Submissions by LynetteOkoroike (LynetteChiamakaOkoroike)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am just starting out. I say what I mean and mean what I say.Just Deal With It. I express myself through the work of art. Just trying to put myself and express my thoughts out there.
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We're Broken Puzzle Pieces
Before you read my work, I'm just reminding you that half of the work is in Poetry/Spoken Word form and the other half is in notes/bullet point form. With that said, enjoy.
Over 7 Billion People living in this world.
7 BILLION.
And each and every one of them is trying to “FIT IN” in their societies.
They tried.
And tried.
AND TRIED.
But they just don’t seem
To overcome that obstacle.
We’re broken.
We’re just broken.
I am one of them.
I have tried to put myself out there
Over and over again
With the result of ME being...
Over 7 Billion People living in this world.
7 BILLION.
And each and every one of them is trying to “FIT IN” in their societies.
They tried.
And tried.
AND TRIED.
But they just don’t seem
To overcome that obstacle.
We’re broken.
We’re just broken.
I am one of them.
I have tried to put myself out there
Over and over again
With the result of ME being...
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I Like Being Quiet
I like being quiet
It’s what I do best
It’s hard for me to get the things
Off of my chest.
I do have a lot of thoughts
Scattered throughout my brain,
Hard for me to convert from thoughts to phrases
It puts me in a lot of pain.
When I talk to people, I stumbled and jumbled
With the things that I want to say,
All they do is they don’t care about me
And that keeps me at bay.
It’s hard for me to make some friends
For they always come and go,
I would go from one person to another
that I will never get to know.
With...
It’s what I do best
It’s hard for me to get the things
Off of my chest.
I do have a lot of thoughts
Scattered throughout my brain,
Hard for me to convert from thoughts to phrases
It puts me in a lot of pain.
When I talk to people, I stumbled and jumbled
With the things that I want to say,
All they do is they don’t care about me
And that keeps me at bay.
It’s hard for me to make some friends
For they always come and go,
I would go from one person to another
that I will never get to know.
With...
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I Need Acceptance In My Life
oooooooooooh,
Oooooooooooh. (x2)
Throughout my life
I’m having a hard time,
I stumble and fall
And struggle through it all.
I’ve tried to fit in
But they always shut me out,
Is there something wrong with me?
Why they always put me down?
I need to know what’s going on
What’s it all about,
I need to have a purpose
That will make me stand out.
...
Oooooooooooh. (x2)
Throughout my life
I’m having a hard time,
I stumble and fall
And struggle through it all.
I’ve tried to fit in
But they always shut me out,
Is there something wrong with me?
Why they always put me down?
I need to know what’s going on
What’s it all about,
I need to have a purpose
That will make me stand out.
...
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My Imaginary Translations based on poet Federico Garcia Lorca's poem "Paisaje"
1) The mistaken afternoon
I'm dressed for the cold.
Behind the windows,
It's cloudy, all of the kids
see the changing of the birds
in the yellow tree.
The afternoon was spent out
along the river.
And a blush of an apple
trembles in the roofs.
2) I'm dressed for the cold
in the mistaken afternoon.
Behind the windowpanes,
the sky is cloudy, and all of
the kids saw the colorful
birds in the yellow tree.
I spent the afternoon
Along the riverside,
when a blush of an apple
...
I'm dressed for the cold.
Behind the windows,
It's cloudy, all of the kids
see the changing of the birds
in the yellow tree.
The afternoon was spent out
along the river.
And a blush of an apple
trembles in the roofs.
2) I'm dressed for the cold
in the mistaken afternoon.
Behind the windowpanes,
the sky is cloudy, and all of
the kids saw the colorful
birds in the yellow tree.
I spent the afternoon
Along the riverside,
when a blush of an apple
...
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The Great Citywide Pillow Fight-An Anecdote
The best THING
That ever happened to me was
When I was a college freshman.
It happened in mid-February of 2009.
Valentine's Day.
A day of celebrating a couple's
Relationship with each other,
A day of romance & companionship,
And a day to say "I love you"
to your significant other.....
While getting SMACKED
In the FACE
By a PILLOW!
I was in San Francisco
at the time.
The City by the Bay.
It was three weeks
before Valentine's Day.
Throughout the entire
San Francisco State...
That ever happened to me was
When I was a college freshman.
It happened in mid-February of 2009.
Valentine's Day.
A day of celebrating a couple's
Relationship with each other,
A day of romance & companionship,
And a day to say "I love you"
to your significant other.....
While getting SMACKED
In the FACE
By a PILLOW!
I was in San Francisco
at the time.
The City by the Bay.
It was three weeks
before Valentine's Day.
Throughout the entire
San Francisco State...
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The Taiko Goes "Boom"-A Set of Haikus
Big, Cylinder Drums
Lets out a thunderous sound
The taiko goes "Boom"
Pair of wooden sticks
Strike the surface of the drum
The taiko goes "Boom"
A group of people
Create a sound together
The taiko goes "Boom"
Music and Movement
Together; with a heartbeat
The taiko goes "Boom"
We come together
To see and feel the drum's voice
The taiko goes "Boom"
The fue's light sound
Separates the light from dark
The taiko goes "Boom"
The Rain...
Lets out a thunderous sound
The taiko goes "Boom"
Pair of wooden sticks
Strike the surface of the drum
The taiko goes "Boom"
A group of people
Create a sound together
The taiko goes "Boom"
Music and Movement
Together; with a heartbeat
The taiko goes "Boom"
We come together
To see and feel the drum's voice
The taiko goes "Boom"
The fue's light sound
Separates the light from dark
The taiko goes "Boom"
The Rain...
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Gone Is My Friend-An Absence/Loss Poem
Gone is My friend
Like a dust in the wind.
She left me her
Sparkly cell phone;
She left her heart
in my presence.
I looked at her cell phone's
Contact list solemnly;
A person who's saying
Goodbye to her family
for the very last time.
A picture of her face plastered the
Left side of her driver's license;
in memory of her happy-go-lucky
personality.
The scent of the cherry lipstick,
Grape chapstick,
Raspberry perfume,
and a pack of Strawberry
Bubble gum
reminds me of her liking for fruit.
A small bottle of hand...
Like a dust in the wind.
She left me her
Sparkly cell phone;
She left her heart
in my presence.
I looked at her cell phone's
Contact list solemnly;
A person who's saying
Goodbye to her family
for the very last time.
A picture of her face plastered the
Left side of her driver's license;
in memory of her happy-go-lucky
personality.
The scent of the cherry lipstick,
Grape chapstick,
Raspberry perfume,
and a pack of Strawberry
Bubble gum
reminds me of her liking for fruit.
A small bottle of hand...
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Going Back Through Time-A List Poem
A red shoebox
Containing birthday cards
My family sent me.
A bunch of screen t-shirts
Reliving the cartoons
of the past.
Twelve pairs of comfortable shoes
that have gone through
Numerous stages of my life.
Three African Dresses
To remember my family's origin.
A big black book
Containing my childhood disability.
Seven comedy and musical DVDs
To watch and pretend that I'm living out
My dream.
As I look through these things,
I know where I've been,
Where I've come from,
What I'm going through,
What I want to be in...
Containing birthday cards
My family sent me.
A bunch of screen t-shirts
Reliving the cartoons
of the past.
Twelve pairs of comfortable shoes
that have gone through
Numerous stages of my life.
Three African Dresses
To remember my family's origin.
A big black book
Containing my childhood disability.
Seven comedy and musical DVDs
To watch and pretend that I'm living out
My dream.
As I look through these things,
I know where I've been,
Where I've come from,
What I'm going through,
What I want to be in...
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