2021, WELCOME ALREADY

2021, WELCOME ALRÈADY

 Dear 2020

It's time to 

Say bye bye eesh

And for all you 

Have brought me

I confess,I don't love it...

So with you, take it!

2021

You're a year yet

Unborn

And in you, I the world

Place the following 

Order...

Love and joy 

Success and Beauty unbounded 

With freedom to

Smile and laugh unhindered...

365 days

Bring me these

That I caught up

In these, I may forget 

What was 

And instead 

Revel in what is...

Riģht. Off you go

2020

Off of my calendar 

Man, you have been 

Creepy!

2021

Make me proud 

That in you I shall sing

And dance 

About knowing you...!

         FREDERIKA MENEZES 

FAIRIES, IN YOU I BELIEVE

FAIRIES, IN YOU I BELIEVE 

Sprinkle fairy dust 

Over me

That what I wish

In my heart of hearts

Might be real...

For, my wish is 

Ever so child like 

And true...

Flutter fairy wings

Upon my every breath 

That I may

Inhale the goodness alone

Leaving the bad

Aside...

This I believe, is my 

Life's right!

Oh fairies 

So magically beautiful 

Spread your beauty

In these present moments 

Of my life...

That the tormenting fog

May change and be 

Joyful, pretty and a

Delight to live in...

Fairies, in you I 

Truly believe 

Let me not down

Rather grant me the 

Wishes

I have penned here 

In this poetic rhyme...!

        FREDERIKA MENEZES2

WITHIN UNSTEADY ARMS

WITHIN UNSTEADY ARMS 

We cradle life

In our 

Unsteady arms...

Unsteady from tiredness

From hurt and 

Loneliness...

We cradle life and

Watch it grow

Entraced, we wonder

How time

Flows!

With each breath

To life, hope we p

Try to give

Cradling gently 

Precariously 

As we live...

For the world 

Is nasty

Forcing our hand

In doing it's will...

It's tough

Yet we do our best...

We cradle life

Not just the now

Born

But our own

And that of

Our beloved's one...

Life, yes precious life

Stay close to

The heart that loves

And within the

Arms that

Unsteadily cradle you

Yet not once

Letting you l

Fall

Therein remain...!

         FREDERIKA MENEZES 

WHAT WE FEAR

WHAT WE FEAR

It's in our

Hearts...

Lurking in the corners

Of our souls...

It's a feeling 

Strong

That only love 

Can overturn!

For, love is joy

Laughter and smiles 

It is the exact

Opposite of what 

Lurks quiet

In the dark recesses

Of our minds...

We fear, fear

And it takes 

Control 

Oh if only

We all knew

That 

Love is 

So much more powerful...!

          FREDERIKA MENEZES

LIVING WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

LIVING WITH CEREBRAL PALSY 

Of my condition 

I narely truly complain 

Or talk

But something now

Makes me want to

Open up..

So read me out...

Living the way

I do

Is a challenge 

To say the least 

And am putting it

Politely...

Seriously though 

I am like a

Snail 

In a shell

My mind tells my body

To behave 

But it listens not

Thereby creating 

Physical movements so grave!

I have a voice

And am grateful 

That I can speak

Though

My words are not

Always clear 

To those who hear me...

And my say

I often have 

To repeat...

My heart is alone 

For lack  of companionable 

Love!

Oh she's on a 

Wheelchair 

And dependent fully

So a girlfriend and wife

She cannot be

To me...

This is the 

Reaction I always get

When I stumble across 

A likeable guy...

And my heart 

Breaks

For, let's face it

Am human 

With feelings to testify

That am indeed 

Very alive...

So what then, you 

Ask?

Well, I am told 

To focus

On the talents

I have...

This I do

But the

Lonely snail

That is me

Struggles to win

A battle

Of the 

Heart

While living

With

Cerebral Palsy...!

        FREDERIKA MENEZES 

IN FAITH I HOPE

IN FAITH I HOPE 

Unspoken words

And daunting looks

Silently  tears

Fall

As life upon life

Is forever lost...

The earth breathes 

In dire desperation...

The streets 

Are crowded with

Emptiness...

Springs blooms

But does anyone care?

The sky looms

Azure overhead

And birds sing

Who is it that is

Listening?

From within 

A fish bowl

We look out

For our own

Sake and for

The ones 

We love...

With every breath

We must be grateful 

To be alive

Though we miss

Our neighbors...

When shall we 

See and embrace 

Without fear

See the other's face...

Without reserve

Hold hands and kiss?

Yet some

Wilj cling to

Old animosity

Pointlwssly!

The world sighs

And slowly dies

In Faith I hope

The world 

Does survive...!

        FREDERIKA MENEZES, 

IN FAITH

IN FAITH 

On the street 

I stood

And the day 

Was bright...

Across from me

I spotted one friend

Then another 

And soon, the entire

Bunch...

We waved to each other 

With big smiles

And glee

No masks hid

Our faces

As we embraced 

And kissed!

We moved on

Singing happy songs 

And soon 

We were by the

The pastry shop

One of many

Open for all...

In we went 

And bought delights

To please our longing 

For sweet treats, chocolate shakes

And fries...

Then we laughed 

As on we walked 

Holding hands, embracing 

No longer stranger friends!

The sun was warm

And bright

Was the reunion

Of the brave

Who had won

And lived through the 

Battle and humanity's 

Biggest fight...

We celebrated and more

Friends joined us

As we sang in 

Happiness  and praise 

Our spirits rose...

Soon we were 

One big people 

Friends in Faith

Having in our

Midst 

The Lord and 

His saving Grace!

We walked  

We danced

We sang on that day...

We aaw life through 

Renewed sight

We gave thanks for 

Living

And being

Alive...

Then, I woke up 

And I knew 

It waa to be

Soon

A dream come true...!

       FREDERIKA MENEZES 

THE DREAM COME ALIVE

THE DREAM COME ALIVE 

She holds her

In her arms...

She rocks her

Gently.

Her dream

Has taken breath

How precious she is...

The world beyond 

Is cruel

It snatches the soul

Leaving the body

Bereft and unwhole.

How can she

Protect the one

She has birthed?

Shall she keep

Her young

Forever in an 

Embrace

Or will it be

Easier to

Hold her prisoner 

Instead of letting 

Her fall

Into the traps

Of bad fate?

She must be 

Happy...

The little one

Must live

And not wilt away

As she did...

How will it

Come to be

The joy of

The living dream?

Tears flow 

Like slow moving

Streams...

She knows

Let her go, she has to

If she wants her 

To live and not

Just be...

One day ,the 

Living dream 

Will hold her own 

Dream come to 

Life..

She will then

Know 

The best way to 

Decide 

On how to 

Let her

Little one 

Live her life...!

           FREDERIKA MENEZES 

WHAT AM I

WHAT AM I 

...A simple question 

I ask...

What am I?

Am I some thing

That to you

Is amusing 

Or a thing

So repulsive?

I wonder 

Am I  an object 

Of mere beauty 

To be admired 

Only?

What if you 

Touch me

What if you

Dare to love 

Me...

Will I shatter 

And will you 

Break

Or will we both live

To face

Radiantly another 

Day?

What am 

I?

A pointed, sharp

Blade...

Or a blunt object 

Useless?

Well you might

Not know

The true me

But I do...

Am a woman 

Without whom

The world 

Would be not...

What am I?

I am life

In abundance...!

      FREDERIKA MENEZES 

WHAT AM I

...A simple question 

I ask...

What am I?

Am I some thing

That to you

Is amusing 

Or a thing

So repulsive?

I wonder 

AmI  an object 

Of mere beauty 

To be admired 

Only...

What if you 

Touch me

What if you

Dare to love 

Me...

Will I shatter

And will you 

Break

Or will we both live

To face

Radiantly another 

Day?

What am 

I?

A pointed, sharp

Blade...

Or a blunt object 

Useless?

Well you might

Nit know

The true me

But I do...

Am a woman 

Without whom

The world 

Wiuld be not...

What am I?

I am life...!

      FREDERIKA MENEZES 

REQUEST TO BE ALIVE

REQUEST TO  BE ALIVE 

My soul

Is an empty

Shell...

In it, echoes

My heartbeats...

My mind is filled

With words

Written 

Says that to 

My eyes 

Bring tears...

I want to 

Smile and laugh 

Be at peace!

The storm that

Caught me

Was a one of

Feels...

Laughter and thrills

All to me felt

Too real...

I miss them

I will not deny

For in them

I found a hidden 

Life!

I still breathe 

Tbough I wonder 

Why...

I still hope

In being once

Again 

Alive...

Empty soul, echo

My heartbeats no more...

Mind, start afresh

Let me know 

Myself bubbly, carefree self

Again...!

                    FREDERIKA MENEZES