Anisha Nyambe Poems

I can hear the water gurgling in the tank
and me walking on damp sand.

The dawn is a bit gloomier today;
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trapped or rather confined
the world has me redefined.
a name I've never known
tells me I'm the way shown.
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Under the twinkling stars I stargaze
As you join me you start to smile
Far away we can see the cattle graze
‘When, ' you continue to ask all the while
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Let us use straw to make gold
and stone to carve diamond rings
Your tears to form crystals
and our misery to brew priceless wine.
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To my favorite shade of blue
no other sadness in the world would do.
Come rain come pain
your love will never be received in vain.
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Imma make it rain
I'll probably wash off all the pain
they say water's life
that's what I need right now
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The words, they just come out
whether they're from within or from without.
They are never planned nor pre-prepared
but they do enjoy to be shared.
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staring out an open window
a smile enough to brighten my day
eyeshadow too much to cover my scars
tears to little to overcome seas of love
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All that glitters is not gold
All that is green is not mold
All that is rusted is not old
But all that is true is never untold
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So low, that's exactly how I feel
Beautiful segregation, why won't you let me sit a while?
The birds sing their lovely song as I sit and ponder
Why does lightning come before thunder?
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