Entry from Mareena Roufail
Here we have a few very lovely, heartfelt poems by Mareena Roufail. She is a second year biology major at UC Irvine and loves to write in her spare time.
"Join Me"
Join me on a roller coaster ride
One you've never been on before
It's number one! for just FIVE bucks!
It's all you ever wanted, and more
BUT you can only come if your hair is spiked
If you're filthy rich and overly liked
If your nails are done and your charm put on
If you buy your clothes from Louis Vuitton
If you're under 120 pounds- never more
If you work out like crazy; hardcore
If you're friends with Jack and Jacky and Jill
If you're a basketball player, or friends with one still
Otherwise step back, off of the wheel
...Now how does that make you feel?
I say you join me on another ride
one for no bucks......instead of five
"Don't Worry, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
It was almost Christmas time
And all I had on my mind
Was how much money I had saved
And how well I had behaved
Lord you know that I love you
But lord my head’s a complete stew
How should I wear my hairdo
On Christmas Eve when I praise you
And what will my friends say
When I wear the same dress as last year
I have no money, I have no time
For all the things I have in mind
But love, you’ve got it all wrong, God said
He looked at me and shook his head
I want your heart and nothing else
Your love, your praise, your spiritual health
I want you to know that I first loved you
That I was Born… and died for you
And no matter how rich or how poor
This world makes you think you are
You’re rich in Me, you’re rich in truth
You’re MY life and shining star
I fell on the ground, for I didn’t know
The truth behind this big- world’s show
But God comforted me, and whispered in my ear
Don't worry, MERRY Christmas and HAPPY New Year!
"Scared"
Scared?
People scare you?
Humans have played you?
Friends have cheated you
Love has forgotten you
Family underrated you
A whole life ahead of you
Loneliness follows you
And truth itself lied to you
Scared?
Friends we are, you and me?
Got each other’s back ‘til eternity?
Well here’s reality
You’ll be faced with brutality
There’s not much hospitality
You’ll be let down by your family
And all the people you think they be
Well, who is trust worthy?
And do you trust too easily?
Scared?
To what percent?
Your brother got into a car accident
You’ve wronged too much, you need to repent
The road you followed was secretly bent
God warned you many times, but you still went
You have everything but you’re not content
And when you’re to blame, you circumvent
SCARED?
Buildings are too tall
You’re too small
Don’t get too close, build a wall
Watch every step, very hard you’ll fall
No Romeo, no dance hall
You can’t believe your eyes, you enthrall
The world you see is a sick call
I’M scared!
But not scared enough to deny that I’m scared
I’m terrified
But not weak enough to deny I’m impaired
Intimidated but not paralyzed
I got my heart sterilized
You know what I just realized…
Of strong faith I am
But I’m human, and I’m scared
In God I trust
But I’m human, and I’m scared
God never left my side
But I’m human, and I’m scared
God has it planned out
But I’m human, and I’m scared
When I shouldn't be.