Hail those friends who...

Hears your unspoken words
Heals your bleeding heart
Believes in your art
Tells you the truth when you're acting up
Encourages you when you're giving up
Gives you advice that you can trust
Gives your ideas a positive ******
Get angry at you and opens up
Prays for you to be at the top
Supports you with all they've got
Stick with you on every terrain
any weather; sun or rain

Watch out for them and be one yourself!

I've doubted myself
I've questioned my strength
I've belittled my innate abilities
I had felt that I wasn't good enough
I had wished I someone else

Until I realized I don't live for/by myself
There is a power that's at work in me
And I have a unique and a glorious destiny

Even though sometimes, those belittling
thoughts still come to me
I've learned to respond to them differently
My confidence is not in my mortal being
But in the One that resides inside of me!

Thoughts dwelling in my mind like a foetus
waiting to be born into this world as a poem
To glisten before the eyes of the reader
And to linger in their minds even days after
I'll patiently wait for the words to mature
To be released in its purest form.

Mama's words never cease to echo in my mind
Son...
Always remember the son of whom you are
Remember the home you're from

Steer away from greed, it drowns
Jealousy and comparison will pull you down
What you think of yourself is your truth
Never take that which doesn't belong to you

Do good expecting nothing in return
Don't pay evil back with its kind
Love yourself and remember to be kind
Money is good but it won't buy good character

In all that you do, protect you name and image
Love your neighbor as yourself
Do away with pride
Remember the son of whom you are!

We're all different yet we're still equal
The only superior race is the human race,
to which we all belong.

Religion, sexism, social class, wealth, nationality... just to name a few of the
walls that we've built to divide/separate us.

Trampling each other on the road to power
Crushing one another, a show of power
Hey humans, Love is the answer.

We're all organisms of the same kind
Regardless what a person looks like or
where an individual is from,
we should be ONE in Unity.

Maybe someday, we'll realize that
we are all trees from the same garden
And our physical differences are the
acts of the Great Farmer
Because diversity adds an extra layer
of beauty to His creation.

We all ought to bask in the sun (Son)
of the Almighty
And bear fruits to the glory of the Father.
Though some of us might be out of character
or purpose, His love towards us remains
unaltered.

This life that I live
Is a second version of you
Or an exact copy of you
I might as well live it in you

My vision is blurred
So is my mission flawed
Because I lost mine,
And what I'm living is yours

I wanted to be like you
It appears I've forgone my path
Now, I need to get it right
And get back on my track

I'm done with you
I'm tired and sick
I don't mean to disrespect you
But I figured my life is unique!

Taking a stroll down memory lane
Remembering beautiful souls who death has slain
****** — there's too many to count
There're those I thought left before their time
but who am I to determine the appropriate time

But this I know — it's a privilege to be alive
My deeds alone cannot keep my breath intact
To still be living is by God's grace in fact
So, while I'm here, it's a must I play my part
Because how we live each day really counts
Plus, to nobody is tomorrow guaranteed.

I was going to see a friend who lives about 2 hours drive away
I merged on the highway with 2 other cars
To join the hundreds of cars on the road
As I drove...
I saw cars branch off the highway
I saw cars broken down by the roadside
I overtook some cars and
Some other cars overtook me as well
I left some cars behind and they passed me later
I competed with some drivers like we were headed the same place
After all the driving and competition,
I arrived at my destination alone
Does this not sound like life?

Man's number one quest
Is to find happiness and peace of mind
But most times,
He goes finding it at the wrong place
or in the wrong things

He devotes all his time to getting money
Even at the expense of his family
Finally, he gets the wealth and riches
But his happiness is nowhere to be found
Then he starts buying expensive things to fill the void

Little does he know that
Happiness from material things
quenches like fire on a match stick
But happiness from within is hard to extinguish

He's seen as the happiest by others
But deep within him, he's seeking for order
He's ready to trade all he's got for happiness and peace of mind

Only if he knew that
his happiness has been within him all the time
Even way before the fame and the riches
Now, he's living life in misery
Repercussion of a shallow mind

I hope you and I won't fall in that trap
We'll get the money without jeopardizing
our happiness and peace of mind
We'll enjoy the journey basking in the beauty of the moment.

My skin is beautiful
But above that,
I ensure to wear a more beautiful attitude
It is no news that,
Attitude impacts altitude

The energy I exude is my responsibility
Watching it closely becomes a necessity
The goal is to display positivity
The emotions I emit
Is exactly what surrounds me

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My desire is that
an abundance of these
will pour upon your life
and that of your household
and they will produce fruits in you.

Death is not a destination,
it's nothing but a transition
From mortality to immortality.
From brevity to eternity.

Death is like a border,
Only that worldly possessions
aren't allowed to be checked in.
No degrees, titles, accolades, monies.
No pains, ailments, suffering, poverty.

On the other side of death is
The beginning of a new phase,
Determined by 'how & what'
the person did with his/her life?
And not what he/she had or didn't have.

Death is like the submission
of an answer booklet
And that makes life the question.
Meaning you still have time
To answer your questions
How well do want to score?

He is loved by all
Except by...himself
In his "alone moments", he drowns in tears
He can't seem to run away from his fears
He can't hush the demons yelling in his head
It felt like his life was hanging on a tiny piece of thread
He longed for the day it would all end

But one day, He found a new friend
He met the One called Love
And his story was turned around
His hope was fully restored
He discovered his true worth
He became a new being
Totally transformed
What an encounter he had with Jesus!

Lead me on the path of my destiny
Teach me to recognize distractions
Keep me in the confines of my own journey
Infuse me with zeal and dedication

Teach me to be grateful for every blessing
Humble me to always show appreciation
Let me be to my world a blessing
Let my story be a source of inspiration

Fill me up with wisdom and empathy
Let my heart overflow with compassion
Make me a person of understanding
May I shine as light in this generation

May I live all my days in safety
May I stand strong in days of persecution
May I run my race and not get weary
May I successfully reach my destination

Romans 13:10
Love is the fulfilling of the law
Such that overlooks flaws
Such that is expressed in words
Such that is expressed in deeds
Such that does good without taking turns
Such that expects no gain in return
Such that sees beyond the surface
Such that is forgiving
Such love is everything...
Everything needed for a fulfilling life

I can't understand why I'm still breathing
You were my reason for living
I can't believe one day u would be leaving
As I'm writing this, I'm weeping
I just hope you are kidding
Baby, I'm right here pleading
I cry out loud, pls recieve me!