maggie oke Poems

Adolescent fear never speaks in its own language
Always translated into the impure tongue
Of cocky
Mock confidence
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A modern day wizard spied I today
And the look in his eye cried out
Hooray!
You’ve got it figured now go shout it
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Don’t descend to that state where beauty can mock you
For not feeling part of it
For you not feeling part of people
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You didn’t want to swim in the polluted sea
You only wanted to contemplate the purity
of the crystal mountain source
And look heaven wards
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Do you ever sit and wonder what they’re doing now
Asking all the questions
The why the when and how
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The tube

A carriage full of hearts
And a truck load of souls
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Couldn’t work Monday the ninth
But you need to hear out my plea
About how I was low on good karma
And had a slight touch of ennui
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They've discovered the cause of everything
No more angels no more legend no more myth
Pray if you like to the gods who have died
Only science and money will grant you your wish
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She lives on me
And I cannot fail
It’s the gift of will
To carry on
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Take a risk
Assess the right and the wrong of it
The pleasure over happiness
The rules over responsibility
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