Category: poetry

Punished for Being Beautiful

The following poem is a tribute to all the girls around the world who still have to endure the horror of breast ironing.

Punished for Being Beautiful

She is beautiful and she is so afraid,
In a perfect world her beauty would be a blessing,
But in her world it is something of a curse.
Boys will look at her,
Men will lust after her,
And for this she is punished.
Hot, searing iron is thrust into her breasts,
Her womanhood has to be disguised,
She is told It is for her own protection.
She carries the horror of this torture in her heart,
She wonders who will protect her,
From the pain of the hot iron being thrust into her breasts.
Who will protect her from the psychological scars
And from the physical pain,
Who will protect her from the distress
When she looks in the mirror and sees
Her scarred disfigured breasts.
She cries silently into her pillow
And she wonders is her pain will ever end.

 

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The Key of Choice

A Poem

Assurance

 

Life

Life is more than what we see

It’s little steps to eternity.

All we are is counted and stored

In God’s great heart that is often ignored.

Gifted with talents from His own hand,

And given free will the way he planned,

We are sent forth but not sent alone

But are given an angel of our very own…

Who guides us and guards us each passing day

To help us do rightly and always to pray.

We seem to become what the world sees and knows.

God sees more – Is it Him that we chose?

~Margaret Peterson~

A Friend

A friend is somebody
Who knows you and likes you
Exactly the way that you are.

Someone who’s special
And so close in thought
That no distance can ever seem far.

A friend understands you
Without any words,
Stands by you
When nothing goes right.

And willingly talks
Over problems with you
Till they somehow
Just vanish from sight.

And whether you’re neighbors
Or live miles apart,
A word from a friend gives a lift
To your heart and spirit.

That shows you once more
Why friendship is life’s dearest gift!

– Author Unknown

Inspirational Poem

Life Still Has A Meaning

If there is a future there is time for mending,
Time to see your troubles coming to an ending.

Life is never hopeless however great your sorrow,
If you’re looking forward to a new tomorrow.

If there is time for wishing then there is time for hoping,
When through doubt and darkness you are blindly groping.

Though the heart be heavy and hurt you may be feeling,
If there is time for praying there is time for healing.

So if through your window there is a new day breaking,
Thank God for the promise, though mind and soul be aching.

If with harvest over there is grain enough for gleaning,
There is a new tomorrow and life still has meaning.

~ Author unknown~

Vanishing Dreams

She tries to keep herself afloat,
Her dreams took a nose dive and vanished.
Like a bird she went out on a limb,
But the limb got broken,
So did her wings.
Her shattered dreams were
Blown away and scattered.
So she faces the new day
Trying to find the pieces of
her broken dreams.

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Change in Seasons

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A wind of change is blowing
Spring ushers sweet fragrance in the air
It is a time of new beginnings
Past fears have disappeared.
Doubts have stepped aside to make
More room for growth.
The birds are singing sweetly in the trees,
Butterflies glide by gracefully,
Such splendid beauty bestowed upon us,
from the humble caterpillars.
The grass is sprouting from the ground
which was once a hard white mat of snow.
The naked trees are fully clothed,
their outstretched limbs
magnificently adorned with flowers.
Changes happen all around us
but sometimes we do not realize
that just like the changing seasons,
Changes will happen in our lives.
Remember that just like the storms of
Winter, winter storms will come into our lives.
But spring will come again!

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 The Collection: A Book of Poems By Marva Seaton

Authored by Marva Seaton

In The Collection Marva explores the intricacies of human relationships. She walks you down avenues of love and harmony, deception and betrayal. She exposes some of the harsh realities of abuse against women. There are happy moments, sad moments and moments of outrage. It all comes together in this compilation of poems – The Collection.

Strong Black Woman

They told her she couldn’t do it,

But she proved them all wrong.

Poor, bare foot country girl

Wanting to be doctor?

“Must be crazy,” they told her.

But she knew she was sane,

A doctor she wanted to be,

And for that goal she did aim.

 

They looked in awe and wonder,

Said she made them proud.

 Yet they didn’t think her good enough,

For they told her she couldn’t have him,

Asked if she had lost her mind,

Doctor or not he wouldn’t marry her,

Her family was too poor,

And she was just too black.

She pitied their ignorance,               

Felt ashamed for their own

 lack of self-esteem.

 She knew what she wanted                

She knew together they would make a good team.

So she married him, and stupid people that they were,

 They wondered did he really love her or did she cast a spell?

 

Still enslaved by mental slavery,

They find it hard to understand,

That it is not the color of your skin,

Or the family you are from,

That defines you as a man or a woman.

This and more poems for your reading pleasure in, The Collection.