Dis GAI sef!

Hi there people. So the thing is, I have been hanging around a lot of Writers in the last 3 years (particularly poets) and I think they are rubbing off on me...in a good way. What's with me and poetry you ask? Maybe the musical, cryptic nature of poetry and the mystery that can be hidden within the lines attracts me...maybe. Or maybe its just the poet(s) i like.
Here's a little piece i wrote recently. Its my first (actually my first written one) so, be gentle!



I KNOW YOU 

I know you

You with Hair that speaks in waves, weaves and bangs.

Tinted red, wine like roses burnt

You with Eyes deep in laughter at jokes yet unsaid

Calling out constantly for truth, kindness and care

I know you

You with a wide toothy smile lurking in wait at all times

Gapped with a window to the thoughtful words your lips hold

You with a face that radiate with light from within, neon.

Hiding years of pain, calm within turbulent waters.

You that your neck carries the burden of royalty. Fine and lined with pearls.

Changing in tune to your many experiences. Wide. Thin.

You with Shoulders broad and straight, strong with use.

Shoulders that have borne weight prepared for more than one

I know you

Your Heart holds unconditional love simmering in wait to splurge on the deserving

Betrayed by some and overwhelming for others. Wonderful none the less

You with a Bossom that has nurtured intelligent offsprings. Taken for a keeping

Nurtured many and lost one dear…and briefly passing.

You with skin tough as orange peels. Protectively soft.

Oozing eye burning fumes when scratched without care

You whose loving movement flows with confidence and, insecurity

A valley of pain, pleasure and creation making for sweet memory

You with Legs bowed, Firm in footing and graceful in steps

Skirted by clothes that sway in rhythm to storms you have braved

Your feet encased in calluses of the sands of time. Whitened by strain.

Clad in the crotchet of your many walks through creation

You that your mind weaves words to songs, plays and life.

Ever seeking the rise above baseness in the sinking world of humanity.

I know You.

You…Flawed to perfection

Filled often with Doubts, fears, confusion

Firmness, Faith, trust, Grace and purpose.

With love

Yes, I know you

I know

You are Greater than the sum of your pains and trials

Wiser than the collection of a symphony of life lived now and before

Higher than the plane of your body’s existence in this simple form.

I know

You are

Amazing

And unequalled.

Yes.

I know you.