Thursday 24 November 2022

AGAIN

AGAIN

Oh where have
You run off
To
Hiding from my
Heart...

Do you not
Know
That it is
You, I seek
To light up
My life?

For a while 
Back there
We were inseparable 
A force  
Unbeatable ...

Now, I am left
Feeling
Miserable!

Why'd you run
Where'd you go?
Out of my
Reach
Like never before...

I miss you
Laughter, I miss
You joy
My heart beats 
As an 
Empty shell
With nothing but
Echoes of 
Your voice!

Return, Oh please
Forever stay
And so
Let me 
Live and breathe
Youth again.

Where dreams 
Begin and 
Never end...!

      FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Sunday 20 November 2022

WINGS


WINGS

Oh that I 
Had wings...
How far and
Wide
I'd fly...

The world below
Me
The sky above
The four winds
Blowing
Through my
Feathered garb!

I'd see all peoples 
And lands...
I'd hear talking
In languages
Unheard of by me
Before
And varied traditions 
And cultures
I'd learn...

Oh, I'd not ever
Be bored
Or wonder
About life
Beyond these
Walls I am bound 
To call home!

My abode would 
Be
The tallest trees
Upon who's branches
I'd perch
Carefree and singing...

A little bird
Or maybe an eagle
I'd be
If only I had 
Wings 
In freedom, the world
To see...!

      FREDERIKA MENEZES