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WHAT HAVE THEY EVER DONE?

Blinded by the mighty

BRAINWASHED to do their bidding

The footmen

The mercenaries

The rich RICHTEN over you

Over who

WHO

Who are you

Who are you to them

They don’t care

They don’t know you

It’s not even an eye for an eye

It’s just dust to dust

They trample you

Stampede you

Bomb you

Starve you

To death

…

But we know what they deserve

The day will come

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BECOME FREE

Guns are death

Kill the weapons

Let there be peace

I refuse to be held down by monetary systems

Capitalism!

It’s not working

is it?

I refuse to be overpowered by

Fascism it does not work either!

I refuse to live by such rules

I just want to be free!

Though most of us don’t feel free.

One has to prove everything to the governments.

Too much paperwork for what actually?

They already know everything about you.

Have you in their system!

Yet never ending bureaucracy.

It’s literally tyranny

But I refuse to be a slave!

Always wars going on,

Killing innocent people

Even children who haven’t done the slightest thing wrong in this world!

I ask myself how crazy must you be to carry a weapon,

To kill as commanded?

Mothers are crying for their lost sons.

Mothers are dying and children are crying

How long must this horror go on?

I ask!

I ask for peace so that the light can shine on all people again!

Let love lead the way, bury the hate!

Become free!

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I WEEP

My heart bleeds thousands of drops

Red as blood is

The anger in my mind drives me almost crazy

First Ukraine and Russia

And that’s still ongoing

Now Israel and Gaza

Actually the whole middle east is in turmoil.

Just STOP

War is not worth it!

I just heard from a friend

In Israel yesterday

His friends daughter

Murdered at that party

Where it all began!

Families torn apart

On both sides

Loved ones they will never see again

And what is it for exactly

This fighting

This war

These wars?

Ask yourself the question!

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HANDS

I love my hands

Touching the earth

Gently feeling through it

Freeing it of rubbish

Then giving it to my plants

There is life in that

I love my hands

Touching the sand

Lifting some up and letting it

Gently flow through my fingers

Like time flowing away

Slowly with the breeze

Awakening precious memories

There too is life

I love my hands

Touching the stones

Cold as they seem

Yet there’s a voice in them

There’s strength in them

And then they talk to me

Through my fingers

There too is life

I love my hands

Feeling the power and

Gentleness of water

This great element

Begging us to understand it better

To understand the life that

Lives within

There too is life

I love my hands

Truth lays in them

That truth brings memories

The memory of children’s laughter

Showing them how to lace shoes

The smiles and laughter

We sang and danced in the fields

And Stanley’s warm embrace

I know just how that feels

There too is life

And now my hands

Are touching

The green grass growing

And I’m smelling

The freshness of spring

The memory is vast

There too is life

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On the cliff

I feel you in these stones

I hear you in these winds

I wish to transcend

To walk with you

On the sand covered beach

To hold your hand

And hear your gentle voice

Listening to the silence

Plays tricks on my mind

Only for a moment

I pretend you are by my side

We sit and gaze at the ocean

Ten thousand shades of red

From the reflecting sunlight

Flowing through my mind

Beauty and peace unite

In the hand of my spirit guide

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WHAT MATTERED

~part one

What mattered were the birds singing in the morning

The breeze moving the curtains softly

His steady breathing next to me

The first rays of sun gliding over our bare skin

The feel of the night that had passed...

~part two

Yet returning to the place

long abandoned

whithered by time

my thoughts still fresh

the beauty of how it was

embedded forever in my mind

that mattered...

~part three

The corridors where empty now

but in my mind I heard the long gone voices

the women fanning the charcoal fires outside

the -thum thum thum- rhythm pounding Fufu

Asante playing the Djembe

Kwesi playing the fool on his guitar

Business as usual

Ama, Kukwa, Rachel and Mercy doing the Jump Step

clapping their hands to the beat

Little Mary was dancing around in the red dress

with the white dots that I had brought for her

The odour of Killi Willi past my nose

the sweet smell sending me into the

Buzz of everyday life but also into Heaven

the Khebabs were sizzling on the grill

From inside the house came soft sounds of Jazz

I came back to reality looking at the ruin

A Chicken was running through the grass

There was still life here, thought I and smiled

I was glad to have come

I had made sure to come

and have a look at my 'Beginning' again

It's what mattered...

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Poem for Ukraine

A command post, its windows all gone, broken furniture strewn all around.

In an outbuilding, a belt-fed machine gun sits incongruously by a baby's pram.

Children's climbing frames are surrounded by impact craters.

A nearby abandoned house has a

For Sale sign

flapping in the freezing wind.

And outside the regular beat of Russian artillery.

A tree standing with an unexploded Russian shell in its base.

A 500 kilo bomb resting on the roof of an apartment block.

Had it detonated, the whole building would have been brought down.

Dead bodies at the back door and in the next garden, killed by Russian shelling.

An elderly dog is traumatised by the chaos around her and moves from soldier to soldier seeking comfort from the noise and disorder.

The Russian soldier corpses in the snow have been poorly dressed for a winter attack.

Ukrainians tell those who are still alive, "Run, Run away, if you stay here you’ll die on the ground so best you go back home.

Just dont kill kids, destroy homes and families. Go back home while you are still alive."

Children are crying, mothers are dying, fathers falling in the war.

Let’s just end this useless war now!

Where has the love gone?

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THE DEVIL AND ME

I once had an Angel

That's lost in to space

Thought I found another

...Yet just at that time

Did I not know what was to be mine

Sand on the beach

Wind blowing wild

Sun, me tanning

Thinking of you

I felt I was flying

Away on cloud nine

All the time

You on my mind

Our tempers and tantrums

I hid in my mind

Cause you were so far

And not really near

But thats all I wanted

I wanted you here

I felt as though you were

Created for me

We laughed

We made love

Yet your thunder struck me

When you lost control

Of your very own soul

You shattered my heart

My soul all blood

What was it

That was driving the evil about

It was mad

I found the Devil

In a clandestine affair

And to be fair and honest

My place wasn't there

But you had your wings

So angel like poised

I completely forgot

What you were made off

I forgot

Because you kissed me

So tender like a god

Put your voodoo spell

In to my heart

The acid you distributed

To the air

When you got mad

Was sure hard to handle

All likely you knew

But even soul hurting

Heart

In blood sweat and tears

I said to myself

I have no fears

I wiped of the tears

I fear not the Devil

I put a smile on my face

I gave myself grace

I once had an Angel

and thought I had two

It really hurt

That it wasn't you

The semblance we have

in the aspect of art

in the music

and poems

It was all so splendid

its what I will hold

Yet I met the Devil

But when he was in disguise

Just tell me oh lover

Why me me me me me me me me...

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INK TO THINK

I came from a home

sugar and cone

roast, beans and grits

we had all the bits

dad had wits

we travelled far

candy in a jar

in a Mustang car

drove on a road made of tar

rose tinted glasses

hearts made of pink

blue was my pen and its ink

I was only a kid then

adventures created

blue ink on paper

impressions of life

never passed me by

it created story by story

and line by line

even as a kid they said

my ink was fine

All grown up now

almost old

same heart and soul

been through this

gone through that

just what's important

I never gave up

Now my ink has come to flow

and my pen

I can't let go

what's there to tell

I'll tell in time

hoping whatever I write

will always open some ones eyes

Now all grown up

and almost old

I see things other

than those told

it hurts my soul

it breaks my heart

that there are many

people blind

they just don't see

that we the folk

need to unite

No matter what colour

culture or creed

in this so called society

we have a bigger need

to many poor

to many believe

what the so called

rulers preach

to them we were

and still we are

the so called slaves

to dig our graves

Set we our goals

a little high

they'll find a way

to make us cry

they take it all

what we work for

and leave us little

to survive

hundreds and thousands

of children die

Right here

right now

in 2021

the struggle still goes on

I see no end

and so we call

so many join

to let us know

that we must now

go forward

let us not be fooled

we must abide to our rules

because they

have to learn

that the time has come

and we cannot be fooled

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GREY DAYS

Grey days like ultimate silence giving time for thoughts to travel. Tiny specks of sun peaking out behind the clouds. Putting a smile on my face.

For awhile now I stopped watching political news. Is it because I feel I’ve had enough of that theatre or perhaps it just wasted my time in getting on with life itself. Probably both.

I found I have a much better time doing yoga with Paula and going swimming, biking and walking the dog. Bake cakes and paint pictures and grow plants on my balcony.

There’s spring in the air on my part of earth, what about yours? Is winter coming? At least the birds are still singing everywhere.

It’s been so unreal the past year and still we’ve not managed to sort Covid out completely. Everything’s being politicised. This is where we’re at.

Riots happening everywhere which is insane, especially the wrongdoing of vandalising businesses, where is the empathy? Where is the verbal nonviolent communication to solve problems? People are lost!

So right like I said I’m tired of politics!

I like to stay in my cocoon and dream the dream of better days to come. Spring let’s me hope for Summer and butterflies, for family reunions, ice-cream and peace.

I’m just a simple girl

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WHAT MATTERED

part one

What mattered were the birds singing in the morning

The breeze moving the curtains solftly

His steady breathing next to me

The first rays of sun gliding over our bare skin

The feel of the night that had passed...

~part two

Yet returning to the place

long abandoned

whithered by time

my thoughts still fresh

the beauty of how it was

embedded forever in my mind

that mattered...

~part three

The corridors where empty now

but in my mind I heard the long gone voices

the women fanning the charcoal fires outside

the -thum thum thum- rhythm pounding Fufu

Asante playing the Djembe

Kwesi playing the fool on his guitar

Business as usual

Ama, Kukwa, Rachel and Mercy doing the

Jump step

clapping their hands to the beat

Little Mary was dancing around in the red dress

with the white dots that I had brought for her

The odour of Killi Willi past my nose

the sweet smell sending me into the

Buzz of everyday life but also into Heaven

the Khebabs were sizzling on the grill

From inside the house came soft sounds of Jazz

I came back to reality looking at the ruin

A Chicken was running through the grass

There was still life here, thought I and smiled

I was glad to have come

I had made sure to come

and have a look at my 'Beginning' again

It's what mattered...

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CRY BABE CRY

When you're down and under

thoughts that wander all confused inside your head

think the world is going under

why is it, in all abundance

there are those who must still suffer

just like you

right now

right here

even in the greatest Kingdom

there's still space for purest poorness

when you see not in nor out

when your meal becomes the garbage

when you think all friends have vanished

come cry babe cry

cry your heart out on my shoulder

I shall give you bread fish and shelter

I shall give you all you need

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UNTIL I SEE YOUR EYES

If I was an angel

I'd fly to you

Through time and space

Through clouds and rain

And hurricanes

I'd spread my silky wings

And fly, fly the skies

I'd fly to you

No matter where

The wind would blow

In heavy storm I would still go

Yet sunlight's shining on my wings

To make me warm inspire things

On this long flight

Through time and space

I travel now

As mother earth turns

Whilst my heart yearns

To end this flight

Be in your arms

And hold you tight

Through clouds and rain

Wings carry me

Yet they are soaked entirely

They slow my flight

To my destination

Thinking of you

Is my gratification .

And hurricanes

Blow my wings dry

From all the rain gone by

I need my strength

To concentrate

Not to be swirled away

To far from where I head

I'll spread my silky wings

Now dry

From hurricane gone by

Now sun is shining

I can see

Here from my flight

Its destiny

And fly, fly the skies

Until my wings touch home

I'm living in a storm

My heart just can't be torn

Away from loving you

You're living in my soul

Until I see your eyes

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BLOOD BOILING OVER

My blood

Is boiling over

If you want trouble come

Come and get it

I watched you

Watched you being cruel

Being cruel to that young

Black boy

You in your uniform

It makes you strong

That’s what you think

What you believe

But wait

Here I come

And my blood

Is boiling over

If you step on me

You’ll be sorry

Cause I’ve got a story

And if you listen

If you listen closely

To what my message is

You will come back to your senses

It’s tense

I’m mad

My blood

Is boiling over

Don’t test me

Don’t mess with me

I’m fire

Fire burns

And so I say

Let him go

Let him be

He’s worthy of love

He’s worthy of respect

And the crowd was

Screaming

Shame shame

Shame on you

And you know

You are the same

As we are

The blood and the sweat and the tears

So put down that uniform

Become yourself!

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UNTIL THE SKY PULLS YOU IN

Your voice my song. Your guitar my rhythm, I move sensually, slowly. Sweet sensation of your music holding my body, I feel you like a river flowing through me.

Through you every wave a sensation. Every smile from you a gift, every kiss from you a promise of tomorrow. Forever I wanted to be your paradise as you played and sang my song, until the sky pulled you in, was loving so deeply.

I was completely over my head, ran from home just to be with you. I always felt I was born to be wild, was born to be free. And here I was a love child, I was a crazy little girl. I’m still crazy now. Living life showed me a lot of things. People come people go, life changes.

But this love, this love of yours carried me away, carried me sky high, completely over my head.

Until I saw the light and the sky pulled you in. And here I am remembering, how I loved you so deeply . And now remain the memories as always.

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Keep moving

I don’t want to sit down right now

To tell you how I feel

I just want to dance

To show what is real

Here we are so far away

From everything we had

Will we survive this

New Now

Somehow

I don’t want to sit down right now

To tell you how I feel

We talk for ages through the screen

We never once thought this would be

It’s just like in a bad dream

And honestly I’d like to scream

But I hold my breath

And do what’s best

For now

But... I long the touch, the kiss, the hugs

I don’t want to sit down right now

And tell you how I feel

In my thoughts...

Art is like a soul

Sometimes realistic

Sometimes phantasmagoric

Sometimes abstract

Abstract makes me think the most

I stand and look and find things I see

Another person might not see what I see in abstract

It’s why I say it’s like a soul

Because you have to look so deep

You return to yourself

The world around you stands still

Until you’ve seen what you were searching for

You move on

You keep moving

I don’t want to sit down right now

To tell you how I feel

I keep moving

Keep moving

Moving

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