Poem En Duo Poem by Abekah Emmanuel

Good Morning!


When the day sweeps
Away the last drop of darkness, 

(Aurora with her cool breath, 

Gently rising to her duties, 

And with the sun as her companion, 

Drizzling light into dark corners) , 

It reminds the nursing mother 

Of the child who interrupted sleep last night, 

It touches the heart of the caring father, 

Still working on their unfinished home, 

And alerts the poet of his unfinished verse, 

Of a dirge, whose theme is nothing but death. 




But isn't it amazing, 

How our minds are occupied, 

By rainbow dreams that spark across the sky, 

That must be true at rainbow's end. 

A waiting pot of gold…

Every nerve dances in anticipation! 




Yet for me, every morning brings, 

Such a melancholy joy,
But perhaps you understand, 

For it sprinkles fresh hope to the boy, 

While slowly, pushing him to his grave.

But as long as life endures, 

And the sun continues to shine, 

Surely every morning, 

Is a good morning!

Abekah Emmanuel
August 25,2014

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When I Give You My Heart…

The love I give to you dear one,
Is love I know belongs to me,
To think that it is yours alone
Is adolescent fantasy.

For if this love weren't really mine
How could it then be mine to give?
If heart is always True Love's home,
Without a heart how could I live?

It may not bring you comfort love
And you may never feel secure,
But dreams of owning someone's heart,
Reveal a heart that's immature.

For you to tell me that's your gift,
As quickly suggests you're a liar,
For even if you think it's true,
The world can see your pants on fire!

At least most men aren't made that way,
And futures never are for sure.
Our pleasures taken while we can
And praying there exists a cure.

So when I ‘just' give you my love
Please check your heart to know it's true
And realize that lover's chose,
There's nothing else for us to do.

A witches spell, a chain of fire
Cannot restrain decay to dust,
A lifetime all we have to live,
Where good days start with hope and trust.