Subtle Confessions of Noni Kanyora

Sunday, December 9, 2012

The Holly Golightly Syndrome

You're afraid and
You don't know what you are afraid of
A Sunday Evening
A long goodbye
The future
Is where we belong?

If only we could find a real place like Tiffany's
Nothing bad can happen to you there
All the neurotic disorders
Are silenced by the sudden realisation
Of a bright and impending future

I don't want anyone to put me in a cage


















I don't want anyone to put me in a cage
But , Baby I'm already in one
Whether or not I'm in Brazil or Somalia
I built it myself
He said I love you
So what?
So plenty ...

If I could find a place like Tiffany's
Then I'd buy some furniture
Give the Cat a name
Curb my neuroses
And be a paradox no more





Friday, November 16, 2012

It won't go away

I have a headache and it won't go away
No matter how hard I pray
The ache will not stray

I have a heart break and it won't go away
It's horrible like a dog that brays
All night long , the noise will not away


I have a heart beat and it won't go away
Though Ive cried many a night,  I say
This beating heart is here to stay.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

La vie en rose


Hold me close and hold me fast
The magic spell you cast
This is la vie en rose

When you kiss me heaven sighs
And tho I close my eyes
I see la vie en rose

When you press me to your heart
I'm in a world apart
A world where roses bloom

And when you speak...angels sing from above
Everyday words seem...to turn into love songs

Give your heart and soul to me
And life will always be
La vie en rose










Saturday, November 3, 2012

Shine On


It seems like we are
Always saying goodbye
It seems everytime
I call it the last goodbye

When i'm gone
Shine on
When your broken
Whine? No

So it must be
I'm not patient enough
To see where this road takes us
Love is never enough, my love

Go on , the stars are watching
God is watching , just say what you're feeling
Why must we fret?
For something we get

We met as strangers
Laughed like jokers
Cursed like sailors
And parted as friends

The last goodbye
The last hurrah
The final chucker
The chapter ends.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Say we end the heartache

The future is where we belong
The present seems so bleak
Listening to the same songs
Watching those films
And reading from that bard

Say we end the heartache
And the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to?
To die-
To sleep , ay! Perchance to dream

There are those who are lucky
There are those who are unlucky
Some unlucky ones fight hard
Some unlucky ones don't fight at all
Blaming fate and curse it

Should I stop listening to those songs?
Or boycott Ashton Kutcher films
Or stop reading Shakespeare and Keats
And take up Hemingway
And watch the news , instead?

Maybe ...
But it wouldn't be exciting
It wouldn't be dramatic
And I wouldn't have to feel empty
I wouldn't have to feel

Sometimes it feels like , a broken toy
A wound in your mouth
That your tongue always retreats to
Say we end the heartache?
It is a consumation devoutly to be wished.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Porcupine Principle

When two people decide to
Sacrifice
There's going to be a little discomfort
It's going to be painful
When two people have nothing else
But take the initial step
We don't really know very much
Because we don't understand what's going on
Why do a lot of people start of right
Then break up?
Why not try the porcupine principle?

Monday, October 15, 2012

Psalms 23

Psaumes 23

Psalms 23:1 ^
A Psalm. Of David. The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.
Psaumes 23:1 ^
Cantique de David. L`Éternel est mon berger: je ne manquerai de rien.
Psalms 23:2 ^
He makes a resting-place for me in the green fields: he is my guide by the quiet waters.
Psaumes 23:2 ^
Il me fait reposer dans de verts pâturages, Il me dirige près des eaux paisibles.
Psalms 23:3 ^
He gives new life to my soul: he is my guide in the ways of righteousness because of his name.
Psaumes 23:3 ^
Il restaure mon âme, Il me conduit dans les sentiers de la justice, A cause de son nom.
Psalms 23:4 ^
Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.
Psaumes 23:4 ^
Quand je marche dans la vallée de l`ombre de la mort, Je ne crains aucun mal, car tu es avec moi: Ta houlette et ton bâton me rassurent.
Psalms 23:5 ^
You make ready a table for me in front of my haters: you put oil on my head; my cup is overflowing.
Psaumes 23:5 ^
Tu dresses devant moi une table, En face de mes adversaires; Tu oins d`huile ma tête, Et ma coupe déborde.
Psalms 23:6 ^
Truly, blessing and mercy will be with me all the days of my life; and I will have a place in the house of the Lord all my days.
Psaumes 23:6 ^
Oui, le bonheur et la grâce m`accompagneront Tous les jours de ma vie, Et j`habiterai dans la maison de l`Éternel Jusqu`à la fin de mes jours.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Battery

Where there is a heart
That runs on no flattery
Finds a dead battery

If the law of the universe
Relied on energy , matter and force
What would we have?

There are few of us who
Are lucky to be secure in love
And the latter?

If we got all we ever wanted
What would be the point
Of waking up the next day?

If my words would grant me clarity
I'd write everyday
And overpass my vanity

This battery of mine
Is no longer fine
Why is this always the line?

For a heart
That lives on no flattery
Is a dead battery .

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Sparrow

 For when you lay eyes
On a Sparrow
You are well aware
That you can never own a
Sparrow

Instead we fill our
Minds and thoughts
Of flying high
With them
Above the clouds

The love for a sparrow
Is strong
But beware
They will sprout wings and
Fly away

I am no sparrow
My feet are
Firmly on the ground
Yet my eyes
Look to the horizon

Sparrow,
When you fly with the eagles
When you've had your fill
I hope you find your way
Back to me. 

Monday, October 8, 2012

The Wounded

The broken ones
You know them?
You see them
Have you met them ?

The ones
That need the most
Taking care of
The lost ones

The wounded ones
Because truth
Be told 
I am also one of them

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

SENTI-MENTAL

When you held  my hand so
How could I think ill of you
All I ever wanted was to protect you
If a woman could
I would have
For you

What could I have done , differently?
For you to realise , at least
If , nothing else- how much I cared about you
No one if they heard , can say that you and I
Did not love each other: I'm better near to you
You live in the skies , and I? 

Near you ?

You had all the power
And I had none
Healing doesn't happen this way
Saying this and that and rattleback
No , when I felt it - I felt it, believe that 

For you

Just like the song says
'I'm thinking of you'
When I can't sleep , I play you
When you are near :  the pain , heartache and natural shocks
You are the end of self abuse
Yes you

The timing is off , the clock is tocked
I cannot say ,  I have wept
You never gave me cause to
Bask in the knowledge
That in the deepest trench there will always be room
For you

Except for the liberty of hearing from far far away
No matter, even if you're anywhere-I am not,
I'm better this way , praying to a Deity
And far , that self were hell to me
Why do I have to-
Forget you

He is wonderful and I can do him no wrong
Which makes it harder to remove
This mark , you laid on me
For you had all the power and I had none
Then with someone new ,am I still blue?
For you.



Monday, September 17, 2012

It's you


And for the millionth time i'm wondering
Why?
It's you ...

A little man and I
Fell out-
I'll tell you what it was
All about ...
He had money
And I had none
And that's the way
The noise began ...

If we went back all over again
Would it be new?
Would I ..
Could I..
Forget?
Make it like children and
Run along?

Money makes weasels out of people
What is so endearing about it?
That makes people ...

Forget?
That it was you ...
Now and always you

You there
I here
With just the door ajar
To what we are

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Unholiness

I have long since felt the same
It's so true that there's no one to blame
Except the part of me that is giving up
My fire died inside and
This is what I am
Empty

We all stray away from the right path
Wonder if I intentionally avoid it
Or is it im not confident in my dispositions
Maybe, because there's a part of me
That is giving up

The future is upon us
I knew that once
Maybe I BURNED out my fire
Now ash lies in my soul
That is what I am
Empty