BetanuZwei : Writing

Journey

Journey

A Poem by BetanuZwei


I was borne from your pain. You gave me life. It hurt you to bear me, but I replaced the sting with cool, tender caresses. Your cheek, red-hot wi..
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

A Poem by BetanuZwei


You were me, more or less, thirty years later. Same blue eyes, same curled hair. Always staring, always thinking. My mother always said I was ..
Untitled

Untitled

A Poem by BetanuZwei


I am an artist, painting you on the clear blue canvas sky. I am a pianist, writing your melody to the thrum of the raindrops. I am a singer, lett..
Naomi's Poem

Naomi's Poem

A Poem by BetanuZwei


If it's over, you're just grasping straws or keeping sand in both your palms. So you'll clench fists tight and never let go? In the end though gra..
Daniel's Poem

Daniel's Poem

A Poem by BetanuZwei


You're halfway to anywhere, and fifty percent nowhere. You're lost at home, at home in space and time. I've never seen you cry. I wonder if you d..
Sammi's Poem

Sammi's Poem

A Poem by BetanuZwei


Strange things must go on inside your impenetrable skill. Your thoughts and feeling unknown to the world. I've seen the trailer, read the blurb, ..
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

A Poem by BetanuZwei


Good morning. Your face greets my morning eyes. Half shut with glue from sleeping. You're still asleep and I wonder what you're thinking or dream..
The Time Before

The Time Before

A Poem by BetanuZwei


I like the sound of underwater. Not silence, silence is cold and threatening. There is pressure, just enough to blanket you, comfort you. It is da..
Rhythm

Rhythm

A Poem by BetanuZwei


Bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep electronic measurement, Boom, boom, boom, boom goes organic instrument, Bang, bang, bang, bang now, boom boom is relev..
The Body

The Body

A Poem by BetanuZwei


Silence. Silence, Weighing down. Pushing down. Deep water. High water. Hell. Sleeping. Sleeping. Never rest. Restless rest. Watching out...