SUN SHINING AND SMILING

SUN SHINING AND SMILING

I walk around like the sun is always on my face

But the truth is, I’m waiting for something

And it hurts to wait

I smile through the pain of uncertainty

Work diligently for security

That may not be for me

I hug the whole world with generous love

And sleep alone at night, sometimes fighting tears

I long for yesterday to have done it differently

Yet, I thank God that I leave the past behind me

I find so much joy in pleasing others

That sometimes I leave me behind

Just hoping to make the right decisions

Free myself from shackles that bind

I hope for someone to love me

I hope for restoration of family

I hope for stability

I hope for longevity

In the middle of the road

Lies a whole lot of hope for me

Keeping my stride

I don’t know what the steady pace should be

So when you see me walking in the sun smiling

Would you still Pray For Me?

by Nadira Norjahan

ALL THAT I SEE IN ME

ALL THAT I SEE IN ME

I wanna write lines

But I swear I be writin lies

I tell myself

While walking

In my sleep

Carrying on

Through my day

Holding me

One day

It will be seen

All that I see

In me!

by Nadira Norjahan

MOTHER MAYA (RIP MAYA ANGELOU 2014)

Mother Maya

My heart is down below
I know your time has come
No less minimized
the flood from my eyes
We lost a dear mother
A poet like no other
Who taught us to be women
Appreciate what we were given
Caused our hearts to RISE
And to capture life's prize
Related to the shackled bird
Redeemed within her written word
Taught this bird to get her freedom
And enrich her life with wisdom
What a legacy she has left behind
In both your life and mine
This is my tribute to you
Mother Maya Angelou!
In Reverend Dedication to our dear poetic Mother. What a sad day. We have lost a dear treasure!

MY BROWN SKIN I'M IN

MY BROWN SKIN

I am so in love with my

BROWN SKIN

For sure!...

I wish I could be BROWNER

Even BLACKER!

Silky like the midnight sky

Causing stars to shimmer

I am so in love with my

BROWN SKIN

And I run out to the sun

So that I can get BROWNER

Like the sugar I put into my tea

Like the molasses that sweetens more than anything

When I was a girl

My beauty was underappreciated

Now, he can't take his eyes

off of his MOHAGANY prize

I love my EBONY features

That rhyme with my BROWN skin

And I don’t knock those who are lighter

It’s just that I am so satisfied

With the BROWN skin I’M IN!

by Nadira Norjahan

Other Side of the Window

OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDOW

Sometimes the wind blows me

At times it hurts me

At times it makes me free

Like a kite I want to fly

Like a prisoner, I want to be released

Instead I am tossed to and fro

Ever tried to pass through a closed window?

Foolish little birdie

Trapped on the inside where it is warm

But wanted to get in so bad

Now that you are in

You have found yourself foolishly

trapped behind the glass

by Nadira Norjahan

Blessings Anyway Bro

BLESSINGS ANYWAY BRO

I wonder if you know how ridiculous it was

For you to put your nose in the air

Greeted by your nostrils and your high-post glare

Brotha, your so-called status don’t make you a King

It don’t set you nowhere up high above me

And at first I took offense to this

Because I showed you love

And received an undeserved diss

But one thing that I know for sure

There is something to be said about success and doors

I hope that you get grounded pretty soon

Before that door of upper echelon closes on you

Because talent and prosperity is provided to us by grace

And what is given can surely be taken away

by Nadira Norjahan

THE SONG IN OUR EYES

THE SONG IN OUR EYES

We spoke

Your voice sang to me

I did not realize the thrill

was the thing I feared

Love on its way

without having met

Kismet

I took flight

To separate myself from some energy

Neither of us understood

But on that day

When our eyes finally met

There was a song that played

It was familiar

I did not realize then that you had me

Sparked me

Ignited me

Burned me

So you pursued me

Kismet

You were starving

Your body was hungry

You didn’t know the feast you would have

For where you thought a taste would satisfy

You realized

You tasted the essence of QUEEN

Your desire, your destiny

Your dream

Oh, how it frightened you

Oh, how it terrified me

I fell

I unwittingly casted a spell

Now we are both under

Breathing each other

Inside our broken hearts

Healing

By Nadira Norjahan