Why I Smile

Like blossoming lilies in the swamp
I live with life’s untouched pleasures
And fine leisure’s harmony,
Like the bees, I taste the honey
I make as I fly within its utter glee,
Filled with life’s glory
Earth’s bliss will bless me with more
Of this foray’s enchantment,
This craze will cleanse my worries,
A simple gaze into my frown
Breaks my hollow woes
And whisks my hazy days away,
Again the sun will shine
And the darkness of my heart
Will be no more…
The gloomy thoughts I hold
Will burn in the sun
My joyful tears will water the yellow daisies
Of my spirit’s mazy garden of truth,
My immortal seeds of bliss
Will grow till they touch the sky
Of my mind’s celibacy of sorrowfulness.
Today I’ll smile like yesterday
Because I have no reason not to.

This I Ask

My lord when I need you
My heart calls out for you
Iam your vessel, teach me
How to fly and sing like the angels
Show me the way and tell me everything
Will be fine, like it was when I was in mother’s
Womb, when nothing else but love mattered.

Hold me close to you
And heal my wounded heart
Show me the essence of man’s
Purpose in this world…
Lord take me away from this pain
This desire to be where you are
Show me life’s secrets.
Today I stand powerless
Only you can see the seethe
I hold, only you can understand
Me completely without any judgment.

As I close my eyes
I pray for you to light
My future with your lantern
Of the sanctified candles you hold
Anoint me with your tears of healing
Keep me away from the world’s evil
And forever I’ll live to love you
My dear lord.

Beyond Pain

I died long before time killed me
When life took my dreams…I died
If I die will they cry?
Will the day bawl to my fall?
Does life even care?
Time will not heal
Time will kill
There’s no time left for me
This reality should be one
With my last heart beat
As I hold this tragedy
In the valley
Of my own hands
They are broken
They are scared
From the wars of man
Whose intent is to please
His ego’s desire for power:
Does he not know that power
Is an entity of his mind?
Does he not feel the pain
Of my burning tears?
Will he ever know how it
Feels to be killed by the light?
This undecided life I live
Is here to haunt me
To maul me
To break me into bits
Of rabble which will dissolve
In the twinge of night.
My affliction will convene
With its unwitting scars
And forlorn delicacy.
When pain came to close
I died then, with my hopes I died

Keeper of My Heart

If my heart stalls
And loses its cause
She’ll lend me her’s
And if I lose my soul
She’ll pray to God
To keep it out of harm's way

When I’m thirsty
I’ll drink her sweet tears
She’s all I’ll need
To salt away my shredded
Heart’s fright,
If the forest of my mind
Starts to burn
Her whisper will tame the blaze
And I’ll hurt no more…

If I forget how to fly
Away from the affliction
Of this cruel world
She’ll carry me on her back
And together we’ll dash
To where evil lives not,
When my soul is cold
She’ll pluck out the feathers
From her golden wings
And cover my spirit with its
Warmth and divine essence.

If my blood should drain
A bag of her own soul,
She’ll offer, and I’ll rise to kiss
The tears off her face again
As I did before I began to bleed
This life away…
Every moment I cherish
And will remember
Till my last breath, I’ll always hold
On to her soft hand’s affection

In the night
When Iam all alone
Scared of my own childish fears
She’ll scream to chase
The demons of the pain I caused,
Morning will come with a smile
Whenever she’s here,
She alone has the power
To turn night into day
And pain into a pleasure
Of a hard-learnt lesson

I dedicate this poem to the most beautiful Zambian girl, Angie.

Queen of Queens

A mantle of trust
Here where I stand
Watching you speak
Waiting for you to peep
At the beauty I hold
Within this shell of a body
They all know Iam
You see beyond it
Your eyes stay locked
Looking at the soul they seek.

From your hair follicles
Down to your feet
Beauty is all around you
For you are the queen of beauty
Your soul is a container of fine emotions
Always there for our hurting
And divided minds
This I say to please you not
But to tell it like it is.

Your ever pure heart
Holds the sentiments
Of a true giver
You’re our queen
And we’re you kingdom
You rule over us with
Your unmistakable human beauty
A spirit of wisdom and
Unimaginable splendor are the
Words that cannot define you
As I sleep I know you’ll
Always be there to lead the way…


Another dedication to Angie.

Burning Tree

Fire falls so fiercely
Upon thee, a golden tree
Now she falls from the bruises
That has scared her lone mind
Now she cries for the sun
She didn’t touch.

Her stem think as soul
Breaks to relinquish life
She falls down to the earth
That once fed her
Now it sees her to her death
In her last breath
She prays for their forgiveness
For this disloyalty of mankind

She burns
But cries silently
And fears not a death
Written in life’s book
Maybe she’ll look
Above and rise to the moment
To kiss this shame of hope
To they that smolder her innocence.

The tears on her leaves
Her seedlings will live
A life that will last to see
Her dreams through
This foggy fate
A plea for a downpour
To undo this killing of life
Is all she’ll ever wish

Love Supreme (Haiku)

You are everything - -
That I desire and more,
You make life worth it.

In love let us be,
Like the bright sun we shine
With glory again,

In you I find peace – -
A true wife of mine you are,
For this, I love you.

Our hearts will beat
With passion and devotion
When we embrace truth.

My words are empty - -
My heart is filled with your love,
Soon I will explode.

Hold me close to you,
Tell me how I make you feel?
Teach me how to love?

Look into my eyes
They are meant to thaw your heart
With admiration.

With you, I feel blessed,
Your presence excites my soul,
Inside I am feasting.

Stay with me my love
Tonight we will make tradition
And touch our love.

My immortal lust
For you, speaks words I know not,
My heart beats for you.