Thursday, February 20, 2014

Fate

Artist J. Slattum http://www.jslattum.com/
Fate

Spin the wheel
Make your move
Show me what
You've got to prove
Throw the dice
Take your turn
So much now
You've got to learn
From the world
You hide the truth
Tell me please
What's the use
Secrets you have
Have been untold
Secrets you have
Shall soon unfold
Avoid the question
Tell a white lie
Answer you give
I won't buy
Live your life
Try as you might
You've had a chance
But lost the fight
A perfect hand
Dealt to few
Left in the cold
It wasn't you
Yes they say
"This is fate"
These are words
You've learned to hate


Written Septermber 9, 1987

By Oktobre Taylor


Author's notes:  The majority of the poems I am starting to share I wrote many years when I was in a very dark place. I have never ventured to share them publicly until now.  I hope, as time goes by, I will be inspired to write new poetry from the place I am at now in my life.

Monday, February 17, 2014

The Storm

The Storm
 

Clouds roll in
Across the sky
The air so heavy
My mouth so dry
Strange as it seems
Storms calm my soul
The heavens darken
Black as coal
Comfort is found
Out in the rain
It hides the tears
And covers the pain
Still slowly as
The rivers swell
The wind so violent
It rings a bell
Lightning strikes
A lonely old tree
Somehow I feel
That lightning is me
Loud and awakening
A sound of thunder
Some shall remain
Some shall plunder
Here I stand
Alone in the storm
Love is forgotten
For my heart is torn


Written May 21, 1987

By Oktobre Taylor