Posts Tagged ‘dreams’
Ambulatory Announcement
Posted by: Farah on: January 21, 2009
- In: poetry
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one day i’m gonna walk away from it all.
leave squeaky chair spinning in cubicle
and pictures on the wall
and expectations of success
and bill collector calls
and dreams that are too far to reach
and grab them as if all
that mattered
was honoring me.
i’m gonna walk away,
maybe even run,
not caring if i break the heels on my black leather pumps
or [...]
If This Is
Posted by: Farah on: January 20, 2009
beauty meets tears
and invites them to a dance with steps
only memorized by the magnificent.
if this is history,
then i wonder what tomorrow will feel like.
if this is reality,
then how peaceful will my dreams be
when i close my eyes tonight?
if this is joy,
then i cannot wait to experience love.
the thought of it gives me goosebumps and fear
because [...]
Dreams Haiku
Posted by: Farah on: January 8, 2009
- In: poetry
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what are dreams really?
words we say to keep moving
until we can’t walk.
Un-Masterpiece
Posted by: Farah on: December 28, 2008
this poem won’t be remembered.
i guarantee it won’t be a masterpiece
but it very well may be
the most honest piece
of writing i have yet to complete.
there’s a passion burning in me
so strong and fiery
that i can’t do daily activities
because my fingers are singed with third degree burns
of what God whispered to me.
i would do it for [...]
Tipsy Honesty
Posted by: Farah on: December 2, 2008
- In: poetry
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at a dinner for my job,
after 4 glasses of Pinot Noir,
i wonder in my tipsy honesty
what exactly it is that is stopping me
from cutting out the unnecessary and pursuing my dreams.
what is it that keeps me pretending
to be happy where i am?
waiter, put another drink in this girl’s hand
as she stands in the place she [...]
Prayer of the Lost
Posted by: Farah on: November 18, 2008
i am lost,
i know i am.
i drop to my knees and fold my hands
and close my eyes and clear my mind
and wait for the Lord to speak
and hear absolutely…
nothing.
i clasp my fingers tighter as my legs fall asleep
and get an ache in my wrists
from waiting for Him
to remind me that He
really exists
and still there’s not [...]
Incarceration
Posted by: Farah on: October 23, 2008
- In: poetry
- 3 Comments
i desperately want freedom.
i perspire to cool myself off
from the heat of being imprisoned
by mental bars and walls.
the correctional officers are clocks
and the keys on their waists go
tic…toc…tic…toc
as they walk down D-block.
“Who we rep?!”
“Diligence…”
“Who we rep?!”
“Disappointment…”
“Who we rep?!”
“Determination…”
“Who we rep?!”
“Damnation…”
we waste away our youth in jail cells
and tattoo our dreams on ourselves
for days when [...]
Incognito
Posted by: Farah on: October 21, 2008
- In: poetry
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at night, i feel hesitant
about the confines
of tomorrow’s business suit.
i’d rather be barefoot
or better yet swimming,
traveling laps as i count
the waves of the sea.
but we don’t always get what we want,
do we?
my pinstripes are jail stripes
and i wish to break free
but it’s hard to wave goodbye to benefits
with today’s economy.
so to my cubicle cell i [...]
What Am I Afraid Of?
Posted by: Farah on: October 18, 2008
i’m so scared of pursuing my dreams.
i don’t know what it is that
i’m really afraid of.
it’s not failure
because i know what that feels like
and i have learned enough strength and felt enough strain
to stiffen my back and jaw
and start over again.
is it success?
not quite sure.
i rather enjoy the opening of new doors
and my brain craves [...]
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