From My Mind's Eye (Daniel Felix Ayibontey)

A NEW LEAF Gone are the days When we used to play With our lives; With our future. When we lived Without purpose; As if our lives Had no purpose. Those were the days When we feared, And held in high esteem What others think. Faking identities, To 'fit in'. Striving to stay In others' shadows. Gone are the days When we gave excuses To things we could Do right, not wrong. When we lied And cried To hide the fact That we lied. Those were the days When we were abandoned. For we had gifts Others failed to realize. When we seemed to confirm What they for long assumed; That we are worthless; Completely useless. There were days When we lived The opposite Of what we dreamed. Taking time for granted Like there's no tomorrow. Living the lie; Chasing the shadows. But now are the days We realize our worth; Discover our true selves, Recover our lost senses. And no longer care What the...

Just imagine Yourself up high Above the clouds Like an Eagle. Sounds cool; If it were true. But 'tis too good To be true. That is you Chasing Rainbows. Zero to hero. Nothing to something. Poor to Prof; My dream echoes. The next Superman. More than Iron man. Man of steel; That's who I am. You too? Chasing Rainbows. Roses are red. Violets are blue. Rubber balloons fly. Iron balloons don't. A caged bird, Ever seeks freedom. Carefully decorated chimp, Is equally a chimp. I wish I were not Chasing Rainbows. I can, I will. I tried, I failed. I tried again; I failed again. A million more trials; A million more failures. I still feel positive. Should I try? Or maybe I'm just, Chasing Rainbows. Failure to plan; Is equally a plan. Taking no risk; Is equally a risk. Life promises ups; Life promises downs. Whichever way, Keep the strive on. Just be seen Chasing Rainbows. For one day, Your time will come. Your door will open...

NO MORE LOVE Bang bang bang My heart beats profusely I feel so hurt Used; cheated. I wish I'd die Yes;die To escape the misery You feed to me. You were my breath My heartbeat; my soul. You gave me joy Happiness; love. I melt in your arms Every now and then. You gave me more, Suddenly, you changed. You no longer See my worth. My once beautiful smile, You now see as fake. My sweet kisses; Now poison to you. Daydreams turning Into nightmares. I needed you; Yes, I did. I loved you; Yes, I did. But what we shared Now is gone For you have filled That love with hatred. Happily I now frown. Joyfully I now break. For you took my Love And turned it to hate. A new reason to hate; Hate, break and hate. Several hearts broken, More hearts to break. I wish for once I can but feel The passion with which You look at me. A thousand reasons I have To hate; to hate you. Give me but one reason To love; to love you If you enjoyed this piece, do ...

Awo, The stress of childhood And the trouble it brought Stopped you not From nurturing me. I caused you pain, I brought less gain. Never did you change, Your love was same. Awo, You were my shield, My pillar; my fortress. You gave me peace, When all fought me. You received me, When the world deceived me. You were proud, Beyond all doubts. Awo, All your life, You have invested in me. So much power, You have vested in me. Though I turned out Not as you wanted me to, You still embrace my flaws And accept my weaknesses Awo, A woman of virtue, That's what you are. A bundle of passion Joy, peace and love. Of all the treasures, Below and above. You stand as one; The outstanding one. I love you Mum Written by Daniel Felix Ayibontey University of Education, Winneba Ga Dangme Department If you enjoyed this piece, please do well to share with as many friends as possible on the various social...