Poem read on Pakaraima writers dinner oct 5 2013

Love for nothing

You frolic them like alien crops

Flowing like Kaieteur

These salty drops

At these authentic emotions you laugh with pleasure

You say real men don't exist

They don't cry, nor show it

Why not so, for real men feel you

Not who believe in black and blue

Why not go for those whose heart are like cane not sugar

Hardened by years of rum and sunshine

Real men are brave enough to care

Real mean cushion their feelings but can you read the sign?

 

Or else the raw emotions of love cannot be held

Not in random texts nor screened smile

Instead tears says it for such is the heart withheld

Do you rather the snake's poison or the oyster's pearl? 

You don't feel it, mean it 

You don't care for a gift?

Well you don't need it, want it

Isn't the ones who need it, and feel it deserve a gift?

Real men love

They love without condition

They love for the sake of God like an innocent dove!

But hurt people hurt people and that's no assumption

Unrequited love hurts, this is not a mere sentiment

The cycle of hurt never pretends

The laughter of hypocrites will face Judgment

Judgement never misses,  it gets you to the ends

Real men stop hurt

Real men let go and forgive

Don't keep scores and forever blurt

Who does that? Love is peaceful, graceful as a lady's drive!

For love never hates,  is never jealous and do cries

Men who are real are friends forever 

For they  cry from their hearts,  not from their eyes.

Just love. For love begets love! Never say never!