Let the Healing Begin

Let the healing begin
The pain that torched
Suffering through injury
Decisions wrongly coerced

The mirror did shatter
In numerous pieces indeed
Crying seemingly infinite
The sorrows of the ill deed

But change is in the air
A new calm fair breeze
Replaces the foul torrent
Of callous seeds to seize

A new light of day
Arises from the east
Signals a new tune
No less or least

Hold your head up
Confident exuberance
Peering not backward
Seek to self enhance

The bell tolls loudly
Rings in my ear
No time for mourning
Party time to cheer

I am renewed
A bright outlook ensues
Let the healing begin
From dark to lighter hues.

In Honor of Human Rights

It is inherently right
to be as you are
to speak your mind
to be free
to eat fully nourished
to follow your dreams
to communicate with others
to take a rest
to congregate spiritually
to demand justice
to walk unabated
to travel unwatched
to see what we seek
to be human
to be alive

It is our right undeniably to live!

To make a mistake

It is human
To make a mistake
Falsely perceive
And wrongly partake

Now the question
Of utmost importance
Will you proceed humbly
Or recede in arrogance

The answer is simple
Yet hard to attempt
To change is the need
The mind is in contempt

To move surely
In the "right"
The pangs and angst
Growing pains fight

But if you stay stubborn
Stuck on a wall
Rock hardened heart
Inclined you are to fall

To work toward change
Seems mission impossible
Take it step by step
You will find it plausible

To make a mistake
Is to be human
But how you resolve it
Will improve your acumen


I am certainly human and prone to mistakes. Luckily, I am human because I have the ability to change and progress forward to enlightenment. Every day is a struggle, but if you have hope and desire to walk to the light, it may just be well worth it in the end. Be strong, confident as well as humble. What you seek may just be closer than first thought. Its not how we fall because we are destined to fall, but rather what we do after falling. That is what counts the most.

Thought of the Night

"Failure is never an option."

I saw this phrase on the shirt by Busta Rhymes in his new music video, We Made It, featuring Linkin Park which hit me profoundly. If you truly and sincerely believe in what you stand for, what you want to do and where you are going, then go fully confidently in that direction. Never give up, never quit. Even though others degrade and dismiss your aspirations, your belief in it will be your guide. Though times look bleak, hold tightly to your goals. Its not an option to quit otherwise all you are is a hypocrite, a liar to yourself. I am a trailblazer cutting a path to the unknown. Where this path leads, I do not necessarily know, but within me burns a yearning indicating that my chosen path will lead me to the promised land.

I Will Be The Face Of Change

I will be the face of change
A new voice of reason
The movement I seek
Yearns for a new season

I will be the face of change
Pushing for positivity
To fight the dreaded negative
Forging a new prosperity

I will be the face of change
Forming a new firmament
Building upon my foundation
Improving my environment

I will be the face of change
Reiterating the commonalities
De-construct the divisions
Fixate of friendlier principalities

I will be the face of change
Pass the past grievance
Leave behind the regrets
Forward advance progress

I will be the face of change
My fate turns a corner
A new light of optimism
A heart that beats warmer

I will be the face of change
It shall begin in the now
I am the face of change
It is my vow.

On the Court of Life

On the court of life
You must give it your all
And so much more
To say you stood tall

Work is a must
Boxing out the opponent
All the hardships
A character component

Passing the ball
Sharing compassionately
Setting the screen
Mutual benefit satisfactorily

Shooting that three
Hitting the clutch shot
With seconds ticking
To clinch the top spot

On the court of life
As in basketball
The fundamentals apply
For you to stand tall.

Review of 100 Posts

I cannot believe it. After 4 years of blogging I never thought I'd have the patience and gusto to make it this far. It speaks as a testament to my will and ingenuity. One step at a time and you'll be fine. On this momentous occasion I have reviewed what I think are my best blog posts and I would like to share it with you. Please do enjoy:

Diamond in the Rough

Light in the Night

Lonely Road Not Taken

Reflections in the Mirror

Be Confident

The Fallout

To Me

To me
There is a sticking point
To your faltering logic
For you say
You would have picked me
Over him
Means decisively
You would have picked me
Before you even thought of him
To continue
This so-called fallacy of a friendship
With such a fool, liar and a cheater
Says a lot
Whether or not
You believe what it means
It is surely enlightening
Harsh choices
Call for critical decisions
You want to further strengthen
That weak bond between us
So-called friendship of ours
Then you must not associate
With misfits who whine
That crave attention
Who cry
As a way to trap
Who is not man enough
To own up
Even if he does now
It is past fashionably late
Has not meaning
Rather adds to the farce
I have researched this issue
Through and through and through
To the point of sickness
Frustration on end
Others of you know not
Speak of his ill wills
Of his bait and switch
The lost of character
Using his brother
As a selling point
True men
Take their rightful blame
I am irritated
More then that
Flabbergasted and shocked
Seems more like it
But apparently
You don't seem to see
The gravity of the matter
Callously and without care
Hiding beneath
In the dark and despicable
First of all
You broke a trust
My loyalty you tested
Surely enough
The ties that bind
Hang dangerously on a ledge
I can give forgiveness
Yet I cannot forget
I guess that's where my logic
Is found to diverge
All thanks to you
Never thought that could happen
I may be your friend
But other doors of opportunity
Closed indefinitely possibly forever
Why
You walk the unspeakable route
Worse decided upon
Want proof of such disaster
Which family or friend
Approves of your pathway
Reason your way out of that one
And I mean your closest advisers
Where are they now
Do those strains tell you anything
Tell me that
Tell me why
If you don't understand
Then you never understood me at all
My standards are not necessarily
Different from any other respectable guy
This is not just a made up standard
Of which I sure is not different
For respectable women
A fallacy of a match
With a ex-roommate
I know I'm nice
I'm told that I may be too nice
Sure I take hits for it
For who I am
At the same time
It is what frustrates me
I will not be used
Whether intentional or not
You want my support
My truest thoughts
Choices are close approaching
Of what is necessary
And surely they are
Talk to the fool
Don't talk to me
Cause in reality
What's the use of being friends
With a liar
A betrayer
I've made my decision
Not to be hurt
Betrayed behind my back
By this weakling
He is no friend
Nor shall he ever be
I cannot let myself be pulled
Through the gutter
I may have to make another
Tough decision
Consider this a warning
If necessary
I will
Cut all ties
For my sake
I don't know the time
Nor how
For my sanity
This I may be willing to do
I'm tired of the shit
I want to sleep comfortably
I want to dream sweetly
I want to pull this knife
Out of my back
But somehow I cannot
Maybe its related
To your ill-founded foul friendship
Simply and surely
I want to be friends
But I cannot
If you are in communication
With an idiot.

The bottom line: We can be friends but that may grow distant as I move away from the mess and rut that you created. I am not going to clean up something I did not cause. With a keen eye I know what choices are needed for a satisfactory resolution however it is not my call. I can only react and at the moment, that reaction is to distance myself from the trash.

I have spoken my peace. My poetry is my therapy. The ball is in your court. What shall you do?

Sleep Oh Sleep

Sleep oh sleep
Where art thou
Shall we meet tonight
I need your comfort
Dearly sincerely
I am up wide-eyed
Hustling rustling
Tossing turning
Why do you hide
I seek thee
For that rest
Those dreams
Of abstract art
Sliding through dimensions
Jumping in portals
Mine body craves
A little rest
On that sunny beach
With cocktails in hand
Laying in the sand
But no
I am here
Scratching my head
Wondering why
Where doth thou stay
Have you forsaken me
Oh sleep my sleep
Are you in bed
Instead of me
I work the day shift
You work the grave yard shift
Not the other way around
I beg of you
Come to me now
As you do every night
Take me away
To far and further
As you should
Into that dark cave
Around is night
Asleep asunder
Except me unacceptably
Do I need to brbe
Did I make you work overtime
With those naps and daydreams
Oh I plead
For my sake
Guide me now
Close mine eyes
Sleep oh sleep
Where are thou.