Slavery and Freedom

Slavery
I woke amidst a silence infantile,
The ennui suffered froze time – aeonic
Disease held my mind in its casket. Bile
And blood that brewed a spirit: platonic
Love liquor conjures beneath despising
The cherished nemesis; he poisoned, drugged
With hate the addiction I do now cling.
The emotional opium thieved, mugged
The inner being of its purity
I depend on a substance which induced
The bruising of my own security.
That infringed protection I am reduced
To. Memories I’ll take to my near grave
From my life as an African child slave. . .

Freedom

I listened carefully amidst reposed
Calm. Admiring her façade, weak and strong –
Both rivals battling for turf. Exposed
As lovers in affairs they should belong.
She conquered mental wounds an unaided
Eye would be blind to see. A soul of man,
A mind of woman. Tears had evaded
Her long ago. A medicine began
To guard her spirit from the ocean’s cries,
Far away in a heaven not yet heard
Of. Strength: the healer. Hope and faith baptised
A woman made of velvet steel. Her words
Echoed, resounded back to my sewn heart –
Sojourner’s words I cannot be apart . . .

Leyland and Leyton

Leyland

A lot of folk feel proud of where they’re from
And find it is a very special place.
They love it for it is from where they come
And many have memories. So embrace
The fact that they belong and therefore they
Do hold a passion deep inside their heart.
However though many may feel this way
I find myself quite different and apart
From what many may feel about their home
Town. I am glad I’m no longer there and
Have found a special place that I call home
No matter the fact that it is not grand.
I love the multicultural scene which
Was missing and why we had made the switch.

Leyton

A lot of people may look down their nose
At people who are living in the east
They many not like the way they speak and those
Are the ones who I like to call The Beasts
However I don’t care what’s on their minds
For they should see exactly what it’s like
To not belong. And visits there remind
Me of the fact that there was much dislike
Of us which were based on such stupid grounds.
At least where I live now I don’t have to
Experience that feeling that surrounds
Those of a different colour trying to
Fit in. In Leyton there no room for this
For each and every colour here exists.

Faith and Doubt

Faith

We know with all our hearts that this is love
we celerbrate its everpresent joy
our faiths reminds us of a special dove
it's for girls and boys for all to enjoy
that would like to rest on a shoulder
who are mis-understood lonely teens
who are now quickly becoming older
and becoming aggressive and more mean
is faith the everlasting thing thats true
am I in what people say is the path
it's for old but what about the new
I believed once and all people did was laughed
I understand that it might be from God
and for that reason i now nod

Doubt

I wonder if my faith is still the truth
so listen to the words I tell you dear
the words I say aren't just for the young youth
who are immune to having any fear
for faith is only two thousand years old
so is it available for the new
also remember that we are now bold
I wonder if my faith is what is true
Evolution comes in us with a creep
into our gullible minds by night
onwards and up shall it finally leap
I wonder if my faith is what is right
no listen to the words when i say no
my mind is empty I just don't know

Friends or Enemies?

Friends

You are always there when I am alone,
especially through the hard and rough times.
You are a good friend that's what you've shown,
Your love is like a world of chimes.
You are someone whom i will share,
my secrets even the most embarrassing one.
You don't find them funny because you care.
Our friendship is like the sun.
It will never fade away.
You are more like a sister to me,
and we will never betray
each other. I will guarantee
you . Nobody will be a good friend like you.
We will always be together that's true.

Enemies

Enemies. That's a word we should not say,
because we should not have any.
But sometimes even best friends can turn away
and leave you in agony.
We could be friends, that's what i want,
but you already have chosen the way.
Your evilness is like a knifes sharp blunt,
which make my heart go hard as clay.
Jealousy closed your eyes.
It brought meanness, darkness, and
spitefulness to your heart,
which tore us apart and made hatefulness expand.
I know you want some space,
so i will leave you now, and you will never see my face.

Pain and Bliss

Pain
The sun may shine throughout this warming day,
And birds may cheap their melancholic notes,
But nothing can replace my soul. I pray
To God, asking for another thick coat
In which I can hide all insecurities.
The Man on Mars must surely understand
What it is like as The Impurity,
To be the one who may as well be banned.
Yet there! The clouds are forming an answer,
The Sun has stopped it’s gleeful shine and joy
And doused with clouds, like sorrow to dancers.
For I can feel there’s no point in rejoice.
Although our Lives seem like a sea of love,
For me it often means spilling my blood.

Bliss
Oh Dear boy, surely your not speaking true?
From what I’ve seen Life is adventurous,
Just take the time and you will see it too.
Do not remain so inconspicuous.
The flowers there are swaying left to right,
The wildlife thrives, it grows off atmosphere.
Just have a look. Quite the eye-candy sight,
Oh wouldn’t you say? Just move into gear
And notice nature’s signs of assured glee.
The Sun, The trees, The Bees, The cats, the dogs,
They’re all the clips that join to make a scene.
As dear boy, I hope you believe in God.
Oh you’re too young to understand the truth,
That beauty is out there, looking for you!

Life and Death

Please bear in mind that these are the first sonnets I have EVER written, so it may be a little lame.

Life

I've always known that we live in a world,
Where love is worth nothing and life's a game,
And since the dawn of mankind, hate unfurled
Its wings, robbing humankind of their shame.
For every child born, another one dies,
For every war that stops, another starts.
Each happy smile killed by a thousand cries
Our loved ones suffer from broken hearts.
Sick of it all, for restful death I cry;
I yearn for the peace of eternal sleep.
I beg for the Good Lord to let me lie
Away from the world that caused me to weep.
And when my life does end, I pray the Lord
Will grant me heaven as my own reward


Death

It took me, long before I was ready,
And flung me into a world of despair;
A land of loneliness, shade, tragedy,
Where darkness and sorrow hang in the air,
A storm grey cloud of emptiness. Where did
All the colours go? Green, blue, yellow, red?
All gone. I never did manage to bid
My farewells to the human world. Instead,
That goddess, Mother Nature snatched my life
Away, took my soul to a private hell
Where desolation is forever rife.
Life is precious. Though things may not go well,
It's all you'll get. Treasure it all. And so,
I must say this. Life is dear. Don't let go.

Love and Hate

This is my first EVER sonnet that i have EVER written so sorry if it's quite lame. :)

Love
I never thought I'd find someone
Who loves me the way you do, and
Looks out for me. You're like the sun
That has risen so high in the sky. Hands
intertwined, we walk with our heads held high
As if we're ready to fight the world, you
And me, together, as one. In the sky
Our future is written, and i see true
Love between you and me. You are my own
Survivor, you're my living proof, that love
Is alive and not dead. Our love has grown
Into something more, as all of the doves
Scatter around in the refreshing breeze
Showing the world what we're really made of.


Hate
Hate. Not a word I use alot, but when
I think of you, it's the only word that
Comes to my mind. You'd beat me around ten
Times when i speak my mind, tell me i'm fat
And starve me so that i become "better".
When you walk into the room, arrogance
Radiates from your body, an answer
Is all you need but you don't have patience.
So i get another beating, wishing
You would fall off the face of the earth but
You don't. I sit there, my body aching
From the pain you've caused me and yet i cut
My wrists, trying to free myself through death
Because I can't take the pain anymore.