Bonjour!
After much encouragment from my didi(big sister) and much reluctance from me, I decided to share some of my poetry for #ThursdayThoughts
****NEWS
After six years of revolution and demanding for freedom, people in #Aleppo are being forced to leave their beloved city.
My heart bleeds for their struggle & quality of life. Just because it isn't happening Here. Doesn't mean it ISN'T happening.
Bana Alabed is a 7 year old girl tweeting from #Aleppo
Dear world, there's intense bombing right now. Why are you silent? Why? Why? Why? Fear is killing me & my kids. - Fatemah #Aleppo— Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) December 14, 2016
Death I Shall becometh
Let the dead raise again,
And Death I shall becometh, lay your smoky ring upon my finger.
You are the entity of inevitable choice,
And from Chaos we were all born. It's what binds us, keeps us and forgets us...
There is but only one face I would condemn all of my humanity.
So I say this now. Yes, Hear Me!
Bring me the Doors of thyself,
So I may retrieve what was taken.
Lay claim to my soul and punish my sin,
But deny me none, for Death I shall becometh.
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The family portrait of Ma
A family portrait stands, stuck to the left.
Frozen and perfect are the united,
In the wake of devastating bald evil and a bandana.
She crouches, centered in the timeless beauty of an unaffected soul,
Practiced smiles and joyful cheekbones reign over the blooming garden.
While one stands alone, unimpressed, with eyes in curved shadows,
He smiles for no one, for no one has him smiling.
How to not cancer? How to, you say?
He wishes to all seven heavens for an answer he knows not to come.
An angel of frail and fractured bones looks up at her,
Staring absently, lost in her mortal coil.
A single obsidian strand of hair,
Hangs twisted and woven, in silent prayer of Buddhist tranquility.
How to not cancer? How to, you say?
Hope…..you hope.
Read more about this poem here:
#ROAR4TCA with @TeenCancerUSA
The origin of first novel
A scene, for years, my mind protested.
Too frantic a life it shamed denial.
I would like to say a fire of will was ushered,
Truly it was the void, of no distraction left.
In curiosity, the scene became wanted
Yearning to witness the words, I exclaimed at the keyboard.
Passionate and demented strokes, driving their narrative in flow.
In hilarity, the scene became a chapter and that chapter became illuminated after twenty instalments.
A story was born, an origin story unlike any other but like some.
Characters became emotion, emotion became flaws and flaws became doorways to humanity.
“A cure exists! A cure exists!” I bellow to the skies,
Hurting ten ways to Sunday in no sleep patterns of pungent coffee and teeth-staining Death sticks.
I curl the fetus and clutch the airplane, headaches bruising my corneas.
The story was realized, without outright complaint, at twenty-six instalments.
A graph was thought into creation, a graph to illustrate both character tags and word counts.
It was not the summit that congealed the suffering to enjoyment and wonder,
But the under-looked journey, in all its extreme sweat droplets.
Written and Smitten,
A writer I am.
Words are immortal.
His no wife policy
Adopt a baby, toddler or teenager but tolerate no wife.
A proposal of not, a bended knee on platitudes of love but one of mutual co-habitation.
He gives out his heart, sliding down a sleeve, it ruptures and bleeds
These stitches, trembling hands unable to stop.
Father always says, he did his job with them. He clothed and double shoe’d himself.
Yet here they were, the father and the opposite of his daughter. Arguing,
In time, that adoption is another exciting leap for their family to encourage.
He tries not to contemplate anything but the stork bringing him any such natural offspring.
Belief in miracles are slapped out of them as a time honored tradition among the realistic.
What does he want to do? Astronaut-not
What does he want to do? Neurosurgeon-not
What does he want to do? James Cameron-not
With quotes of the mundane thrust upon him.
God’s hand is felt in wood with one final kick left in it.
No one would make him do it but he did, in good faith of Church modesty.
Chastity! She cries to the upside down ocean of Caribbean magnitude. White puffs are rare but they serve their purpose.
No choice was left now when a hostile uterus doesn’t mean what it used to.
She clutches his hands and sobs right over it.
He promises to make this a night she will never forget.
InstaGram Poems
I'm 1% sane
& the rest as Crazy as Crazy comes
Color me an inverse reverb rainbow
Betwixed this bubble, bubble foil & stubble
Lay this, slay that
Humble bumble it's all but a mumble
Be quickest my deafening Heart -E
My life disarray, my soul alight
I love you now more so with each breath unto me.
I have to dare
I have to be
Your one true love from all loves to soul laid bare.
Take me or have me, I was yours always, now and forever. - €
Winged angel up above
How sweet it is you've come to show
Without you here all color faded
I was abreast
My heart all manner of desinflated
Now you're back, the world grows
The song melodies
Those dang'd birds churp
Mist covered droplets descend
Frost flaked butterflies ascend --- €
Dark destiny show me your purpose
Live now, live forever
Live for never
Whistle, it's not o'er the sundry summery bliss
Bounce! Bounce that ounce you malice of this Monday blue
Thunder through, least you die
Harder still is the After
Softer still is the Heart --- €
Hush Hush skittle brittle
Little by little
Whenever darkness approaches
When shadows engulf the world
You battle, you fight, you endure
My warrior, eternal
And of light-stitched particles
This heart, this ventricular organ beats.
It beats, beats only for you -- €
Darkness colors my soul
in a way the light never could.
It binds, to coils, it fractures
Rage is all I feel,
Against those who harm
Harm those who cannot
Defend,
Protect
OR hide.
I want to defend, I want to protect
I want to hide
I must destroy.
-- €
© Enricoh Alfonzo ~ Alfonzo Words
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"a fire of will" how ambiguous!!!! As always, your poetry is captivating and beautiful. I'm glad you put them up. I hope you share more!!
ReplyDeleteNice poetry. Love those quotes.
ReplyDeleteI needed the dont quit quote today. I have had some things that are making me want to be a quiter.
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is so beautiful! I really enjoyed reading this post.
ReplyDeleteI love your poetry! I have always wished I could write poetry. Sometimes I go to poetry night at a local hang out and am in complete envy of their talent and creativity :)
ReplyDeleteReally nice read, full of great and uplifting quotes
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like reading poetry to get you through the day. I really like these selections. You write good poems!
ReplyDeleteSuch a worth reading, that was a beautiful poem
ReplyDeleteKeep writing! You are amazing! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
ReplyDeleteI was never good at writing poetry in school. I do like writing though. I hope you'll continue writing! It's great therapy in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the last time I wrote one. These are good read, so nice words!
ReplyDeleteI love reading these poetry! they are so inspiring, I wish I can write one too!
ReplyDeleteOmg so many awesome poems!!!! Lots of talent right here that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteI love poetry and your post reminded me that I don't read it often enough. I really love the poem reminding us not to quit.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to read poetry sometimes. Great work.
ReplyDeleteI still remember how popular Titanic back in the days. It is one of my favorite movies of all time. Thanks for sharing!
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Congrats on sharing such a personal part of your work! They are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI am not a fan of reading poetry as i find it hard to understand and pronounce many words. but your work is beautiful! its a talent that you really need share to everyone!
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is so wonderful! I really enjoyed reading it! Thank you for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteThis is such lovely poetry. You have such talent.
ReplyDeleteDon't quit is perfect for what I needed to read today. Thankyou for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI love me some good poetry. I will read these when I have some spare time. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteYou should share more poetry. These pieces are brilliant
ReplyDeleteWow there are few words that can covey what you have not. I am humbled. Also saddened at the state of our world, yet hopeful eyes will open.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic creation. Good choices of words and it can be a great composition for a song. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed poetry =) Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good collection of poetry. Thanks. It was a good read.
ReplyDeleteI sat with these a while. Some of the images were deep and all were resonant.
ReplyDeleteNice poems. Poetry can be really hard to understand what the poet is saying. But I can understand yours pretty good. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteYou have a real talent with words, thank you for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteThis poetry is so amazing! I love reading this kind of post. <3
ReplyDeleteNicely done. I enjoyed reading this poetry. The emotion and feeling of the writer. I really like the piece of Death I Shall Becometh.
ReplyDeleteLiteracy is such a wonderful thing in this world. Thanks for this collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your beautiful poetry. Art can make such a difference in the world.
ReplyDeletelove your poetry! and that quotes are lovely as well
ReplyDeleteIs this your poetry? It is amazing so hauntingly beautiful and you create such beautiful pictures with your words.
ReplyDeleteLove reading your poems and the piece on Death is quite thoughtful!
ReplyDeletePoetry was one of my favorite expressions when I was a kid. I really enjoy reading yours!
ReplyDeleteWow you are so talented! It also takes me back when I use to write poetry, maybe I should try to do some again. Thank you for sharing yours!
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