Ruthmahogany's Poems

Here's the list of poems submitted by Ruthmahogany  —  There are currently 5 poems total — keep up the great work!

As If Children Were Out of Fashion

As if children send us a message before they are conceived and born,
With words so eloquently formed,
Beseeching "I want to born, I want to be born"
Stating in clear terms that this world is a place for which they long.
As if they are not first...

– by Ruth Mahogany Utsu

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As If Children Were Out of Fashion

As if children send us a message before they are conceived and born,
With words so eloquently formed,
Beseeching "I want to born, I want to be born"
Stating in clear terms that this world is a place for which they long.
As if they are not first...

– by Ruth Mahogany

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added 2 months ago
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I Have Questions

I have questions,
Concerning joy and sadness, gloom or gladness,
As regards grief,
And why, one day, we all must take our share of what it gives.
Concerning the warmth birthed from the arrival of a new born,
Or the agony conceived from the news...

– by Ruth Mahogany Utsu

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added 3 months ago
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A Rock and a Hard Place

I have stood between a beast and a cliff,
Clinging strongly to my will to live.
Standing before me,
I saw in the eye of this beast
The utmost desire to obliterate me and leave behind no piece.

When you are at the brink of danger,
You learn...

– by Ruth Mahogany Utsu

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added 4 months ago
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Letter Poem

Dear Ashley
I have heard so much of you
As my fingers flirt with my pen
I craft these words for you
I hope my lines are read
As I write my eyes are red
Because it hurts to know that you secretly weep
And wipe the tears you shed

You...

– by Ruth Mahogany Utsu

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added 5 months ago
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