A SAFE FOR MY HEART

I need a safe

A strongbox

An unbreakable case

A vault for my heart

A chest

For my heart is a treasure

A gem to be hidden

Hidden in a box so safe

In a home so safe

Security unbreachable

A chest with one lock

One key

In one palm

A trusted palm

One guard

A loyal heart

A worthy friend

A perfect mate

My knight

My mate

Dust the compass

Show me the path to take

I need directions

I need guidance

For I need a secure shelter

A golden coffer

I need a safe

A safe for my heart

By Sylvia Chika

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WISDOM IN HUMAN FORM

I listened to her

So old

So frail

I could feel the breeze hit me

A fountain of knowledge

No…she was an ocean of wisdom

The waves were strong but calm

The waves hit my alert sense

I opened up my inner being

I left it wide open

The breeze was warm but cool on my face

I let her words flow in

I watched her lips move

She was old and wise

I was hypnotized by her words

Her voice…oh so calm

I indulged

I listened

I was filled

It was an overflow

She has stopped talking

I was still under the spell of wisdom

I blinked

I closed the pathway

And parted my lips

All I could say was, “Thank you Mama!”

My head was full

My heart was warmly heavy

I felt older

I prostrated before this tower of wisdom

She blessed me

She smiled and I left

It was a powerful encounter

Wisdom in human form

I walked away

A head full

A heavy heart

A wiser me

By Sylvia Chika

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© SylviaChika 2013

MY NAME

I have a name

It is a name everyone knows

It is a name everyone calls me

It is a name given to me by my father

A name given to me by my mother

A name they all call me

A name I write with ink

It is my name

It is just a name

It doesn’t define who I am

It is just a name

Like a label on a tin

It is just a name

A name it is

This is my name

A name

A name

I don’t like the name

I want to change the name

It doesn’t define who I am

It is just a name

I’m deeper than the label

The label is just too simple

It doesn’t define who I am

It is just a name

I’ve picked a new name

But it is more like a sentence

It is long but it defines me

It is who I am

Can I tell them what my new name is?

I can imagine how hard they’ll laugh

I love my new name

I don’t want sarcasm to ruin it

I don’t care what they all call me

I know my name

I know who I am

I’m more than a label

I’m a more complex being

I call myself my new name

It is who I am

The world can give me a label

Everyone can call me what they like

But truly

Truly…truly

I know who I am

I’m more than a label

I am me

I am more than just a name

By Sylvia Chika

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© SylviaChika 2013

A NIGHTMARE

I heard a sound

I felt the ground vibrate

I was alone

I was afraid

It was dark

Dark as black

No one near

Perspiration covered

Shaking hands

I stared into the darkness

I could see black

I saw nothing

I heard the trees move

I looked out through my window

I saw nothing

I heard the sound again

It sounded like an animal in pain

I heard the sound again

I was really scared

And then I heard a roar

“A roar?!”

Are you kidding me?

Now I panicked

A lion in a city?

A wild animal?

I felt the warm liquid drip down my legs

The stench of fresh urine filled the room

I heard the roar again

There were two animals

One was in pain

One was in charge

The roar was now louder

I heard it right outside my window

I couldn’t bear it anymore

I screamed in fear

And tried to run

Far away…away from the window

And then I fell

Off my bed and on the floor

I hit the ground hard!

I looked around in confusion

My kid sis was watching a movie

A familiar animated movie

The Lion King!

I sighed in relief

It was all a dream!

I was awake now

Safe from my nightmares

Away from the horror

What a relief!

By Sylvia Chika

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© SylviaChika 2013