JD Mason photo
By
Opal Ingram
She is Eva
Her sway is hidden in her walk
she lived upon her clutter.
She got tossed and turned out
where the game played rough and dirty.
Nobody seemed to notice her
but the vulnerable ears.
Her bag was sometimes leather or plastic
the labels had bright colors, she held her head high
taught to forgive and forget the talk of the haves
Because she did not have much
she held her head high
she learned to forgive
and forget the flaws of empty hearts.
where the game played unfair with a deuce but without a heart.
she is Eva, a dream catcher, her sway is hidden in her walk.
Up In A Circle
I sat and watched in a stare
on the circle, the bus went
around the clouds gather
and the trees stood bare.
The leaves look orange
I had a sense of calmness
In my soul.
I learn to let go
and let God handle
my burden.
I felt worn
but I stood
my ground.
I travel on a road where my path met shady
along the path,
I felt small
I felt bitter
and angry
I was sitting on the edge
with a tilt of innocence.
From a youth view
caught up in a day
where it seemed
no different than the next.
I kept running until I got tired of
the same game playing dirty.
Feeling like a bouncing ball on crooked curbs
ghetto fab hood all day.
Where in a day nothing made no difference than the next.
It was clear as day I was up in the struggle with nowhere to go
but to keep strong,
I carry my pride on my shoulder
brush my pain and kept it moving
nobody really knew
I was cool up in the circle
where courage met humble.
Opal Ingram
Opal Ingram is a Poet/ Author from the Lower East Side NYC . She currently Resides In Troy, NY. Her Passion For Writing began in her childhood.
Opal Ingram also has a Facebook Poetry group, Opal Expressions Poetry aka- Poetress Mystic.