sista!
...perhaps within vein...one finds deceit spelled differently...and honest pen...in search of truth...renews the blood of ink spilled in vain.
well done Verdi...
John
Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
Share
Print
Save
Follow
well done Verdi...
John