Poetry Challenge Day 7 Topic: CHILDHOOD

My goodness...I am amazed by the anointing that can be reflected through the written medium.  I'm not playing favorites at all, but my cousin Sheneka Kinsey put it down so forcefully on the challenge yesterday that I didn't require anyone to post their pieces.  OMG...it touched emotions in everyone that they didn't realize were there.  Here is her piece entitled "Mother May I?"

MOTHER, MAY I?

mother may i
lay on your lap and cry?
...it hurts so bad i want to die
cant u see the trembles coursing my thighs?
dont u see the fear that traces my eyes?
mother may i
please ask why?
what value do i possess now that i have been demoralized?
oh mother may i
play hide and seek with the truth
turn my bruised cheeks so this doesnt hurt u
none of it is your fault, in fact by the grace of God u are the reason i pulled through
but mama you have to see what this molestation has done to my youth
it stains my happiness, oh what do i do?
oh how i wish i could play hide and seek with my misery
so that i can red light my past and green light my destiny
and be proud of the me
that my Creator created me to be
rich in all of His glory
clothed in His wonderful majesty..
covered by His shed blood for humanity.
to embrace what has happened and move on happily...
but until i reach that point in my
6 yrs of life,
oh mother just please can i
rest just my head on your thigh
and cry.....

Poetry Challenge Day 3 Topic: GREED

My cousin Sheneka Kinsey laid this one down like WOW (this is a derivative of her self portrait...the girl is just multitalented)!  It's untitled.  Read and enjoy!

Sheneka Kinsey

 

for the love of money,
for the pain of need
for the hunger of the empty,
uproots the spirit of greed.
it feeds on weak faith and brokeness
.........it feeds on the want for happiness
the thirst becomes unbarable
the hunger causes stomach pain
the hands become full
yet there is no gain?
greed!
the root of all evil if you ask me
it takes on a life of its own
causes jealousy within a home
greed can drive a family apart
greed can break hearts.
greed will keep you hungry....
forever seeking
constantly sinking
deeper and deeper, until your lungs no longer wants to breathe
and you lose the fight of life, just because of greed.