MAYBES, AND PART OF US ONCE DOING THIS LIFE THING TOGETHER Maybe in a different life,The intimacy we once shared,The closeness we once had,And the love we once showed;Will find its way between you and I, But we won’t keep longing for it,As if beauty could only be found;In each other;We are releasing with grace; … Continue reading MAYBES, AND PART OF US ONCE DOING THIS LIFE THING TOGETHER
Regret
THE THINGS THAT NEVER WERE
THE THINGS THAT NEVER WERE Some pasts,Eventually become places we do not revisit anymore; Even after hurt has been addressed,And healing has graced us; I think what I struggled with for a long time,Was not being able to really let go; But we are learning to release all that could have been,And all that will … Continue reading THE THINGS THAT NEVER WERE
MY ONCE SPECIAL PERSON
“My Once Special Person, is a piece that addresses old hurt, and why it took so long to really heal and deal, with that hurt that came from loving someone, who you gave special bits of yourself to. It looks at some of the causes of the anger that remained, and the hurt that was … Continue reading MY ONCE SPECIAL PERSON
LETTERS TO OLUDHE (61)
LETTERS TO OLUDHE Along the way,As we lived this life,And attempted to heal our broken heart,We began fighting our emotions,And all that we felt;We had wanted to move on with nonchalance;But in doing this;We lost the beauty of feeling all that we felt;And that’s how I somehow lost bits of me;While trying to get over … Continue reading LETTERS TO OLUDHE (61)
TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART
TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART I think I really pushed myself,To finish the poems, letters and stories in that collection; I gave my heart and soul to that book;And most importantly; I gave parts of me I didn’t even know I had; Whether the collection will be widely read;Or it will only be consumed by … Continue reading TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART
A BROKEN PEOPLE’S BALLAD
A BROKEN PEOPLE’S BALLAD I often asked myself;Why I stayed for as long as I did?Why I didn’t move on when I should have? I eventually understood,That it was because of the attachment we had formed;You had become home and my safe space; It was attachment that kept me when I should have left;It was … Continue reading A BROKEN PEOPLE’S BALLAD
SQUARING IT OUT
SQUARING IT OUT Regret is not a cosmic punishment;Nor, is it karma;It’s your conscious,Squaring it out with you;Telling you;You could have done more. I want to do as much as I can, and always do my best. LOVE & PAIN
IT WAS MORE THAN EMPATHY
IT WAS MORE THAN EMPATHY I saw him struggle,And I never quite knew,What to make of it, I showed up,As best as I could,But I knew that was never enough. LOVE & PAIN
SETTLING
SETTLING We settle,Because the ones we truly loved and wanted,Left, or aren’t there anymore; We settle,Because, eventually, love stops being about the one,But more of, about someone you can love. LOVE & PAIN
IF ONE DAY SHE EVENTUALLY CHOOSES YOU
IF ONE DAY SHE EVENTUALLY CHOOSES YOU If one day she eventually chooses you,It won’t be because she chose you;It won’t be because you are the one;The one left a long time ago,While she was still trying to figure herself out; If one day she eventually chooses you;It won’t be because you are her soulmate;But … Continue reading IF ONE DAY SHE EVENTUALLY CHOOSES YOU
Oganga Mangiti 