Self Portrait.

Eyes to see more than they should,
A mouth to be misunderstood,
Ears to hear both truth and lies,
A mind to always wonder why,
Two hands to hold and write and sew,
Two legs to take me where I go,
Lungs to breathe and gasp and thrive,
A heart to know that I’m alive.

I wont say bye!!

Remember the time
We said Hi!

Its time to promise
Will never say bye..

All these lovely things we shared
Lots of memories that we cared

So much sweetness
Kind and pure

Lets join our hands
Remain friends for sure

Specially the creators
Who made this place

Thanks for giving
A poetry space…

His Presence in the Night

In the silence of the night I feel His presence.

It brings me peace and calms all my fears

While others say the darkness of the night

Magnifies the darkness within

For me it washes it away

Consuming it

Robbing it of its power

Leaving only the presence of God

Where fear and angst and sin used to be.

It’s the only time I know real peace.

The Last Poem Poem 24

Its the middle of the night

The night quiet I began with

Is the night quiet I end with

Cat plays outside

The fan still whines

A few more lights

A few less fears

24 poems, 24 hours

A few times I almost failed

But the last few hours quickly sailed

I am already dreaming

Sitting up straight

Pen to paper, right where I began

Night engulfs me

Reminding me what was normal

Hazy sleep steps from the background

I will succumb very soon

A simple night

A simple action

One word piled upon one word

One though to one thought

One poem to one poem

An eternity in a day

A day in an eternity

Eternity in the poem

One night quiet to one night quiet

All of life is a poem

Delusion

Despite reality so near
stay far away from truth
delusion stands firm

Seema Sahoo – ©

Ghost town

Haunted memories from a

lonely childhood.

The sadness carves out a hole in your body

for roses to grow

and petals to fall.

Secret pages with golden letters

folded neatly;

brittle and cream-coloured, whispy clouds

hidden beneath the moss.

Remnants of shattered pieces

in everchanging eeriness.

[instrumental break]

one
two
one
twothreefour
put your hands in the air
sing it with me
let me hear you
rock me, joe
na na na na
here we go
uh huh
c’mon
give it to me
ow
mmmm hmmmm
don’t hurt ‘em now
pick it up pick it up
break it down
take it away
make me cry