Poetry – Page 4 – Deb Hawken

Making

You were the making of me Even though you were breaking me Because you made me aware Of who I didn’t want to be I re-made me Thoughtfully Kindly I looked at you And I chose differently I chose to walk a human path Where no one around me Needs my approval Has to meetContinueContinue reading “Making”

Sweetness

There is a sad Yet optimistic sweetness That settles over the night A day forever gone A new one to anticipate Memories have been created Hopes for tomorrow fly forth Reaching into the future Bringing back the light into life Ready for the morning When everything is possible Rest awhile Be at peace Tomorrow isContinueContinue reading “Sweetness”

I see you

I wrote this for my friend and sister, Katrina. Deb xx

You Are Me

You are meNo matter how far apart we areI feel youI know youAs well as I know meI understand youBecause we’re identicalWe aren’t even relatedSo how can it beThat one person understands meAs no other doesOr is it beyond understanding?I think soTwo people who don’t even needA conversationTo visitTo be togetherTo knowI know who youContinueContinue reading “You Are Me”

Succinct

I love succinct writerswho can express the messIn short simple sentencesPeople who can carve throughthe morass of lifecutting to the chaseI have to hunt it chase it downwork through itSeek the nuancesand sometimes dismiss thembecause life isn’tone size or one fitIt is filledwith ifs – buts – maybe’sdepending on the shapein which it arrivesIt isContinueContinue reading “Succinct”

Numbers!

I’m concerned by my numbersThey’re not adding up goodYet when I started to writeI didn’t need numbersTo know where I stoodNow I need all the numbersI can get on my statsOr my mood as a writerGets ever so flatAnd I worry I’m boringAnd worry I’m blandOr is there a secretI don’t understandI know that aContinueContinue reading “Numbers!”

Will We?

As I started reading this poem to post it, I realised that it’s about more than romantic love. It’s about life itself. It can be translated to ask questions about race, skin colour, gender, religion, philosophy, attitude, respect, consideration, acceptance. It is about the entire way we as humans connect with this world, and theContinueContinue reading “Will We?”

Sweet Time

Baby Amie We rush through timeAs if we have to keep goingKeep doingMove forward To where?In doing soWe rush past our livesMissing the tiny momentsForgetting to store The precious memoriesWondering how we got old so fastWe were not paying attentionTime flies when we’re having funAnd the memories stayThe bad memories sometimes more soUnless we slowContinueContinue reading “Sweet Time”

Forever Amie

Today I can’t hold youBut in my heart I amToday I can’t see youBut in my heart I canAnd I can love youWith even more of that heart than everIn timeI will only remember the loveThe cuddlesThe kisses (757 on one occasion)The battles I so happily lostEspecially the last and best oneBless youYou have beenContinueContinue reading “Forever Amie”

The Common Good

One race What is the common good?We are all uniqueDifferent backgroundsDifferent ideasDifferent worldsWe don’t speak the same languageWorship the same GodLive the same liveswith the same trappingsBelieve the same thingsOur homes are differentWe are nomads at home where we areLive ‘civilised’ livesIn crammed stacksMaybe in the skyWhere the building sways in the windWe live inContinueContinue reading “The Common Good”