Onareen Ferdinand Poems

My feet yearn to walk
a place I've known before;
in a place I once belonged.
Steeped in transcendent beauty
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'Money haven't! '
Screams my grammar-confident niece
Stooping to correct her, I'm
Slapped silent
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I want a large tub of ice cream
Your hands around my waist
Your breath on my neck
And kisses on my face
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I see them coming
To collect me
Again;
Marching in unison
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You are my moments of exasperation
I honestly thought you knew;
Reason of my unexplainable desolation.
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She waits and waits.
Loneliness waits
With her.
In a crowded room
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Velvet feels
Coating worn lips with luster
Colour
Energy infused sticks
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Searching for the sense
That fans the flames of life
Praying for its release
From imprisonment;
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I keep looking at you
Wishing you had never been.

It's not your beauty that captivates me.
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She's fiddling with the lace curtains while staring out at the lake. Sunset's in an hour and already grey clouds are racing to catch up. She smiles at the sun's rays dancing on the lake below; teasing the sky.
‘No darkness can ever overpower true beauty, ' she whispers.
And just like that her mind wanders to her wedding night - 4 nights away. She blushes as wave after wave, of a young bride's excitement crash against her; weakening her knees. Notes of jasmine from her perfume blend effortlessly with the musky smell of the hotel room.
‘Just like us, ' she muses.
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