A Brief Compilation of Short Poems
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A Brief Compilation of Short Poems
Poems
A Brief Compilation of Short Poems
Poem : Endurance
My endurance
has been my assurance
that I still have a lot of life
left to live.
I still have my best efforts
to give.
Poem : Elevated
I am always looking up.
Looking up at the sky so much
that I get elevated,
on a cloud
thinking that I am already in Heaven,
but it is not time to go
to Heaven yet.
There is a lot of living
left to do on Earth.
Time can be quickly spent.
Think of from now
since the time of your birth.
The past went by so fast.
It is not easy to make things last.
Poem : Tired
Things can really
go either way.
Hoping that they
will lean in my favor,
I just kneel down
and pray.
That is all that
I can really do.
The outcome is
not in my hands.
The very best
that I can do
is give into
all the demands.
Once that process
is complete,
maybe like a pet,
I will be wanting a treat.
I am really bone tired
at the end of the day.
That is all that
I can really say.
Poem: Backfire
I did it for you.
Why did it backfire?
That just makes no sense.
It was not a self-serving mission.
Why has it made things so tense?
I know that you had a different vision,
but I have tried my best.
I truly was put to the test.
It is time for a fusion of ideas.
We are just over the crest.
Do we remain as allies
or do we become enemies?
Are we at war,
each trying to win a fight
or are we ready to concede?
Poem : Hiring
You have quite effectively reasoned
that the prospective candidate
is very well seasoned
with experience in the profession.
This will be my concession.
Go ahead and hire him
for the job.
Rob in HR will give the approval.
Our methods of debating
who should get the position
were just a little unusual.
We nevertheless have
that clear vision
for the company mission
and he will fit right in.
So, I think that the decision
is quite win-win.
Poem : Just My Day Job
This is just my day job.
By night, I am a writer.
This is just my day job.
By night, I am a fighter.
I fight and struggle
in my life,
trying to do what
is right in God’s sight.
I enter the ring,
still bruised and battered
from the previous fight,
but it is a new day now
and they turn on the light
high above the stadium.
I am already feeling weak,
as if I have been poisoned,
infused with too much radium.
At this rate,
my opponent will
be able to knock me out
with just the first punch.
Then as if nothing
happened at all,
everyone will break
for lunch.
Poem : The Communicator
He tried really hard to
be the communicator
in all of this.
He wishes that she knew
how much he loves her
instead of her wondering
whether or not he does.
That is why he started
rambling and babbling,
professing his love.
He had no idea
that doing that
would mean nothing
and that he should not have bothered.
Day after day is passing.
She will call
his expression of love
harassing.
It is truly embarrassing
for him.
He is hardly a stalker.
He is just an intense lover.
So much for him trying
to be the communicator.
He wishes that she knew how much he loved her instead of her wondering whether or not he does.
Poem : Script Re-write
The script needs a re-write.
We need to change it
to a love story
instead of one of animosity,
bitterness, resentment
and near hate.
We need to change it
to a love story
and it is getting very late.
What edits and adjustments
can you make?
I need them on my desk
before daybreak.
Thanks in advance
for what you think
you can contribute.
The script needs to be
About steady and constant love
not the rollercoaster kind
that is filled with arguing and yelling,
breaking up and making up.
That is a story that we are tired of telling.
Poem : Release
With blood, sweat and tears,
I release my fears.
I have been working
as hard as I can
for all these years.
There will always
be someone that says
that it was not good enough.
That is when things
get really rough.
Do I need their validation?
No, it is too much trepidation.
Poem: Strategic
The malicious intent
was strategic
to get you all
bent out of shape
but you have got
to keep it together
for your family’s sake.
I know that it is really hard for you.
I know that your heart aches.
I know that it truly breaks,
but be mindful
that in everyone’s life,
terrible things might come.
You just have to handle it.
Write your poem.
Beat your drum.
You, yourself
need to be strategic.
Take deep breaths
and manage your stress.
Do all that you can do
and let God
take care of the rest.
Poem : Dear Love
If you are feeling dejected
because you were rejected,
please know that I love you.
There is no one left
to try to impress.
Come as you are,
feeling like a mess
and I will embrace you.
You are good enough.
You always were
And you will achieve greatness.
You will be recognized
for your accomplishments
but you are not trying to be famous.
You would rather do
what you do
while remaining anonymous,
but you have a name.
You will never be nameless.
To climb out of obscurity,
You’ll step on all the fakeness.
You’ll feel like
you’re on a higher plane,
a certain level of awakeness.
I should have written
this to you sooner.
I apologize for lateness.
Poem: You Think That I am The Same
You think that I am the same.
I am not.
This experience has changed me completely.
I can see the adverse effect on my spirit
each time I look in the mirror.
I can see the change in my spirit
each time a photograph is taken of me.
You think that I am the same
but I am not.
I am not the same as I was before…
This experience has changed me completely.
Poem - Please Do Not Go Ghost
Please do not go ghost on your love.
The emotional pain inflicted
Is tantamount to torture!
Please sit down and talk together
about what you will do.
Do not go ghost and then come back
and say boo!
“In the time that you were gone,
what did you do?”
“I don’t know,
what did you do?”
“Did you meet someone new?”
“No, I only love you.”
Well, the betrayal of trust
is still like someone put poison
in Cupid’s arrow.
Please do not go ghost on your love.
No one should have to go through
something so harrowing.
I would not wish it on
my worst enemy.
Please do not go ghost on your love.
In one such example,
there was a ghost.
I hope that the ghost
did not receive validation
from his buddies.
He should not be enabled
and encouraged for being cruel.
There has got to be some unwritten rule.
Word to the wise is that he should apologize,
and should never have done it in the first place.
Please do not go ghost on your love.
He was loved so deeply by the one
that he ghosted.
She was so distraught,
canceled every party that she would
have hosted.
He just stayed gone
while the seasons changed.
It was feeling to her like all
of this was nearly deranged.
She has been thinking that it is time for her to get on with her life,
but she has confidence that she has been a very loving wife.
I know her personally and
I know that she tried her best.
Nevertheless, if this is only a test,
God, please let her know the results already.
She has surely had the virtue of patience
as she looks at the little teddy bear
that he once gave her
and tries not to despair.
But forget about the teddy bear.
God, by Your gift, grace and blessing,
he gave her children too.
God, I have faith that you hear.
Please send their Dad home to the family.
The Mom thinks that it is only fair.
And God, when you do, please, whisper in his ear,
"Never again. Please, do not go ghost on your love."
He just stayed gone while the seasons changed.
Poem: Matters of the Heart
Your name was written on my heart
Like a work of art,
But then came the dart
And shot right through my heart.
As my heart bled out,
Your name was shriveled and erased.
It would have to be rewritten
After my heart is mended.
Everything is just upended.
Humiliation, shame, embarrassment,
Your name?
What is it again?
We might have to just erase everything
And start over again
With a reintroduction.
Hello, my name is ____________
We might have to just erase everything and start over again.
Snow covered greenery
Beautiful sky
© 2017 Nyesha Pagnou MPH
Comments
Prithviraj Shirole from India on September 08, 2020:
Wonderful and engaging collections of poems. Beautiful pictures too. Thanks for sharing.
Debangee Mandal from India on September 01, 2020:
Innovative collection.
Nyesha Pagnou MPH (author) from USA on October 15, 2017:
Hi Linda & Dr. Mehmood,
Thank you both very much for your nice comments about these poems. I really appreciate both of your comments so much.
Dr Kulsum Mehmood from Nagpur, India on October 15, 2017:
Dear Nyesha, very nice collection of small poems with deep meaning and simplicity of the write-up. I especially liked the ones on Communicator, Script Re-write, and Dear Love.....
Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on October 14, 2017:
What an interesting collection of poems! I love them. Thank you for sharing them.