Tag: poetry
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Silence
I sit in my room The midnight candle burning The only sound, Is the ceiling fan turning. Lonely places No familiar faces Just things that stare Walls, chairs, a table, empty space Laughter, Talking voices, In my head It’s the music of beautiful noises. Sometimes we all sit With things, And feelings, All bottled up…
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Soon I will forget
I will forget The pain that wrenched my heart Your love was like air to survive How you took your love away And left my heart cold My soul lost. I will forget The many tears, the many years I held on to your love. The memories we made The way we…
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I LOVE YOU
If I don’t say it much I may not be the kind of person But in a million subtle ways I love you. The love notes left under your pillow The way I’d hold your hand How I’d caress you You know I love you. Your kisses make me dream When I’m with you, it’s…
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Just One Question
Someday when I see you again I’ll have just one question I wish to show you The many written letters I wrote you many letters I wish you had read them I read them to myself And one day I just burnt them I hope to tell you Of how much it used to hurt…
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I Withdraw
I’m in the habit of withdrawing from things From people coming and going Drawing them in And drawing them out. Because it can get crowded in my heart Too many things getting in Suffocating me. I find it hard to breathe When my heart is pained I must withdraw I must draw it all out.…
Esther Gyimah's Poetry 