Martino Fortuin Poems

Dream then, as dream you will
Play too, as play is your art
Learn well and be great
No better time than now to start
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I...Africa, cradle of life and of hope
decree the dawn...of new birth.
No more bondage in rope.
Able to realise my destinies' worth
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In Africa the lion is no more
The jungle not his home
For he now opens a door
The corridors of power he is seen to roam
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A call to arms!
Tenacious and devious enemy, mirrored in deceit,
Pushes forward to meet…
My air space faces defeat
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Canvas

Such an intense feeling of grief
gnawing mercilessly, like starvation.
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What is a Woman Worth?

What is woman worth in stature
If not a priceless entity of passion and beauty?
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I take with me this memory
Of having loved a while.
Returning energy ruptured, restless, raw
An empty heart
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If ye counteth not ye
Who will opt for thee
If ye standeth not tall
In much shall ye be small
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Substance of essence, dancer delights
Igniting the night with tangible might
Incinerator of germ and historical foe
In ovens of grease our waists to increase
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Today I shed my final tear
Amidst that gentle voice I always hear
Though the text was soft and sweet
Life had pressed the key and hit DELETE!
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