Three
Poems
By Connie Berhe`
Love Calling
Knock, knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Love calling!
When love calls
Chaka said, “you better answer”
There is an epidemic
Of failing to heed love’s call
Miserable people
Who stay in each other’s miserable company
Being miserable
Not loving the company
Sneaking around
Living passionless lives
When they would be happier alone
Or with someone else
Did they not hear?
If there is any love to be made, it should be made now
___________
Reality
No
longer afraid
I
faced my fears
Accumulated
throughout the years
Buried
my grief
Resurrected
my peace
Now
I walk in the light
Dwell
in serenity
______________
You
Walked Into My Life
You
walked into my life
Smelling
like a rose
But
now I cannot seem to get your stench from out my nose
I
should have washed you out of my life with my garden hose
You
walked into my life
Working
like a charm
What
I should have seen was that your smile was cause for alarm
Looking
like a prince
Looks
can be deceiving
I learned that well - since the time of your leaving
You
walked into my life
Quiet
as a mouse
Talking
about marriage
Said
you’d be my spouse
Buying
us a house
You
kept old lovers as mementos
Cleaved
to the sordidness of your past
And
when the truth came to me
You
acted all surprised!
Now
you seem mad at me
Cause
this stuff will not last
I
will not share your house
It
is infested with a mouse
You
walked into my life
Acting
like a king
It
became crystal clear
You
could not produce a ring
Your
kingdom reigned supreme
Only
in your dreams
And
now you've been deposed
You
are not the kingly kind
You
were not heaven-sent
Like
other imposters
You
were pretty much hell-bent on destroying my strength []
