Dark Valentines

By: Our Daily Poetry Family – Group Two

#ODP_Voices – Week 21

[Love is sweet when you feel it in you and its sweetest when the one you love loves you with all they got. Love makes our days shine bright despite the weather at hand. But…love lost gives rise to a new feeling, perception and energy…Dark Valentine’s represents the side of lost love.]

Conducted & Compiled by Joy Munde, Kenya.

ODPoet: HP Kaleem.
Country: India

I LOST YOU TOO

As you came, you left me  too,
Had  only one heart,you  took it too,

Your eyes made me to love,
Gave tears to my eyes too,
I am destined to cry alone,
And drink pain in the crowd too,
Now nothing is left for me  in the world,
You were alone in the world,
I lost you too.

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ODPoet: Joy Munde
Country: Kenya

YET TO COME

Guess its that time of the year
Where my heart and mind goes to when you had my ear
The time when you would call and I would say “yes dear”
The times we would walk or run as free as the deer
Yes…it is that time.

The memories of our past I still hold on to
Not because I miss us but just to remind you
Of every broken promise you said to my face
Of every tear I shed but that was  just a phase
And tell you of all that is yet to come.

Like a shadow my form shall always befall you
In her eyes be sure to see my face
In her smile do take note of the twitch I had
In her embrace be careful not to say my name
And maybe then shall you know of your atrocities
And maybe will have no more to hold on to.

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ODPoet: Kip Nic
Country: Kenya

The day I have been waiting all my life,
Finally started with a bright light
Valentines day,
Lovers day.

A day of love,gifts, surprises and anything pertaining love and lovers
So I woke up with all my strength to go for my surprise.
As i took her surprise too
I met her as agreed looking awesome with a brighter smile than ever,I made her close her eyes,
Quickly do the necessary and now wait for my turn.

My turn came and was asked to have my eyes wide open
My heart beat faster,This was unusual.
Finaly my surprise arrived and…
I was really surprised when she introduced me to her HUSBAND.

I sat at the middle of the road
I watched them drive off
Her surprise which I had invested on all my days..New red Japan made scouter…

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ODPoet: Morton Bonanza
Country: Malawi

In my hand a red rose
With joy in heart,
Ready to meet queen, Violet.
For a day long waited
Once a year
But 10 am as time proposed
Time grew  wings
Flying to 12 pm
No sign of her

“Love is magical”
Picking up my phone so quick
As the ring tone was on its pick
Alas! Alarm it was
Throwing my eyes to every corner
Only to see two birds flying
No doubt they were in love
While I was all alone
And the wind precipitated my loneliness
As it touched my body so cold
Whom shall I hold?
2 pm, roses totally tarnished
Its face succumbing voice of sun
I can’t give this?
Then anger rose!
Destroying the Rose
Love evaporating
Maybe it wasn’t my luck?
Or the Valentine gone dark?
With galore questions!
A whats app call
” Sorry dear,am breaking up its over”

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ODPoet: Effie Lara
Country: Kenya

He had called a week ago
And asked me to be his Valentine
I can’t remember what I said
But I’m pretty sure I gave him a chance
Everyday I felt beautiful
And everything I touched;
It felt red.

The day was inevitable
I had dressed to take their breath
Fears and tears took flight
Gloomy face and shrill voice found no space
Because it felt red.

Time passed so fast
Without favouring anyone
Despite being lover’s day
It’s noon!But no sign at all
No call,no text message
I was a broken hearted girl when I called
My guy had been to the Intensive Care Unit
After a fatal accident
But still,I call it red.

Silent hours and a cold day
That no voice found a way
Seemed so dark that even no one could ever find any light.

My mom was beside me
In a medicine scented room
Said I had collapsed a week ago.
I imagined I saw Leon’s smiling face
But this was an illusion
I was all red, my cladding spelt out red
But to him his clothes had been smeared red
He bled
And now he was fighting for his life
I realized red can mean life or love.

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ODPoet: Karym Yassin
Country: Tanzania

DARK VALENTINE

I have a girl with soft lips
Its too hard to write this piece..
My heart wants peace..
Because to her I cant dodge even if i had master keys..

It was the love month when she give me a call..
Telling me we may separate but too awful i know”
I waited a bit, for her to repeat
But she wasted her phone down, not wanting to spit.

I did not know which place to go
I remained staring like a tombolo
My valentine girl had finished me
Now am faded in love
Just like the end rally.

Butt she forgot about the house and she forget about the ring..
I remember everything..
I just taught her how to sing..
I remember the love right after the fight..
But I don’t know why she did not remember those nights.

Please my mom asked about you
My friends did too…
I know your new boy will be amazed to have u..
Still I suffer why you met me..
But I wish you never forget me.

Always to you I will remain your master..
But to me you are the abracadabra magic dancer..
My mom asked “can i call a doctor?”
No! I do not need a doctor…
I just want to let her to know am the doctrine..

Its the love month which I want to retreat..
Its a dark valentine and my heart has split..
I want someone to say “kary kary” as she called..
There is a black love until am faded.

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ODPoet: Charlotte Akello
Country: Uganda

The Valentine Frenzy

All alone
My day is moody
I try to take a walk
I pass by my favourite bar
Maybe i will meet him there
For some reason
I had hope…
There he was
All well dressed in red and black
Seated by the corner as he always did
As i walked towards him
I noticed a lad y
Seated by his side
The one he always adored
I had to walk away
I wasn’t his…

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ODPoet: Collins
Country: Kenya

Like a passing gust of wind
You passed me by left me high
Valentines,the day love comes
Changed into sorrow,mourning
Side by side, walking along the road
Suddenly lights, screeching of brakes
Your lifeless body lay there
Eyes open, pleading, begging
This love we shared
Even unto death, you carried
Darkest of days, dark valentines..

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