Beneath Still Waters - Imoh Richard

Beneath still waters - Imoh Richard  



Words cannot fully describe 
The thoughts my heart inscribe
Songs cannot fully convey
The pains my soul bear
For Every day of my life i lived
Like an island in the stream
Every pain i took in
Covered,still smiling.

I pause to reflect on my life,
On all my years of youthful strife
For i lived like a candle in the wind
A sparrow with a broken wing
But when you look at me what you see
Is really what i reveal to thee
A smiling face, a calm frame
But beneath the still waters,
Is me, a person you might never meet...

Serial Killer By Joseph Uwa.

Serial Killer - - Joseph Uwa






Time ticking slow.
The doors break apart.
Shadows below.
Fear in the heart.
Winds of the night.
As the windows shut.
A beam of blurry light.
Cries of one who's hurt.
Rattle in the wood.
Footsteps coming close.
Dark face under the hood.
Dripping blood flows.
Blade in the hands.
Appearing through the darkness.
Scary laughs, a figure stands.
A pause becoming clueless.
Feets cold as ice.
Whispers to the ears.
Shedding blood from the eyes.
Shouting but no one hears.
Story for the news by dawn.
The Serial Killer struck again!  




Traffic School

Traffic School

Traffic School -------------------------

The following are a sampling of real answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school (read Saturday Traffic School for moving violation offenders.) 

Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road?
A: What for? He can't see my license plate. 

Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way stop at the same time?
A: The pick up truck with the gun rack and the bumper sticker saying "Guns don't kill people. I do." 

Q: When driving through fog, what should you use?
A: Your car.

Q: What problems would you face if you were arrested for drunk driving?
A: I'd probably lose my buzz a lot faster. 

Q: What changes would occur in your lifestyle if you could no longer drive lawfully?
A: I would be forced to drive unlawfully. 

Q: What are some points to remember when passing or being passed?
A: Make eye contact and wave "hello" if he/she is cute. 

Q: What is the difference between a flashing red traffic light and a flashing yellow traffic light?
A: The color. 

Q: How do you deal with heavy traffic?
A: Heavy psychedelics. 

Q: What can you do to help ease a heavy traffic problem?
A: Carry loaded weapons. 

Bridge

Bridge

Bridge
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A truck driver was driving along the freeway saw a sign that
read, 'Low Bridge overhead' but, before he could stop, the bridge is
right ahead of him and he gets stuck under it.
Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police officer approaches, puts his
hands on his
hips, and says, "Got stuck - huh?"
"No," the truck driver says, "I was delivering this bridge and ran out of
gas." 

For The Girl I Used To Be.





I used to be that girl..
That girl who believed with all her heart that love was just right there waiting
That everyone was good
That pain, undescribable pain, didn't exist
I used to believe with every fibre of my being
That love was everywhere
If only I'll stop to take it
I believed in the perfect
That bad things didn't come and go
That life doesn't hold more pain than joy
That love was everlasting
And we all had a piece of it

Until...
One rainy day
I saw the truth
The painful
Heartrending
Heartbreaking truth
That love didn't always exist
That fire didn't always burn
Love wasn't perfect
And cute
And sweet
And always without pain
Sometimes love hurts too
Sometimes the people you love
Will hurt you
Break your heart into a tiny little pieces
Pieces that could never be whole again
That innocent
Big hearted
Fun loving
Trusting
Believing girl
Was gone
Gone....

I used to be that girl...
Who wore her heart out on her sleeve
Who decided to stop looking
For love in people
But who chose to find love
In the pages of a book
Pages of novels written
Both old and new
I found that forever
In the written word
So I chose to block out the pain that way
To find happy ever after
In fairy tales
And to believe that
Just around the corner
Mine will come to take me out
Of the pain I sometimes feel
I saw myself in everyone of those characters
I became them...

Until...
One day,
I couldn't
I couldn't see myself there again
I couldn't find my joy there again
That forever love
It wasn't coming for me
That amazing joy
It ended there
That was not my life
And that fateful day
I realized
It never was
And it never will be
So I stopped
Yes I stopped believing...

I used to be that girl...
Who created stories
Who wrote her pain down
Painstakingly honest with myself
In the pages of a blank paper
Seeing and bleeding
It out
I found that I was better that way
Putting just a little bit of myself
Right there
Me in every single character
Me in every single word
I became my own everything
My own love
My own best friend
My very own true love...

Until...
I lost my heart
My faith
My joy
My forever
I couldn't find her
That girl who had the best advice
Who listened without judging
Who became without question
Because she had lost a part of herself too
And so she just couldn't
Couldn't be honest anymore
Couldn't believe anymore
She couldn't bear to be
Painstakingly honest
Because she was afraid of what she'll find there
So she chose to hide
Hide behind friends
Hide behind smiles
Fake laughter
Sweet words
Everyone's forever
Except hers....

Until...
She found hope
Hope where she thought she'd lost it
Hope in that girl
Hope in that love
Hope in those pages
Hope in that honesty
So she found love again
Maybe it wasn't hers
Maybe it never will be
But for right now,
It was hope
It was home
It was hers
It was here
And so she'll hold on
Hold on to it
Maybe it won't last
Maybe it won't stay
Maybe it won't always be hers
Maybe she could never be that girl again
Maybe her heart is too broken
Maybe forever didn't exist
Maybe there's heartbreak just around the corner
Maybe life will still bring her right back down
Maybe love will always elude her
Maybe she didn't even deserve it


But...
For right now,
Hope exists
Hope
The rainbow kind
The kind that tugs at your heart
The kind that keeps you moving
When it all falls apart
The kind that holds on just because
Hope
Hope that life will go on
Hope that her love wasn't lost
Hope that her faith wasn't dying
Hope that she'll survive whatever
Hope that her forever wasn't lost
Hope that her bestie was still here
Hope that That girl didn't die
Hope...

Because sometimes...
You look around and it's all gone
You look behind and there's no one
You look inside and it's all quiet
But you just have to look up
And you'll find it
That Hope
The one that can only come when
It has all come crashing down
Because sometimes
All you ever need is
Hope..

Love, A.
Alanu.

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