ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readRetireIn the solitude of the night When mortals retire to rest. Awaken! I remain to make my nest For which in future I could lay to rest. In this solitude of the night [ nded the So tranquil like…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readMy dreamThe origin of our friendship Marked the rainy season in my calendar For one step at a time, one foot in front of the other Voices joined together We said, let there be light And darkness…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readFriendTo the brown boy in the black sweater who said, you're amazing, right after someone told me, you're pathetic It was like the stars aligned And heaven broke into the Hallelujah chorus For that was…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readSmilesI miss you For those smiles that lit my face Those teeth that grinned my chin Those words that swept my feet Those touches that melt my heart I miss you For those life you gave me Those…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readDiverse tonepiercing the stillness of our silent nights singing with solemn noise which gives us migraine. with diverse tones of strong and aching melody of cracked and piercing cries from far and near.…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readRoaming greensLet me hear A solemn sound of nature Echoes of cracking leaves Whistling breeze roaming the greens Let me see The leaves waving at the dazzling sky Wrestling monkeys throwing heavy punches…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readMy bodyMy body is a country called Anxiety She says, I stand for democracy but she's a liar Because like the 3 arms of government she works with She rules with words of steel Whispered into the ears of…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readA homeLet's talk about the dripping melanin boys The brown skinned girls Yellow like Fanta Our colours are joy givers Bodies sculptured like freshly made calabashes And smooth like gold passed…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readLoud voicesEven when the future looks vague And the lamp guiding our path threatens to be blown off by the rough winds Even if we cry out till we turn to croaking frogs And still receive no answers When…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readBodyMy body is a country called Anxiety She says, I stand for democracy but she's a liar Because like the 3 arms of government she works with She rules with words of steel Whispered into the ears of…ericarts in # blurtafrica • 4 years ago • 2 min readInnocenceAs a child I was told; Do not allow your dreams go cold. And I was foretold; "Your innocence would not hold." As a teen, it began to unfold, As puberty came to fold And the libido grew so…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readMake it countEven if all we know is a Noah's Ark with an Isreal in disarray Or our eyes see burnt bodies, bullets and fire right before we scream into reality drenched from yet another nightmare Or we have to…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readDazzling skyLet me hear A solemn sound of nature Echoes of cracking leaves Whistling breeze roaming the greens Let me see The leaves waving at the dazzling sky Wrestling monkeys throwing heavy punches…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readChest is tornThe mocking laughter gets louder Louder...louder...louder…and…BANG!!! The future explodes The monsters take their exit My chest is torn My people are worn Yes; weary We have no future to wait…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readA sprout springsA sprout springs Quietly, banefully but hopefully Under the tutelage of feeble palms And clinging teeth's Hanging like a broken hanger In a rotten and bugs infested wardrobe He ate crumbs at…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readSolitude of the nightIn the solitude of the night When mortals retire to rest. Awaken! I remain to make my nest For which in future I could lay to rest. In this solitude of the night source May that his temple…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 1 min readThe futureThe mocking laughter gets louder Louder...louder...louder…and…BANG!!! The future explodes The monsters take their exit My chest is torn My people are worn Yes; weary We have no future to wait…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readMiss youI miss you For those smiles that lit my face Those teeth that grinned my chin Those words that swept my feet Those touches that melt my heart I miss you For those life you gave me Those…ericarts in # blurtstory • 4 years ago • 2 min readSTATE OF THE NATIONsource My body is a country called Anxiety She says, I stand for democracy but she's a liar Because like the 3 arms of government she works with She rules with words of steel Whispered…ericarts in # blurt • 4 years ago • 2 min readVAGUEEven when the future looks vague And the lamp guiding our path threatens to be blown off by the rough winds Even if we cry out till we turn to croaking frogs And still receive no answers When…
