Category: Poetry

  • DOOR

    by SHERROD

    1
    Opening the pathway to a new world
    Fighting against the force that pushes it closed

    2
    Allowing new faces to pass through
    Letting a new body pass its presence

    3
    A handle called a knob
    A flashing brown coating of paint
    An opening at the bottom to let air in
    Allowing the bodies to breathe the freshness of the outside

    4
    A pathway to a new world
    A new destiny
    Adding suspense to what comes next

    5
    One, two, or maybe three forms of entry
    After every stop, pass the doorway
    A new light shines

    6
    A place to fly you away
    A building for education
    A guard to block the innocents

    7
    Flying out past the world around you
    Teaching children about new things
    Pushing away from a greater power

    8
    Let the door lead you to another world
    A new world that has no way out

    9
    The door can be devious
    The door can be kind

    10
    Allowing you to go to new places
    Letting you waste its time

    11
    The door has shades of red, brown, and green
    With a little crease in between

    12
    A new opening to another life
    A door has its own beautiful light

    13
    Let the door guide you
    Let the door consume your body
    Pass the door and go on an adventure
    A new life from an old door

  • GOODBYE, MARCUS

    by SHERROD

    You are my cousin and I love you
    Like a brother
    You and I went our separate ways. But
    I can tell you are still with me.
    Chicago, our hometown, and now your
    Territory.
    I don’t know what you think about
    All the time because we think so much
    Alike
    So alike that it’s scary.
    I miss you with a fiery passion
    And I hope you miss me the same
    Way.
    I love you bro and that’s never gonna
    Change.
    I know you love me too, but you suck
    At showing your emotions
    I wish to see you again or to live
    With you again
    You are my one and only true friend.

  • ANTENNAE

    by SHERROD

    Rushing cars flying through the streets
    Wind flowing making the leaves fall
    The wind blows and makes an antenna turn
    The character Qiú falls and lands on a tree
    It leans and reveals a rustling flag
    A flag that shows that we are all free
    White stars and red bars
    The flag blooms with each gust of air
    To show that I can still flow with care

  • LET YOUR TEARS FALL

    by MARCHE

    Tears are falling from the sky like rain
    This aching pain won’t go away
    I will pray and pray
    Until this day fades
    I shall hold on tight
    And never let you go
    For it’s you and I
    In this lonely world
    And if things go wrong
    Don’t let me go
    It’ll be okay
    Let your tears fall
    A smile is soon on its way
    We’ll fly into the sky
    And let our sails soar
    But now buildings are falling
    And our dreams have been killed
    My future life is now over
    Should I start over?
    I stare at my reflection
    And hate what I see
    There’s a sweet black
    Thunder growling behind me
    Its darkness shines so bright
    It’s leading me to the Devil
    On this lonely night
    I’ve lost true love
    Now I’m praying for heaven
    Because this earth is just
    A black abyss

  • WHY

    by DAIZJHA

    I’m tired of cryin for you, sayin goodbye to you
    Why
    Why all this pain
    Why you go away
    Come back I need you
    And my body and soul plead for you, beg for you
    I’m takin my breath, now step two
    Hard to forget. I see that love and I want
    It this pain and despair I gotta own it
    It’s my life.
    But why
    Why, why
    Why goodbye
    Why did you lie
    Drippin bloody tears from my eye
    Yeah as I sigh try to forget
    And then I hear by, I have trust issues
    And I still love you, got abandonment
    Issues but I still need you
    Boom…I’m still in love with you