After all, silence is the best answer
to everything.
until it gets too loud
and all the voices around you
are waiting for you to speak.
remember why you chose that road-- silence!
you will not give them the pleasure to hear
you laugh, or shout, or cry, or scream
you will be present with the moment
while waiting for the call to speak.
And this time, when you speak
It will be as loud as the silence you gave them
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 at 4:28 AM UTC
Remember to listen more and talk less
Remember to meditate more and worry less
Remember to exercise more and complain less
Remember to laugh more and criticize less
Remember to love more and let go
Remember to appreciate more and stop hate
Remember to rest more and heal
Remember to be grateful and thankful
Remember to smile more often
Remember your friends, family and coworkers and compliment them
Remember how God saw you through everything and praise Him.
Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020 at 12:21 AM UTC
This is the sacred place
Where we wined and dined together.
How our voices beamed high with joy and pride
Of our children and grandchildren
Of our ancestors and the gods,
For blessing us abundantly.
We've known good days and bad days
But, we have never seen a thing like this.
Our homes burnt down to ashes
Our people hiding in the bushes.
We have never seen a thing like this!
Our children's lives were cut short...
Just like a candle light blown off by the wind,
We've buried them one after another.
The agony, the pain and despair.
We long for those glorious days
To behold the sun rising from Mt. Cameroon
And shining back on us.
Mar 14, 2020
Mar 14, 2020 at 6:18 PM UTC
My very first love was "the Imaginary Lover".
He was perfect in my thoughts and
Sweet in my dreams.
He made me smile a lot even when I'm alone.
Suddenly...
I fell out of love with my lover and was heads over the "Revolutionary Lover".
He was so rebellious but in a seductive way.
Rose, Helena and all the girls couldn't resist him.
We were young and wild and a little too adventurous.
I had to stop him before he destroyed me
So, I found the "Romantic Lover"
Aaahh...
With just one kiss from him, all the scattered pieces of me reunited to complete my puzzle life.
Oct 21, 2019
Oct 21, 2019 at 8:17 AM UTC
There maybe sunshine
There maybe rainfall
There maybe darkness all around you.
Hailstones may fall
and thunder strikes
While fear cripples your heart.
The journey might be unpleasant,
Though storms may blow
And hell breaks loose all in one day.
You might find yourself crying
and praying for a new day...
one thing is for sure
That God has blessed these roads you are taking
These roads will lead you to your promise land-
Because God has blessed these roads!
~The Martinangos
Jun 19, 2019
Jun 19, 2019 at 1:58 AM UTC
I am Ngose,
I come from a small village called Muyuka (Cameroon).
My tribe (Balong) is almost extinct.
Where I come from is simply beautiful.
Beautiful in its rivers that flow behind our houses
Beautiful in the dancing trees that give us shade on sunny days
Beautiful in its sand that burns beneath our feet
Beautiful in the music that is sung in the market square
My village is absolutely beautiful!
I am Martina,
I may not be like the girls you see on the cover page of a magazine
I may not be dressed in designers and exotic fashion
I may not have lived in luxurious places
I may not have the taste or styles people admire
I may not own anything deemed worthy or wealthy
BUT, I am CONTENT
Beacuse, I know where I come from!!!
Apr 9, 2019
Apr 9, 2019 at 1:08 PM UTC
For you and all the pain you're hiding inside,
This is the place where you let it go.
For you and all the darkness you're holding unto,
This is the place where you let light in.
For you and all the tears you're shedding,
This is the place where you wipe it off.
For you and all the brokenness you're gathering,
This is the place where you heal from it.
For you and all the hurt you're storing,
This is the place where you let love in.
Feb 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019 at 9:34 PM UTC
You can't tell me how to cry,
When you don't even know what I am crying for.
You can't tell me how to laugh,
When you don't understand the reason why.
You can't tell me how to travel,
When you don't see how far I have journeyed.
You can't tell me how to love,
When you don't feel what I am feeling.
You can't tell me to be calm,
When you don't know the storms that rage inside.
All, I am trying to say is;
You can't tell me how to wear this CROWN
Cos it fits only me.
Feb 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019 at 9:24 PM UTC
I write love letters to myself,
to remind me of who I was
and then to who I'm becoming--
because she needs to know that she's doing well.
I write letters to my younger self
I want her to know that she lived her best life.
I only wish she knew that and didn't try as hard
to impress people...
I write letters to my future self,
I want her to know that she'll make
a badass wife and a good mother.
I am so proud of you already!
Oct 31, 2018
Oct 31, 2018 at 1:36 AM UTC
There are people in our lives
who understand our silence
and so, become our words
when we cannot speak.
They become light
when it gets too dark
And we cannot find our way.
They become a rainbow
when we've been so beaten
and forget to shine.
And then, there are those
who come like the rain,
not to quench our thirst
but to sift you away like dirt.
Mar 22, 2018
Mar 22, 2018 at 2:05 AM UTC