A Poet's Cry (1)
INTRODUCTION Poetry is like the shy lamp, yet like a raging storm, Calm and gentle, yet powerful in it’s movements. (Clive Williams) The calmness of the human spirit, the openness of the mind, the peacefulness of the heart, the motion of a flower, the movements of a tree, the anger in a mind, the love of a soul, are all expressed powerfully in poetry. Poetic words are words that leave one to wonder, it brings forth life to ones imagination, love and forgiveness to ones heart. Being poetic is not a talent, it is a gift. The words I give you will be yours forever, words to remember when you are lonely, words to remember when ever you are in doubt, words for you just to feel happy about. PREFACE Intended Audience This book is written for readers and writers of poetry of all categories. Poetry is written about most genres. This Book is simple yet sophisticated in its meanings. I have only to say “read and enjoy”. BIOGRAPHY Author, Clive Williams, born December 10, 1976 on a small island in the West Indies called Jamaica. I grew up with a family of seven, which consisted of my mother, father, two brothers and two sisters. We lived in a small two-bedroom unit. This was the best my parents could do, so we all accepted it and lived happily. I attended the basic school, Waterford Primary and the Ardenne High School, where I was credited with five passes in the Caribbean Examination Council, after which I graduated. I later studied computer at different local and international institutes. I received a Diploma (distinction) from the Cambridge International for Computer and Management. I spend my past time writing poetry, or doing anything on a computer. I listen to various uplifting and relaxing music. Nature plays an important part in my life. For without life beauties and neutralities life would be miserable and boring. DEDICATION These words are written heartfully for all the wonderful people of the earth. Words of encouragement are written for, People who have lost faith in what they believe in, people who believe that better will never come, people who need to open up their eyes and realize what is happening to mankind, People who needs a bit of self confidence, people who just needs to hear a little love, people who wants to know, people who are strong. I dedicate the words of this book for the little children who are playful and meek. I write these words for the people who are sick and weak. My words are not partial, it’s for the young and old, I pray it will help you today in whatever faith or whatever gold. Thank you. Acknowledgment Firstly, I thank God for his blessed inspirations he has given me. I would like to thank my family and friends for the encouragement given to me to proceed with my book. I also strongly thank mother earth for all the inspiring creations she has blessed us with. Also, great thanks goes out to my editor who has made one of my dreams a reality. This book will be a stepping-stone to further wonderful achievements. A Poets Cry Why am I mocked at and unloved so often Do you appreciate not my beautiful words? Why is my soul being torn apart so often? Please give me a clue Why am I shredded like a piece of used paper and thrown on the floor? I have been hurt so many times, I can’t cry anymore Why is this world so cold to my feelings and thoughts? Why are my questions left unanswered after they’ve been asked? My fingers grow sore from all the poetry I’ve wrote But I grew roses on my lips from all those beautiful words I spoke Please don’t hit me again; I’m old and lame Searching for my grave to die without fortune or fame No tears to see, but I’m dieing inside All this pain I feel, yet I’ve never cried Please help me up, my knees are weak Don’t dislike me for how I look or how I speak My best friend is my pen and paper They are with me wherever and through all weather Why am I constantly being told to be silent? Are not my words as valid as those branded as higher class? Please accept me for who I am and nothing more I am still human even though I sleep on this cold concrete floor Yes you can touch me; I am flesh and blood Even though you treat me as if I belong to the mud Please don’t take that it is all I have Now my mind my heart you have stolen and mashed Oh come back to me mind, don’t leave me yet Out here is so cold, but yet I sweat This light I see grows so dim I pray before I go, I’ve been forgiven of all sins Better Days I have no doubt that better days are yet to come Much better days when all will come together and be one I have no doubt that the grass will be green once more As long as God lives I know this for sure I have no doubt that the atmosphere will be clean once more I know there will be drinkable water crystal clear and nature pure I have no doubt that the seas will be free from pollution I know that we will have a better civilization I have no doubt that the children will grow mild again I know that one day we will be free from pain I have no doubt that wrinkles and old age will run away from man I know that for the human race there is a better plan I strongly believe that violence and guns will seize to exist And the meek and kind will be first on the salvation list I know that this earth will change permanently one day And all will have to bow down and pray I have no doubt that betters will soon be When the wicked shall kneel to the savior, trying to plea I know one day that the lion and the lamb will be in arms I know the foul-mouthed will revise revelation and psalms I know that better days will come soon Better days when we have a cooler sun and a brighter moon I know better days will soon be here Better days that bring love all over the atmosphere Confession With the heavens over my head and the earth under my feet But without God, my life is incomplete The vanities of life has darkened my eyes I need heavenly wisdom to become more wise Idols such as cars, diamond and gold has kept my eyes close I have been a fool in your sight I suppose The pleasures of man I have placed before you How could I have abandoned a love so true? The many things I have stolen and the people I’ve hurt I realize now what the love of God is really worth Those bitter lies that come from m lips As brought many to endless and meaningless trips My Lord turn me around, my route spells danger Let me touch your garments so I will desist from anger All the wickedness in my mind wash it away Take me from this game of evil play Forgive me my Lord; I am in search of the light I need my sins forgiven to set my soul right I have tried drugs, alcohol but all have failed But I know that the love of God will always prevail You are indeed the only and true deliverer The blessings you have poured down will last forever Oh God anoint me as a soldier in your camp And I shall forever carry your eternal lamp. Dear God Dear God, I’m feeling so cold and so alone I have no one to hold tonight, no one to call on the phone I’m isolated by poverty, no one to call my own Dear God, I have praised and cursed your world And it so happens, I have fallen in love with this girl I’m thinking about her right now, tears fill my eyes Dear God, I have dreamt of her so many times I have seen her so many times I have held her so many times But only if one of theses moments were real Dear God, If it so happens that you grant me her I will be willing to accept any punishment if she hurts If it so happens that I have forsaken her love I am willing to give up my heart, my soul for burning Dear God, Please forgive me for my wrongs, for my failures I will work harder; yes I will show more effort Give me strength to accept the hardest of possibilities And to move on with determination and aggression Death I will not be afraid; I will go peaceful and willing For with death, my soul will now receive eternal blessing My heart is clean, for I have done good things And my soul s saved and at peace with he king I have grown old, my flesh have weakened and my bones brittle But my depth with God I have settled Come for me death please don’t take the young No the are not ready, they have there life to life on But who am I to say who stays and who goes Death comes for whom, nobody knows But I am ready; I have lived out my time It’s time for me to leave this earthly world behind Where is the bright light I’ve waited to see? Why hasn’t my soul yet departed from me? Come for me death, here I am Don’t pass me by death here I stand No don’t take her, she is only a child If you take her, her mother’s heart will die Come back death, I will exchange my life for hers Oh death don’t leave me to curse I am ready; It’s my time to go But Death comes for whom, nobody knows Deep Sight So less appointments But so much disappointments People who you know, you don’t know them anymore People who you trust, you can’t trust anymore So much cries of pain So little cheers for joy Things that we used to enjoy, we can’t enjoy them anymore Things that we used to believe in, it’s not worth believing anymore. So many guns, Yet so little foods Things that we used to fight for, it’s not worth fighting for anymore Things that we could have died for, it’s not worth dieing for anymore My love grows, but yet hate rises The years that God has given me, I’ve seen many surprises I grow weary and frustrated, but yet I keep hold. My knees are tired and shaky, but I’m still in control of my soul I have life, and until it’s gone, I have hope. I have to push a little harder for this life to cope Wrinkles grow hard on my face because of my worries for humanity For my only wish is to see we love each other and live in harmony If we all put aside the rushes in life and stop for a breath of fresh air And ponder at life for a while, we will see how much it means to care But I will pray today for our better tomorrow So little boys and girls can grow their lives in happiness, without meaningless sorrow Easter Love At this special time, there are lots of hearts filled with joy and splendor I know without yours, I would not live to see another Easter Your kindness, your warmness has brought me so many cheers Your bravery through out the years have took away my fears What you observe is a life filled with eternal love, happiness and joy All the walls of negativity around me, you have destroyed Love and faith has been connected from you to me Oh what a holiday this going to be If ever you ever need to share a thought, a cry or a whisper I’ll be here waiting, through the heat of summer or the coldest of winter But if my heart decides to rain or remains sunny Just remember, you’ll always be my Easter bunny Eating Jamaica Licking your lips, and rubbing your gut That’s what you’ll get when you eat our jelly coconut It’ll give you a taste you’ll never let go That how you’ll feel when you eat our mango It might make you skip it might make you jump That’s what you’ll do when you eat our cooly plum It will make you dance, party and dine That’s what you’ll do when you at our sweet juicy pine You might act kinder, if you ever been mean I’ll guarantee that if you eat our dasheen You might even consider joining a food clan If you ever decide to eat our white or yellow yam You might feel like running from Jamaica to Acopoco Once you’ve tasted our sweet potato You’ll be eating like a king or queen Once you get down to our tasty baked been Stick back in that tongue, hold on a second I haven’t mentioned our juicy watermelon I know you’ve become hungry, from hearing all this But when you come here to eat, try out our lettuce I know that you are now thinking of your kitchen But before you go there come taste our juicy baked, jerked or fry chicken We do serve a healthy and spicy dish Come taste our ackee and salt fish I know that you’ll enjoy eating any of these So I will introduce you to our coconut rice and peas Just spread that table and pull that wine cork You might even bite your own fingers eating our jerk pork Yes we are servers of lots of great dishes So when you are visiting one of our beaches, ask for our festivals and fried fishes When you come here you are sure to get delicious and healthy food to eat If either you are a lover of vegetables and fruits or a lover of meats Fairy Tale Love Touch me and tell you care Kiss me and say you will always be there Squeeze me tight, my love is with you to share Hold me right, we make a perfect pair Give me hope, just say yes you will Never let go, for my heart would become still Whisper sweet things when we are alone Comfort me with your voice over the phone Don’t ever free me, let me be your love slave For your beautiful emotions, this I crave Your heart is wonderful and mines the same I am willing to burn in your love flame My cries for you at nights are ever so loud My thoughts for you have taken passed the clouds Let my fairytale of you become real Let what’s burning inside me be revealed Oh my love, a night without you is like being condemn to hell You have taught me love and taken me from this dark wet shell How marvelous you are in my eyes Being with you is like a walk in the skies Be with me always, for I will never let go Kiss my lips softly, for that is one way for love to show Laugh with me, squeeze me tight Oh my honey love, this feels so right You are not human; you are love in its true form A Whisper from your mouth could clear my mind filled with storm Have me, use me, I am only yours Only your touch can quench my thirst Lift me with your voice; cheer me with your charm Wrap me in your harms and keep me warm My fairytale love, these words are true Believe me when I say, I LOVE YOU. Father Thank you father for providing for us all Thank you father for being there when I call Thank you father for helping me when I call Thank you father for being courageous and tall A true man you are, kind and sincere yet bold and strong You thought me to love my neighbors, never to do wrong You thought me little things, which are of great importance in life I have seen wrong, but you thought me right I love you father, you have been so good always I adore you father, for keeping me on the good ways You have thought me that poverty doesn’t mean a poor soul You have thought me to work for my dreams and achieve my goals Thank you for your strong hands, which have helped me up Thanks for those encouraging words, which lifted me up You are my father and I will be like you For you are special people in just a few You have molded me to goodness, and mixed me in love My father so special, like an angel from above Just to let you know, my love for you is larger than space Thank you father, may you live and be happy for the rest of you days Fear I awake this morning with doubts of today Wondering if I will make it through with all the violence now display Onboard a bus I sit and I stare, wondering who will be the next victim of a soul who doesn’t care As my eyes walk I see faces of sadness and pain I could feel the people’s tiredness and their strain Who are criminals and why are they here? If I loose my job, I wonder if I will go there I sit and wait pondering at life Looking back at past heartaches and future strives The fear of life and living runs deep through my spine I really need some answers as to what happened to mankind If I become so poor and hungry tomorrow, who will feed me? If I am being robbed and stabbed in an alley who will save me? My trust in humanity I place under my feet I don’t believe I will survive the end of week Lives I see lost and lives I’ve seen saved For a little kindness and love among humans this I crave Who will save us from what we have become Why are people who are hungry and poor still find money to buy a gun? And wage war amongst themselves, now blood stains their grounds I fear for them because I love them And I pray for them because I know he can save them. We should all look deep into our lives and lives of others We are all of the same blood, sisters and brothers. For Nothing Imagine falling in love for nothing Imagine having a little faith for nothing Imagine hoping and caring for nothing Imagine having trust for nothing Imagine changing your life for nothing Imagine working hard for nothing Imagine feeling all this pain for nothing Imaging shedding tears for nothing Imagine a heart being broken for nothing Imaging being understanding for nothing Imaging living for nothing Imagine dieing for nothing Imagine giving away all you have for something Imagine being born again for something Imaging being here for something Imaging giving up your earthly life for something Imagine the wonderful world of God. For For all the years that you have spent with me For all the beautiful things you made me see For being there when I needed you most For your ever presence so close For those soft words which brought comfort to my heart For your gentle smile you gave me from start For helping me when I needed it For giving me love without placing a price on it For encouraging me to do the best I can For teaching me love I can understand For giving me trust, for loving me so much For holding my body with such tender touch For saving a dieing soul For giving me warmth when I was cold For helping me in difficult times For pointing me to the right signs For boosting my moral with words of wisdom For being beside me when all fell down For crying with me and wiping my tears For smiling with me through the merry years For mending a broken heart and mind For always being joyous and kind For giving me a helping hand For making my existence worth something on this land I thank you with all the endless love you restored in my once wounded heart. Friend You have been such a great friend to me through out the years Your hope and Faith in me has dried
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