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i don't know why everybody buys
the lies they devise to defy our eyes
we've lost sight of a final prize
it's time we rise and fight our demise

we have a right to speak our minds
our spines draw the line that defines
it's about time to pull back the blinds
light a light and see where it shines
Taken by conviction
Taken by belief
This is an admission
There is no relief

Till your will is pleased
Forget about bliss
Till yearning is ceased
Constant pursuit it is

Ever chasing
Never waiting
There's no pacing
Only moving

Till your will is pleased
Forget about bliss
Till yearning is ceased
Constant pursuit it is

When satisfaction comes
Rest still eludes you
For a new venture beckons
And the circle starts again
Layers of white clouds
Masks Sunday afternoon's sky
Bright blue barely seen
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is known
Yesterday is history
How much have you grown?

Tomorrow is a mystery
Yesterday is history
Today is known
What love have you shown?

Yesterday is history
Today is known
Tomorrow is a mystery
What seeds have you sown?
Co-authored by Mfena Ortswen
 Oct 2015 Manisha Uniyal
Monika
you bind me when you say
you want to spend your life with me
not a day or two
so i stay, i stay

you leave the door open for me to walk free
everyday
because you say
the times are not good, the time is not right

meanwhile i'm stuck in the air
waiting to fall
and you're out there
am i being restless to hear your final call

feeling guilty as hell
when you ask what you gotta do to make me believe
how do i tell
it's not what i need

for all I need is _
a word of reassurance when i'm low
to see you smiling
when you see me

i'm trying to take it slow ,
so i stay
for as long as i can endure
the apathy you show

And all you do
is avert your gaze
lower your eyes and walk away
because you say the time's not right

and i'm trying desperately
to end this plight
to call it a day
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING TOO IMPATIENT

for all i ask is a word from you
once a day
if it's too much to ask, I'M SORRY
I cannot stay
He pulled her to himself and said,
"Give me a kiss, my Lady, just a kiss"
She turned away and shook her head
"No. I thought you promised me bliss".
"But look, all my shelves are bare,
What tells me of your professed care?"


Almost kneeling, he entreated her
"But Sweetheart, here, you have my heart
Or would you rather I gift you a car?"

She wailed, "You must think me daft!
You have a beautiful wife and child
Sitting around the glowing fire in your home
Then you abandon me here, in the wild
To live by myself, all alone
You think I care for a car
When you'd still be so far
I could not even drive to meet you
Then, I'd be a complete fool".


He replied, "Dear lady, I hate to have met you
Long after I had been hooked to a wife
That no one had given me a chance to woo
Now I couldn't live without you in my life
Please, tell me what I ought to do."


Her eyes a-blazing, his a-gazing
She declared,"Send your miserable wife away
And I'm sorry, your daughter
Will have to live without her father
And I'm going to the big mansion to stay!"


"Oh no! No!" he cried, "That's unfair!
I love you but I must say the truth
The miserable wife has always shown me care
Over the years, right from our youth
I could not divorce her for anything
Least of all, you selfish, drama queen!"


She snorted and said, *"Well spoken!
Beware of this heart you have broken
I tested to know how much you loved me
Your lies are now very evident to see
Go away and leave me alone
I'll find me a husband,
To give me a proper home!"
Papa's ship is sinking in the sea
Everyone asked everyone, how could this be?
Who put it there?
We've searched everywhere
I may never tell anyone. That person is me.
They say two halves make a whole
You, are the other half of my soul*.
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