Poetry

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WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU

What I love about you… The sparkle in your eyes The fullness of your lips The radiance in your smile The character in your face The smell of your hair

Poetry 18 Comments

A Verse To HIV

You sealed my fate But I clutch to my faith No…not faith, ‘cos I’m still afraid A-quiver under your siege   You came bearing VI loads In CD-4 depleting packages

Poetry 17 Comments

SOLILOQUY

Did I find you Or simply thought that I did? Our impassioned craze Was it love or was it chemistry? Numb we were, shorn to the feel Of pain, of

Poetry 64 Comments

A Verse To Him

FOREWORD: So someone (whose name you’ll know soon enough) has a crush on our dear sweet Chestnut. This someone has a magic with words, and decided to cast a spell

Poetry 27 Comments

TALES OF THE HEART

I never knew there were powers Beyond resistance I never knew anything hotter than fire Searing, branding my heart more than the panther’s claws I never swam somewhere deeper than

Poetry 35 Comments

Dear Ex Lover

Writer’s Note: I had a lover who I thought was the best thing ever that happened to me. Turns out he wasn’t. All through the five months we were together,

Poetry 20 Comments

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Santa called to ask if I’m OK He said the winter love is spreading everywhere. I know your little sister was just brought to the hospital again. And your mum

Poetry 12 Comments

When IT Happens

Like a thief in the night It hits you Like a blow from your past Boom! It strikes Out of the blues Into the new Knocking you off your feet

Editor's Desk 20 Comments

LIVE YOUR LIFE

FOREWORD: Today is World AIDS Day – a day to celebrate the promise of the day when the world will be completely free of new HIV infections, discrimination against HIV

Poetry 46 Comments

When I Write A Poem About Love

The truth is… When I asked you for a Chai latte, what I meant to say was: “I was walking past. I saw you in the window. I only came