Forlorn oh Forlorn

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by Daniel Njoroge

In the dead of night,
Illumes born of Lanterns; Curtains every window.
Aloof, crickets lute melancholies; so depressing and darkening,
That stars hastily constellate only to gaze in sympathy.
As gloom alights its luggage on the stillness of the night,
Forlorn, Oh Forlorn you stand at the street prows—And Summon.
Your hail, a fog, glides unprecedented; noticed but undesired,
Behind fastened knobs; all sheath their souls from your fatal claws,
However, smoothly you quiver loose, hinges to all serenity as you stroll by,
Unsolicited, you fling open doors to utmost intimate emotion’s nakedness
And move in to wed all souls that dine alone.
Seeking consolation, most drown in your cold bottomless sea of an embrace,
Hypnotized, you rob them of their sleep by sinking your fangs into necks of their dreams,
Steadily you suck to a halt the pulse of tranquility that thumped therein,
Alas you lip them with a Judas’ Kiss as you tuck them in their own bunks,
Awake they will lay and awake they will stay.
Awaiting atonement by morning light.

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Through White Plains

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by Daniel Njoroge

Its eye moons the illumes of mortal thoughts,
Map routes into new lands, lands that are lost,
Scratches; embed curves and scribbles,
Curves and scribbles yet untangle wits riddles,
Meandering unknowingly from West to East,
Graphing witty crops; barring no one to feast.
Cunningly slither through White Plains,
Leaking traces of knowledge and wisdom,
Wisdom unconfined mental freedom,
Mental freedom besought division through wisdom,
Kingdom to kingdom, mortal to mortal,
Traces on White Plains bear as portals,
Portals at hand solve souls’ riddles,
Scratches; embed curves and scribbles,
Map ways into new lands that appear lost,
For its eye moons illumes of mortal thoughts.

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Wind in her face

her hair blew wildly in the wind
the tiny cars seemed like ants
how could this have happened?
too bad no one can hear my rants

he promised to be faithful
right from that very rainy day
he first gave me an eyeful
I remember very well, it was a Thursday

I didn't mind that he was married
or that he had two beautiful kids
I was intrigued by the way he carried
himself.

thus began the affair, hot and steamy
I have never been so so happy
this dark handsome man so dreamy
O how I loved him!

after three long months he finally left her
I thought this was now it! damn!
after fifteen years for him it was over
we will now be together! DAMN!

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tears down her cheeks, her eyes were red,
we met a week after, to have something to eat
and she was broken, inside; she, she just bled
"as you make your bed, you shall sleep in it!"
and she turned, and like that she fled!

she had lost, HE LOVED ME! I had won,
I was the one he wanted, this was love,
i didn't care that she was on a mourn,
I saw only the good life I was about to have.

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grandeur! elegant! as was said by the press!
yes yes, that was our June wedding
o God, you should have seen the the dress!
the start of my; sorry 'our' new life.

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he had been to Greece, some island called Crete
which was where he met her. its been a year now,
after two years of marriage, he isn't even discrete
about his torrid affair, DAMN!

Then came our first child, just what I wanted.
that very day he declared that he was leaving
I could not believe it, I think I fainted.
I came back to my senses, but I didnt want to go on living

"as you make your bed, you shall sleep in it!"
the words echoed in my head, a fool I have been
Left while in hospital, was too much to bear!
I should surely have tried to be more keen ...

what goes round, comes round! always!
I am now here staring at those tiny ants
as they get bigger, wind in my face
this night, I atone of my actions
like her, my heart's pieces before me
tightly in my arms I held the baby
and at last the peace came,
but with a broken body.
I knew, this was it. The darkness came ... just like that.

The last thing I felt was the WIND ON MY FACE!

Verse of Love

Stoke these brands within,
set my heart alight with love.
Play my strings to the song of you,
heaven is within you as you shine on me.

Cover me with your enigmatic splendor,
light my world with your sparkling smile,
hush my racing heart with a touch
and carry me to happiness beyond in your arms.

Written By: ~Pandit

Untrustworthy Indian Poet! 
Fine, be like that and betray my weaknesses.