Yoshira Marbel, Poet, Stellar Showcase Journal, Fall 2011 Issue

Stellar Showcase Journal
ISSN 1911-1827

Fall 2011

Contents

Yoshira Marbel - Poet, Durban South Africa

Yoshira is from a small Indian town in South Africa and her work is written from
personal experiences. She has been published in the newsletter The Pen.

Heartbreak

Endless hours
Quiet Contemplation
Tears hitting
Polished wooden floors
Barbed wire
Grating against my raw pale skin
Blankly staring
Waiting...
for a ring

Each time I hear a noise
A touch of electricity
Vibrates through my shattered heart
Hoping it's him

Disappointment
Realization
He is never coming home

Going Home

Porcelain Princess
Perfect in every way
wishing it all away
Underneath
Shattered glass tearing into her perfect skin
Burning inside like scalding hot coals
Begs to be free

Wrapped in lies
Tired of pretending all is fine
Captured
In a self made prison
Built with haunted memories
And forgotten smiles

All alone
Finally she is going home
Buried alive
In all her pain
Covered in dirt
Now one with the earth

Rejection

Wide open space
Filled with laughs
Happy thoughts
Devil's playing
I sit alone
Watching
Wondering why
I cant seem to smile
Abandoned
Hear them talk
Point to me
Then they laugh
Like a blade slicing into my skin
I stare at them
Waiting for the bell to ring
Seeking acceptance
But
Receiving rejection

My friend

At least I have my faithful friend
He never leaves my side
Lays next to me at night
Wraps its arms around me
Holding me tight
Can’t break away
He is here to stay
My dear friend
Pain