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Linda's picture

I Struggle With You

I was mumbling to myself,
Spying my life
up and down.
Thinking about you
who had ruin my childhood.
Now I'm standing proudly
in front you,
much stronger than ever.
Stepping forward you
my heartbroken
like the world was breaking
me in two pieces of trash.
I want to scream,
but nobody can hear my rage voice.
Staring at you
erasing those souvenirs.
As I struggle with you
touching my chest reminds me.
I have an excited
future to accomplish.
My head compting louder
in different language
uno,dos tres
un,deux,trois
slammming my door
shut at you forever.
But you know
I would miss you
yes,I would still miss you
tu me manqueras.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

I Struggle With You

I was mumbling to myself,
Spying my life
up and down.
Thinking about you
who had ruin my childhood.
Now I'm standing proudly
in front you,
much stronger than ever.
Stepping forward you
my heartbroken
like the world was breaking
me in two pieces of trash.
I want to scream,
but nobody can hear my rage voice.
Staring at you
erasing those souvenirs.
As I struggle with you
touching my chest reminds me.
I have an excited
future to accomplish.
My head compting louder
in different language
uno,dos tres
un,deux,trois
slammming my door
shut at you forever.
But you know
I would miss you
yes,I would still miss you
tu me manqueras.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

I Struggle With You

I was mumbling to myself,
Spying my life
up and down.
Thinking about you
who had ruin my childhood.
Now I'm standing proudly
in front you,
much stronger than ever.
Stepping forward you
my heartbroken
like the world was breaking
me in two pieces of trash.
I want to scream,
but nobody can hear my rage voice.
Staring at you
erasing those souvenirs.
As I struggle with you
touching my chest reminds me.
I have an excited
future to accomplish.
My head compting louder
in different language
uno,dos tres
un,deux,trois
slammming my door
shut at you forever.
But you know
I would miss you
yes,I would still miss you
tu me manqueras.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

Life

Life is a delicious food
full of mystery.
Loving you is a
way of being.
I watch you pass
like the smoke that goes
rising in blues
and is lost.
You has an identical
profile like coming
close to old.
I have come to this
corner of the world
to tell the universe
my life is the best
thing who ever happen to me.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

Life

Life is a delicious food
full of mystery.
Loving you is a
way of being.
I watch you pass
like the smoke that goes
rising in blues
and is lost.
You has an identical
profile like coming
close to old.
I have come to this
corner of the world
to tell the universe
my life is the best
thing who ever happen to me.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

I Dream of Becoming

Noisy late might,
made my mind empty
of colorful reflections.
I will try your cranky games,
like I'm always the winner.
I thought,
you were my blue imagination,
but you're my enthusiastic angel.
Looking at the heaven,
dreaming of a perfect
world with you,
my smooth hands touched
your silly smile,
I wish you were eleven.
Your shining eye
read my fuiture,
excited I couldn't believe,
you could do such a surprising thing.
I knew you're the one
I dream of becoming,
look up to,
who taught me how to reach for my soul.
Love one and another,
work with each other
and make me feel good about who
I really am.
You gave me power and courage
to go on with the rest
of my life.
But most of all,
you gave me memorable advice
full of hope.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

I Dream of Becoming

Noisy late might,
made my mind empty
of colorful reflections.
I will try your cranky games,
like I'm always the winner.
I thought,
you were my blue imagination,
but you're my enthusiastic angel.
Looking at the heaven,
dreaming of a perfect
world with you,
my smooth hands touched
your silly smile,
I wish you were eleven.
Your shining eye
read my fuiture,
excited I couldn't believe,
you could do such a surprising thing.
I knew you're the one
I dream of becoming,
look up to,
who taught me how to reach for my soul.
Love one and another,
work with each other
and make me feel good about who
I really am.
You gave me power and courage
to go on with the rest
of my life.
But most of all,
you gave me memorable advice
full of hope.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

I Am

I am playful.Try my game
I am intelligent.Listen carefully
I wonder why people
live and die.
I hear myself singing mysteriously
to me in french"ma revolution porte ton nom."
I see a sparkling
twilight who remind me
how much I love my family.
I want to be the best
I am playful.Try my game
I am intelligent.Listen carefully
I pretend to be courageous
when people trust my heart.
I feel beautiful,
just look at me.
I worry about where
this world goes.
I cry every time
I need to express my emotion.
I understand my grandma advices
inside my head.
I dream for a universe
who live as one.
I try to be a remarkeble girl.
I hope to success my life.
I am playful.Try my game
I am intelligent.Listen carefully

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

Get Out

You laughing
about my accent.
Stop you sound like a horse.
I'm growing too fast,
please you just
a teenager and
look like my grandma.
Making fun of my
slow eye.
I know you not talking.
Too much butt
mirre yourself in a
glass and murmure
in my hears what you see.
I'm sick and tired
of your nonsense.
Get out my space,
stop confusing me
with your cloud attitude.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

Get Out

You laughing
about my accent.
Stop you sound like a horse.
I'm growing too fast,
please you just
a teenager and
look like my grandma.
Making fun of my
slow eye.
I know you not talking.
Too much butt
mirre yourself in a
glass and murmure
in my hears what you see.
I'm sick and tired
of your nonsense.
Get out my space,
stop confusing me
with your cloud attitude.

By:Linda Kengne

Linda's picture

Ma Pauvre Vie

Que voulez-vous
que je fasse.
Epuissez tous les soirs,
je reve de comment sera demain.
Jusqu'au levee du jour.
Ca c'est ma pauvre vie
this is my miserable life.

Linda's picture

Ma Pauvre Vie

Que voulez-vous
que je fasse.
Epuissez tous les soirs,
je reve de comment sera demain.
Jusqu'au levee du jour.
Ca c'est ma pauvre vie
this is my miserable life.

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