Poems

My Cell

 

Come into my cell. Make yourself at home.

It’s not much,

It’s got a bed,

A toilet too,

and that’s the tour,

That’s where I’ll be,

20 to life,

Not that hard to find me.

 

 

So come into my cell,

Make yourself at home.

I’m sorry,

If I knew you were coming,

I would have tidied up.

 

Come into my cell,

With all it’s blues and grays,

Tally marks on the wall,

From people who couldn’t stay.

 

I know that it’s a mess,

It’s got some grime and dirt,

But of course this is a prison cell,

Not the taj mahal.

 

A Dress

 

All this happened, more or less.

I admit,

MY life’s a mess,

All This happened more or less,

All because I bought a dress.

It was blue with purple stripes,

When I put it on I yelled ‘Yipes’

The hem was warping,

The sleeves were askew,

WHy did this happen,

Why, I ask you!

 

What’s Out There

 

He came home. Said nothing.

Click,

He turned the TV on.

Wordlessly,

I make dinner for him.

 

His favorite.

Like always.

He watches.

I cook.

I look out,

Through the window,

Wondering

what’s out there.

He grunts,

I put his coat away.

 

Dinners ready.

I set the table,

I serve him,

We eat,

Wordlessly.

He stands up.

Walks away,

I clean,

He watches TV.

 

Next morning,

I wake up,

Iron his clothes.

Look through the window,

Wondering,

what’s out there.

 

He wakes up.

I make his breakfast,

And his lunch,

I cook.

He watches TV.

I look through the window,

Wondering,

What’s out there.

 

He leaves, I clean.

I look through the window,

Wondering,

Whats out there.

Wedding Planning 101 Part 2 By: Phulan

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Hi all! Since my dear Hamir died, I did not want to put all this knoweledge to waste. So, I am so glad to be sharing part two of my most popular blog post: Wedding planning 101!  I am so glad my expert knowledge helped some of you! \ Hopefully this will be helpful too! Soak it up people! This stuff is genius!

 

 

Step #2 Get your dowry ready to go

 

If you don’t have a dowry when you’re about to get married, chances are he’s gonna call it off. So, my advice to you is, have your dowry ready to go right when you get in engaged. Word to the wise, if there is livestock in your dowry, keep it safe! I had a camel in my dowry who got a snake bite and died because she wasn’t being watched- “I understand that this baby and his mother were to be a part of Phulan’s dowry.” Pg. 18.

 

That’s all for now folks! Like and comment on this post for a part 3!

Wedding Planning 101 By: Phulan

Hello! I’m Phulan and today I will be teaching you the basics of planning a wedding. My wedding with Hamir is coming up and in the months we’ve been planing I’ve learned so much about how to plan weddings, so now I will share my knowledge with you!

 

Step #1 ‘I CAN’T DO THIS ON MY OWN!’

 

The key to planning a great wedding is simple- putting your built-in team of workers to use. What? I don’t have my own team of workers, you say? Well think again, silly! They know you better than anyone- they’re your family! My Mama and Auntie are working on my wedding dress for me; “Mama sits with yards of yellow silk in her lap, stitching one of Phulan’s wedding dresses.” Pg. 2 – and of course my parents are paying my dowry. I’m all set!

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I hope this helped some of you! Keep your eyes peeled for part two!