Here's two free verses I have written. On is a little dark the other about hope. |
Ugly I was born ugly. I was told so And I believed so. Reminded constantly By my friends and family--- I am ugly. Yet mom loved me. She had no other choice. I was her flesh and blood. So she protected me, Like the big black hen, Putting me under her wings Every now and then. She never had hopes for me, That I too can be loved. And I believed so--- Ugly things can’t be loved. So when he asked The guy who could not see All I saw Was his ugliness. I shrunk away, My heart an ugly black stone. I can’t see or hear beauty, Unlike the guy who could not see. He had never known beauty Or the definition of ugly For him such measures Matters not. But all I see is ugly. Not just my looks But my mind too Has turned ugly. And with this ugly mind I continue to search for love. No wonder I can’t find it For love is not ugly Which I keep seeing Love is pure and beautiful, Beyond my understanding. Thus love fails to touch my heart Which is rotten and smelly. Ugly is my name and Ugly is my fate and With death do we part. It is okay Don’t do that. I know you are hurt. Let me dress your wound. If not let me Not hurt you again. But don’t do that. Don’t let hate overwhelm you, Fill your heart with poison, Push you out of life, Scratch at the face of love. Run away, shout, clench your teeth. It is okay. I am here for you -------- for myself. But I won’t be here for long Or forever. Neither will you. But here, Hold my hand for now, As long as you can. Don’t be afraid. It won’t hurt you. I have promised never to Let anyone hurt you again. But promise you won’t hate Submit to hatred, Sell your heart to the devil, Who cooks up hatred. Promise you will love Laugh again Play and smile in the sun Even in the darkest of the nights. Promise you will be by my side Even if you are afraid Or even if I am. We will be there for each other Talking away our fear. Tell me you wont leave And neither will I. No promise required So signing ceremony. For life is too short Let us not waste it, In fear and in hate. Let us--- you and me Find out what else is there. For us, for everyone For you, for me For our future Which remains unknown. Just don’t say You don’t care Just don’t Break my heart Or yours They are already broken And restraint Won’t help. Just come here and hold my hand And everything will be okay. |