Category: The Poet Inside Me
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My Worst Enemy
She is a killjoySure to whisper doubts in my earWhen happiness makes an appearance She is a villianWaiting to throw a spanner in the worksWhenever I feel confident and ready for a challenge She is a saboteurWho fuels my weaknessesAnd makes me derail my own efforts at improvement She is…
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An Ode To the Sun
On this day, we acknowledge youThe bright all-pervading presence in the skyWarming all living beings with your rays of lightLending us energy, strength and sustenance We thank you for a bountiful harvestFor watching over us with careFor the light that brightens up our daysFor the beauty you lend to the…
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Lost and Found
They stared at each other across the airport terminalThey couldn’t believe their eyesIt was twenty-two years since they had last seen each other Since he had broken her heart and left her to pick up the pieces She felt the old wound stir again and open inside her heartHer hand…
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An Ode to Twenty Years
You came into my life Like an unexpected turn on a long road You gave me happiness More than my heart can hold The years have flown by And it’s twenty years Since we first met So much laughter, some tears You are my rock You always lend me strength…
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Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind.
Author’s Note: The theme of this years international day of happiness is the title of this piece. We live in a time when it seems like happiness is the last thing on our mind. Allow me to show you why that’s far from the truth. And visit https://www.dayofhappiness.net/ for more…
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I Failed…
“You failed”, whispers that voice deep insideThreatening to crush my spirit foreverTurning the world dark as I fail to see the lightWhile I struggle with my feelings, my decisions “You failed”, whispers that voice deep insideWhat will everyone think?I can hear them laughing and sneering behind my backIn my misery…
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A Cup of Coffee
She warmed her cold fingers, hugging the cup of coffee with them. A thousand things went on in her mind but she willed herself to sit still and savour this one cup of coffee. One cup to forget the insults heaped upon her hours earlier… One cup to forget the…
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The Volcano on the Inside
As we move towards the International Day of Happiness, I want everyone to take a few minutes and spare a thought for victims of abuse worldwide. Here’s to wishing happiness for every one of them somewhere down the line. Here’s to hoping. I am quiet on the outside But a…
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#BalanceforBetter
They all woke up one fine morning Most of them uncomfortable Only the rare few feeling like it was any other day Most of them woke up painfully bent to the left or the right Out of Balance The men and women wondered what had caused this They rushed to…
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When It Rains
I’m driving in the rain Huge raindrops interrupt the silence in the car A strange yearning takes hold of me For what, I don’t know It’s getting hard to see through the windshield Reminds of those times when the tears pour Are the departed souls in heaven crying? Why, I…
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Memoirs of a Year Gone By
It was a year of self-discoveryOf acknowledging my limitationsOf achievements and failuresOf gains and losses It was a year of awakeningOf exploring my limitsOf stretching myselfOf knowing what I was capable of It was a year of constant fluxOf too many things changingOf overcoming a steep learning curveOf learning humility…
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A Tale of Two Souls
They stood on two different shoresAn entire vast sea separating themNeither knew in a few years they would be inseparableNeither knew the other existed They stood on two different shoresLooking for meaningLooking for a life partnerNeither knew in a few years they would find each other They stood on two…