Tracing the line between love and hate Both- so closely knit -not together -neither apart but enough to tickle the finger of fate A line that can only be discerned by a shredded heart -to which scars have added much... Continue Reading →
I braced myself As the battle began My enemy was ready So I held myself steady I crushed despair I defeated hate The argument of blame I quickly put to shame The issue of my value I knocked that askew... Continue Reading →
An end to hate; dreamed a dream to defend my race pride in my dark hue judged, only by character not the colour of my skin (#Tanka) Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 45 – #Haiku #Haibun or #Tanka: Hate & Pride Frank Tassone... Continue Reading →
Awhile ago In another time and place A dream was born A dream to defend my race The dreamer prayed For an end to all the hate Against a proud race Our dark skin, our pride A colour and spice we... Continue Reading →
They were in charge His demons His Partners - at large Possession complete In their grasp, him they keep Helpless and hopeless He's firmly in their grip To do their bidding He speaks with their lips The Demon of Pride... Continue Reading →
Love, Hate Worming their way Into the heart they stay Man the Gate, pick or chase away Which One? (A Cinqain Poem) Copyright © 2017 Vivian Zems
( A Fibonacci Poem) This Loop Repeats Itself oft Love, hate, forgiveness Why cant we stop at the first one? Copyright © 2017 Vivian Zems (image by Dark-gio)
He loved her so But she wasn't his She belonged to another She wasn't his missus Time and again He'd begged her to stay Her bruises and welts She kept from display He wanted to comfort her To heal her... Continue Reading →