You pull me up
with your words
of encouragement
giving my feet a
...
He spit his words like bullets out of a machine gun
My ears absorbed every word like a dry sponge to water
The words were not words of hate
But the words were words of truth
...
With my bucket of understanding
I draw from the deep well of
wisdom from the heart of a
silver-haired man.
...
At the midday of my life,
I take a glance at my rear view mirror
behind me I see speed humps, curves and road blocks
I come into cognizance that there has been a delay
...
My muscled up healthy smile
approaches you, arms outstretched
for a warm embrace
But in return your smile stretches
...
In the middle of the night
when owls are having their lunch
and you're lying in between the
sheets
...
Sitting alone on an old ragged couch
Your legs crossed and a hand on your chin
Your eyes staring into space
Your food going cold in your plate
...
The differece between a Painter and a Poet
They both see a picture in their minds
A Painter expresses it through brush and paint
A Poet expresses it through words
...
Early that morning Abram had
told Sarai to pack their belongings
'cause they were leaving their
kindred
...
When everyone else thinks
I cannot make it
She is the reinforcement that
Keeps me standing
...
When Heaven is brass and the land iron
I work hard but will not get results
I plant seed but not get any harvest
when heaven is brass and the land iron
...
It is said that love is blind
They also say action speaks louder
than words
If love is blind
...
Looking at the facade
its aesthetically pleasing
but when one peeps
behind the walls
...
I had my first breakthrough when
I came out of the womb through
the birth canal
I inhale-d my first breath on earth
...
One drop of the Saviour's blood
caused an earthquake when it
reached the ground on the day He
was crucified.
...
A pin rolled off her desk and fell
she clearly heard its sound as it
came into contact with the tiles
on the floor
...
I pulled my screaming phone
under my pillow
wondering who is blowing my
phone this late
...
Life had kicked him in the groin
It was a hard blow below the belt
That left him sprawled on the ground
His friends had deserted him
...
I was relaxing at home the other
afternoon, one of my hands was
at the back of my head, my feet
were on the coffee table, eyes
...
Imagine you're a soccer ball
your purpose in life would be to be kicked around by people
imagine you are a cricket ball
being hit by a stick
...
Itai Oscar is an Architect and an ordained minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It brings joy to his life to see lives being transformed for the better after being in contact with Him. He loves reading all readables that are descriptive. An appreciator of any form of creative art. With no schooling whatsoever in the area of poetry he started scribbling his feelings or imagination on paper and playing around with words. It brings joy to him when readerts comment his work. Take a journey through his mind...)
See You At The Top
You pull me up
with your words
of encouragement
giving my feet a
firm grip on the
ladder
as I climb up the
ladder of success
see you at the top