Uncertain
I am angry that nothing is certainNo one is sureI am tossed into this whirlwind with this realizationI realize that love isn’t infinite,I can subscribe to the belief of its infinityBut I have seen…
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Allan M. Kiptoo
Author — member since January 2017
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Poems by Allan M. Kiptoo
Scars
Scars,They tell of profound stories,Those easily long forgotten,Some intentionally well hidden.Away from the eyesI hideMine, are carved on my surfaceTelling stories I don't want heard by ears around…
Impermanence
Everything crumbles once time dries it up,Music fades and songs stop playing,Gardens wither and bees stop singing,The songs of nature grow quietAnd the air fallsInto serenity, a graveyard slumber.No…
The Meaning In These Times
The days don't build up to Sunday no more,The sun rises in the East as it is wontSo we sit by the window hopeful,One day we will see a sunset.Time is resigned.Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick...Silence,…
Hopes
I am shouting into the windI hope that when you will be ready I will be hereThat when you open your eyes it is me you will seeThat when you call out it will be to my nameI hope that when you turn it…
Graveyard Grove
I wanted you to hurt,To feel pain so deep,Even though it is just a portion of what I felt.But you were okay.You did not feel painYou did not noticeYou did not loveYou did not careSo I just sat in the…
Shaz
I have never seen eyes more beautifulLaughter so warmIt thaws my icy heartFrozen in the wilderness where no love shinesI emerge from the ashes in pursuit of your voiceBubbly and fun, with joy and…
A Candle.
By the window,I have lit a candle.The light is a littleBrighter than the dark outside.You will see it from very far -The house with the light by the window,It is home. I will light anotherTomorrow,…
Final Goodbye.
Who am I when I'm not longing,Who am I after,Without you.I know you did not love me butI did, I loved you.I made you the center of my world,Crumbling though it may be in your wakeI am not lost.I know…
I Cannot Hold The Sand.
Through and through,Everything is falling.Through my hands everything fallsEndlessly, like the desert sand of the hour glass.I cannot stop it, I only watchLike the Alchemist waiting for an hour to…
Fireflies
Cut me a piece of skyon your way back to my dreams.Give me a glimpse of heavenin your journeys down my memories. Tell me you miss me too. This silence is killing me I wish I was mutethen I would…
A Poet's Heel
Tread carefully Dear poet. Watch your stepAs you walk on the path of words. Keep a look out for the darkness, & the light. A poet does not have the pleasure of departing From reality's grasp. A touch…
0530
The air in my nostrils is cold. Perhaps, it's why I'm freezing in my bed. That orthe blanket I kicked off it. I cannot sleep. Silence is too loud yetquiet like the shadow inside my father's…
The Tune Of David's Harp
When it all comes down to itLove is a choice of souls. One calls outto another among the crowd of souls To briskly walk with itside by side, into the land beyond the horizon.With their souly hands…
Let Me
No song is complete Without the mention of your name. No mural is perfect When the thought of you is not sprayed on the wallIn a spectrum of your favorite colors. Sing me a song. Look me in the eyes…
The Rainbows Will Courtesy
My eyes Have seen the desertThat exists Without our love To water the vegetation that covers the soil, The dry winds that carry the dust for milesOn end Eroding the fabric of our beingEats us up…
Petals
She loves flowers. I love her. See, I love flowers. Petals.
And I Didn't Do Anything
I shuffled my feet on the rugged road, The sun was down and the dust was too, The birds of the sky flocked back to their abode, The love birds were back in the arms of their boo. I passed a beautiful…
Bossom
I wish we would have fallen in love in different times, Where the strings of our past don't entangle us, Where the worry of our future doesn't bind us, Where the freedom of the air surrounds us. I…
Moon Rising
Though in ash I may be covered, I bear a light underneath this cover, This unconventional cloak that in everyone's eyes has me figured. Though the leaf holds on to the branch, It eventually falls to…
From The Judge's Chair
I once sat on a chair in Azdak's court, Rendered judgment and passed sentencesTo all but few in my court. I broke fences. "Too tall,""Too short.""Too naive."My voiceWith the winds in my court it…
Mine Flashlight
In the darkest day of lifeYou and me.You made me jovialYou made me standYou brought me a flame I can't extinguish The flame that made me a light among the others,The flame that made my life pure.I…
Faded
Blurry lines once clearly drawn, Lost marks of the scars of the before, Is life living in the encore, Refuge in the arms that embraced me, Where I termed steadfast Now is quick sand, I'm sinking…
The Poet's Creed
Line by line by line, I articulate my words meticulously creating a piece, Piece by piece, I take you to the highs in my lows, The lows of my highs, The difference in between is what you see. Let me,…
The Up Side Of Down
The absence of light ;darkness, Clouds my eyes and patches my heart with rugged pieces of regret, Of the choices I made without making any, Of the sides I picked by not picking any, Of the love I…
Branded
Trapped in a glass box, Mime, Waiting upon a future generation to break them out, Hopefully watching the sky looking beyond wondering, Wracking their brains with questions to the Immortal One, 'Why…
Insecure
With each ticking of the lazy clock, Tick tock tick tock, My patience runs out. I take a front row seat in my mind as it begins a colorful display of my fears, Has she decided to take the road not…
Song Of The Pained Lover
I am but just a man, I try to do all that I can, To make things between us go according to plan. I was asleep, On reality I lost my grip. If only, If only you could tell me I would listen, If only…
Vices
I clothe my shame in feigned ignorance, The ugly deeds I did though in a trance, I try to bury them to no avail, For my thoughts wonder and perch on the lonely island that be my brain, Indeed I do…
Views
These three words, Engraved on the tender walls of my heart, Plastered by my mother's resounding words, Son these three words gives you a heart. I love you. In ink indelible, You show how much one…
Dad
DadI saw you but once in my life, I know you are out there, Somewhere, And I wish sometimes you would come back, Pick up from where we left like nothing happened, I know you left after fighting with…
Why The Bird Sings
Early each morn, He parts his beak to let out a melody not of mourn, His powerful high pitched voice cuts through the dew filled air, Song so beautiful like rapunzel by the stair, Heartwarming…
Blood, Sweat, Tears.
Sunrise, Clear skies, Cool breeze, Green lawn, Perfect day. Clothes on, Leaves home, No bread, The pocket said, It'll be for quite a while. Seat belt on, The radio's on, His favorite song, Waits for…
Letters Of Send (wangu)
sans titreMa lettre á vous mon amourComment puis-je t'oublier,Toi que j'ai plongé dans la poche de mon cÅ“ur,Toi que je promets de vous faire sourire avec cet art,Toi qui, avec tout le souffle…
Letters Of Send �(ever Forever)
It's been a minute since I said this in your ear, Loud for your big heart to hear,Of how much I love you, See, I don't lack words to express how much, But that's because they haven't been invented…
Letters Of Send(rage)
Rage:Heavy Drops falling,Fists clenching,Teeth grinning,Under her chin heavy breathing, Far beneath the concrete park pavement staring,The grisly images in her disturbed mind like a looped video…
Today
Today I told her to let me hammer the nail. Today she told me I was undermining her femininity. I was trying to hold her back from hitting her finger black. Today I let her hammer the nail. Today she…
Bare Branches
Unable to erase all the time you and I shared .All the vacations we took at the coast,All the food we ate together, It all now tastes like bitter honey. All the advice you gave me now bears more…
Be
Hurry up to the station or you'll miss the train The train of thought My thoughts Your mom has already taught you I am yet to see a better teacher than my daughter Today I give you the liberty.To…
Bring It Back
It was the only one I had The most priceless of my valuable possessions I poured it's contents to you And you poured what was in yours to meOr at least I thought you did Better yet I want to believe…
My Name Is Answers
Dear you This is my letter to you who are looking for me I know you She just left you I know Maybe she just wasn't your type Maybe you just weren't her type Try something new and bring back the hype…
This Lock Inside Of Me
Too strong to break Too heavy to shake The only key broke as I tried to open it So old is this lock inside of me It was said to have been bought when I was born This I know now that I am grown This…