I share my Published Poetry work in the hope to Inspire the youth and the old, to be creative and write and to connect & unite as one as I have done!
"Time for change!" writen & copyright by Donna Africa 26th April, 2012
26th April 2013
Written by: Donna Africa
Dedicated to: To the me, myself & I generation! My personal poem against, the unjust, unfair & cruel, bedroom tax & benefit cuts!The Poor get Poorer & The Rich get Richer!!
"Time for change!"
Written & copyright
by Donna Africa, 26th April 2013
Time to change,
Time to bend,
Time to mend,
No longer content
to sit and watch
on the proverbial fence
as time and injustices
passes me by
but to have my say!
Time I spent here & there
Time I spent that I shared
Time of discord
and great despair
as I look around me
I witness, see and
hear everywhere
and no-one seems to care!
Time for change!
With Luv, Light and Liberty
Donna Africa
"Queen of Dreams"
www.donnaafrica.co.uk
"Stand up Britain" my protest poem against the Government Tax Reforms & Benefit Cuts! 1st April 2013
06th April 2013
Written by: Donna Africa
Dedicated to: Dedicated to the disabled, unemployed, the poor & those already existing on the breadline right here in the UK today! So much for UK being a supposedly First World Country!
Maybe it is a time for a much needed change, to a more democratic & fair Government, to rule Britain today! Stand up Britain and fight for your human rights is what I say!
"Stand up Britain!"
Stand up Britain as one and fight, fight, fight!
Stand up Britain with all your might, might, might!
Stand up Britain for your human rights, rights, rights!
Stand up Britain and let us all unite, unite, unite!
Stand up Britain as one, to put this to rights, rights, rights!
Written & © Copyright Donna Africa 2013
http://norfolk.iwitness24.co.uk/en/photos/news/2013-03-30/26475/norwich-anti-bedroom-tax-campaign.html
INSIGHT : I wrote my protest poem,"Stand up Britain" against David Cameron Government Tax Reforms and Benefits cut as I believe, Cameron has created a MONSTER and will oneday have to answer to his actions! I to am affected by the one bedroom tax and fear eviction and homelessness! However, I am prepared to Fight with all my might to get you OUT! You can take away my home but you can never take away my spirit or soul!!
With Luv, Light and Liberty
Yours,
Donna Africa
A Survivor!
www.donnaafrica.co.uk
I am in Need Of A New Heart
Written by: Donna Africa
Dedicated to: Dedicated to those who have had their Heart Broken
Written & © Copyright Donna Africa 2010
In loving memory & remembrance of my late Mum, Joan Crawford & my late sweet soul sister Krista Mary Thompson.
Give me a New Heart
I plead with you!
As this old heart
so battered, tired and used
can no longer take or sustain
all this excruciating pangs of pain
you have subjected it to!
Give me a New Heart
I beg of you, please
So I can no longer feel
this ravenous, aching hunger and need
embedded deep down inside of me
but now just an empty shell
where my heart used to dwell!
Give me a New Heart
as I desperately need
one that does not shed
a tear, bleed or grieve
since losing you and
knowing that our great love
between you and me
was just a fantasy
and never really meant to be!
Give me a New Heart
I implore you
One that has a passive
sedated, sluggish heart beat
as this roaring, raging
restless & racing heart beat
keeps missing a beat
whenever I think of you!
Give me a New Heart
I beseech you
A heart made of black marble
A shield so apathetic and unyielding,
unbreakable and impenetrable
to shatter or break in two
at the mere thought of you
with someone new!
"Lost Identity" written in memory & remembrance of my sweet sister, Krista on the 20th Aug, 2012
20th August 2012
Written by: Donna Africa
Dedicated to: To a failed system and those who care!
"Lost Identity"
written & copyright by Donna Africa
In Loving Memory & Remembrance
of my dearly beloved, late sweet soul sister,
Krista MaryThompson
24/12/1961 - 28/6/2011
Where do I begin
to tell of the hurt
and the endless pain
that my dear sister Kris
endured and suffered
to the very end
when she went astray
and lost her way
The Doctor did not listen
to me or take heed
to my desperate pleas
but went ahead nonetheless
with their ECT barbaric deed
and sent electrical currents
through my dear sister's
troubled & tortured head!
She lost her mind
and her identity
unable to decide
a ghost of her former self
a carcass was all that remained
and left behind of my
beloved sweet sister Kris
She had ached & longed to be
what she was before
but with no identity
it was easy to pull that chord
tightly around her neck
which led Krista to her
demise and tragic end
as she lay limp, lifeless & dead
At the Coroner's Inquest
the Doctor & care worker's
called to the stand, to relay,
the facts in a cold
and matter of fact way
which led to my sister's suicide
on that fatal dire day!
The disturbing
and alarming truth
that unravelled before me
left me reeling
devastated, angered
unbelieving & unforgiving
as I could not believe
what I was hearing!
I learnt that Krista
had been left alone
and neglected
on that fateful day
by those we trusted
entrusted and
believed did care
for my sister's welfare!
Vital actions overlooked
no visit or phone calls made
which had been put in place
by those in charge & pre-arranged
not carried out or dispatched
that could possibly have saved
my sister's life on that tragicTuesday!
At the end of the inquest
the Coroner called for
lessons to be learned
of which could deter
and possibly prevent
this recurring
such a sad tragic event!
The Doctor & care worker
came to shake my hand
I looked down at the ground
and let out a primeval sound
as I felt deflated
unsatified and let down
betrayed by the system
that had dismally failed
both my sweet sister
Kris, my family and me!
Krista rests peacefully in the arms of the angels and with our late Mum, Joan Crawford.
I hope that by sharing my sister, Krista's pain and suicide we might prevent this happening again and save a troubled soul!
NB My elder sister, Lyn and I fought and advocated for alternative therapies for our sweet sister Kris but unfortunately, the NHS only funds ECT treatment & no other forms of alternative treatments is funded or supported - if the patient is unwilling or unable to take medication in tablet form!
With Luv, Light and Liberty,
Donna Africa (Donna Thompson)
Krista's Big sister!
