They say that hell is crowded
Yet, when in hell, you always seem to be alone
You can’t tell anyone or they’ll think you’re crazy
Those who escape hell never talk about it
And nothing much bothers them after that
Not missing a meal, going to jail, accidents or even death
When you ask them, “how are things?”
They will always answer, “fine, just fine…”
Once you’ve been to hell and back, that’s enough
Nothing scares you anymore, it makes you smile
And the sun is always up at midnight
It’s the greatest satisfaction known to man
Charles Bukowski 📖✍🏾
Tag: Courage
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Poetry is my shield
It’s how my thoughts are relieved
Some days I feel ten feet tall
Some days I feel quite small
But it’s better to fell either or all
Than to just feel nothing at all
So I write the writings that elicit
If I don’t I sense a guilt of deceit
As if the art will somehow wilt
Leaving my throat all but slit
A freedom that will come without delay
But a cost that others will have to pay
So instead of going through the motions
Poetry is how I kill these emotions
Before they dig deep in my mind’s hive
And quietly burry me aliveKJ✍🏾📖🇰🇪
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I was at the edge of the cliff
Barely holding on to myself
I didn’t know what else to do
It felt like end of the world for me
One step forward I tried to take
But You Called me, … I heard You
I remember how Your Voice made me turn
The world around me was ending
Mine was just right there in front of me
YOU.
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I’ve been walking this lonely road
For as long as I could remember
Past empty streets and sleeping cities
My shadow has been my only company
My faintly beating heart keeping me alive
Beyond every bend was a long blinding end
It’s the worst kind of pain I’ve known
Sometimes I wished someone found me
I’ve seen enough sights to dread the unseen
Now I’m stuck here at this crossroad
Where am I supposed to go?
To the right where nothing is left?
Or to the left where nothing is right?
I fell to my knees and closed my eyes
Weeping for these roads untravelled
Until I felt a warm touch on my shoulder
Someone did find me
The Way 🇰🇪 