Laylah : Writing

Adrift

Adrift

A Poem by Laylah


Lost and alone; confusion reigns. Is this my life or is it simply just a passing phase? Disorientated; which way do I turn, the question sti..
Over you

Over you

A Poem by Laylah


Your smile; I’m over it. Your eyes, that sparkle when you are ecstatically happy; I’m over that too. The way you call out my ..
Shot gun love

Shot gun love

A Poem by Laylah


Like a heart attack - sudden and fierce. Paralysing - its love by surprise. Egotist; thinking it deserving! Wanting it all, claiming it all, taking..
Power

Power

A Poem by Laylah


It is the love for our country and its people that has brought my country to where it is 10 years into democracy. Love has united and made us the rain..
MY WAY

MY WAY

A Poem by Laylah


In life there are so many things that one goes through which either make or break you. In my continent, as a woman, to survive, we are only allowed to..
I think I kind of, sort of

I think I kind of, sort of

A Poem by Laylah


I think I kind of, sort of, fallen for you. Perhaps, or maybe just a little! I really don’t know it for sure. I don’t know when..
FOREVER

FOREVER

A Poem by Laylah


They say forever is a faraway place. I say, in my heart, that’s where forever is! They say forever is a place no one has ever been befor..
COURAGEOUS

COURAGEOUS

A Poem by Laylah


My 9 sisters- lifestrials and tribulations. They encourage & inspire me. They say "in everything there is a lesson, see it, accept it and learn from i..
Moments of prayer

Moments of prayer

A Poem by Laylah


A poem about undying faith and endurance.
Hold On

Hold On

A Poem by Laylah


Wherever you go, whatever you seek. Trust in the Lord and he will take you to your peak. Hold him ever so tightly and know that he will not de..