a poem I wrote about some folks I know
a poem I wrote about some folks I know
http://williamsaintgeorge.blogspot.com/2012/09/entangled.html
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It happens to be funny, especially if you’re Ghanaian, but it’s a universal theme everyone can get. Do read :)
Of hearts and unicorns,
and fancy clad ladies.
It’s for a game of “Pick and Play”,
Under a canopy of crows and rainbows.
Little bells beat in the storm,
and chime like reversed death-knells
calling you from the grave of living,
to the endless promenade,
hand in hand,
under the scrutiny of friends and family.
Of tear drops and split throats,
or worse, of broken hearts and limbs,
your kisses taste like chloroquine,
they’re very hard to swallow.
My head is full of vanities,
I hear the pornographic chorus sing:
Life’s like an uncut obscenity,
and Church is where we go to pretend.
Of Iron Hells and cloudy Heavens,
and distant dreams that remain distant.
We’re like a march of damned bride and groom,
the blood red curtain falls too soon,
and roses fall at our little feet.
We take the stairs to the casket cruise,
and lunch the barge to the simmering West.
The sun will set on our happy days,
the moon will rise, the wind will blow.
Uncaring time will take no heed,
to when our history finally ends.
But it’s alright, dear love of mine,
We did it for the story’s worth.
An essay on a poem.