Kwoa’s P(h)oetry

The odious demon was trapped in stone,
to prove that we master the unknown.
Great power that is,
to do as we please,
unaware our humanity is gone.

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Impish little fairies like crisps and yellow boots,
and who could blame them.
Lounging in our realm,
while our almighty vigilance slowly reboots.

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Oh endless yearning, crushed over for so long…
(squeaked sandalwood softly)
Lament all you want, that’s where you belong!
(rapped enamel slyly)
Big mouth but no chest, ushering words that strong.
(confronted wicker quite harshly)
Stay away from this, venting ain’t that wrong.
(soothed tea leaves casually)
I can’t agree more; I’m burning hot.
(shushed the fiery gaz)
Damn flame must be right, time to dance along.
(fiffed copper nervously)
Instant frozen still.
“That’d make a song”!
(observed bored apathy)

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The vast normality engulfs constricted attempts
at emerging and drifting away from destined plans!
A rational wave, to sand our resolve and preempts
yet irrational temper clouds narrow common sense.
And thus miracles surfaced amid uncertainty,
true light guiding over vast seas of normality.

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Brash,
enlightenment deigns visit the edge of my consciousness;
Lurking so close; raw clarity eroding ignorance darkness.
Inert,
fascination hangs, undecided, in equilibrium;
Veiling so tight; yet obviously eager to seize the momentum.
Smug,
opportunity blinks, something vital just passed me by;
Mediocrity so safe; surely, I’ll dare woo my next chance to fly.
Kwoa 2006

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Riches spring glory,
that ambitions to sum her beauty;
But kingdoms fall easily,
and winter chills corpses irrevocably.
Kwoa 2005

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Our taxi flashes, lights exploding around;
intoxicated, the engine powers up.
Past the windshield, glittering promises hound;
insatiable, artifices all lined up.
Deep down; tomorrow resonates!

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