Let's flip our dreams into our reality
Of course, it would require tenacity
But we cannot belittle our abilities
Mediocrity is a self-created enemy

With blood, sweat, and tears
We've enough ink to paint our destinies
If only we would look beyond our fears
And reach for our shining galaxies

Then, our dreams will be our everyday living
A single step of faith ignites more steps
In the direction of what we've envisioned
This is the time, no more procrastinating

It's high time we got the ball rolling
Mistakes are part of the growth process
The future begins from now
Dreams are for living; a verb, not a noun!

I'm tired of them snitches
They stab your back and still put stitches
Cause you problem, pretend to fix it
Make plans with you but they switch things
I told you my idea but you pitched it

We out there at every picnic
But behind, you try to ***** me
I trusted, but all u do is trick me
I showed you my heart but you ditched me
It all feels like a film trick!

My father is the Lion of the tribe of Judah
He gave birth to me, a Lionel
And He's lavished on me His mercy
I will be (my) world's best like Lionel Messi

I gave all that I've got to Jah
Now, He causes me to rule
To Him be all the glory
All hail...my Jah rules

I remember, they used to call me Lil
Now, when they see me, they bow
The only thing they could say is wow
But no, I'm not Lil Bow Wow

I had to learn to live from inside out
In a world that is as cold as ice
Where they want to trap you in a cube
But you can't fade me like a song from Ice Cube

If you can move past this eerie night
The coming morning promises to be bright
Allow your clouded mind shed some tears,
if that would possibly help,
The atmosphere does the same when
it has too much water to bear, we call it rain
My friend, don't wallow in the pain,
It might not even last one more day
To feel pain is not to be frail
Whatever the issue is, it hasn't come to stay
Face this phase, eyeball to eyeball
The bright phase is very nigh,
you can't afford to give it up, no, not now!

If you have 2
And you want 4
(shouldn't always be the drive)
Make at least 1 happen for someone else
And people will make at least 3 happen for you too

The energy that you release
(Whether positive or negative,
Intentionally or unintentionally)
Will be multiplied and returned back to you!

The milk has spilled already
The next question is,
What are you gonna do about it?
Just sit there and cry?
Pick yourself up and continue to fly?
Hide in the corner 'cause you're shy?
Would you define yourself by your mistakes
Or rather learn one or two things
and make yourself a better person
by using the mistakes as resources?

Dreams alone are somewhat lifeless
Plans and actions are its heart and blood
You would also agree with me that
It takes more than those two (heart & blood) to keep a person alive, dreams alike.

Never let your dreams die before you die
Anyone ever said you can't make it, they lied
Darkness can't overpower your light
Only you have the power to keep your hands tied
It's your set time, get ready to fly!

I'm living on an island of my thoughts
The surrounding water is full of sharks
Ready and eager to attack
Threatening me that I can't make it out alive
Like, I don't have what it takes to thrive
They want me to bow or succumb to defeat
But I'll rather fight and stand on my feet
I can't be forced to give up
When I was born for the top
I will keep on moving, I'll never stop
These thoughts can't get me drowned
I was crowned to run this town
I can see the light
I won't lose sight
I will fight
With all my might
Till I reach the height
I will give my very best
I can't fail this test
I'm not bragging but I beat my chest
I will grow and multiply
I already built my nest
Just to keep this simplified
I will never stop until I testify of my victory!

Arise
Don't look back
Push forth
Step out of the cocoon
You've always said, I will do it soon

I did a study about the life cycle of a butterfly
Interestingly, the pupa develops into a butterfly while in the cocoon
But after, it has to break out of the cocoon
Pumps blood into the soft wings
Fly... Master it's flying skills
Then search for a mate to reproduce

It's okay to stay locked in to develop some skills
Like the butterfly, the skills receive blood outside the comfort or discomfort of the cocoon
Mastering of the skills take place during flight
Like take off, hit against a tree, fall
And take off again
Finally, the skills start to produce results
Just like the butterfly, after mastering flight

Usually, the cocoon always feels warm and comfy but
Life outside of it is challenging, exciting and usually productive
Fear of the unknown is the greatest impediment
But on the other side of fear is fulfilment!

The year has made the slate clean again
Like a tabula rasa
Now, It's all in your hands
If you want to import previous data (the good or bad)
Or if you really want to start afresh!

A good makeup can make one look gorgeous and attractive

But no makeup can cover attitudinal blemishes

True beauty is revealed from inside out!

Windchill on a wintry day is like rubbing salt into a wound
It makes eyes and nose water like a crying kid
Negative temperature puts your jacket to the test
The bones can tell when your jacket fails
Extreme cold could be quite unfriendly
Risk and danger it is to the homeless

You know how ugly we make
our beautiful dress feel because of
a droplet of stain on it at a party.

Do we have to do the same to ourselves or others?

Tried to satisfy everybody
But when I was in need, who was there?
Sadly, nobody!
Even those that called me Dear

I would go out of my way
To help people save the day
Often times, I question myself
Does it really pay?
Should I care just for myself?

Then came a voice in my head
Or maybe from my heart
You do it not for them
But for the greater good
Keep up the positive mood!

There is a tool that
can break people or things into pieces
The same can be used as an instrument
To heal, mend and restore peace
This tool is produced worldwide
in unlimited quantities, every second

This tool is called words.

Limitation starts in the mind
The feeling that your hands are bound
Whereas the opportunities are vast
A closed mind is worse than blind eyes
Looking but yet can't see
What you call a problem
Could also be called an opportunity
At the end of the day,
What you've called it is exactly what you'll experience.

This morning, I uninstalled (BBM) BlackBerry Messenger
And to me, that was an eye-opener
I remember few years back,
It was the most sought-after

(At least, in the country I was at the time)
You were highly regarded if you carried a BlackBerry phone,
Even if it wasn't your own
At most, every 10 minutes you would hear the PING tone

The news carried guys who committed all sorts of crime to buy a BlackBerry phone
I heard of girls who sold their bodies for the same thing
I'm sure, when they look back at those days
They won't be proud of what once made them "fly"

The lessons for me are...
Things don't last forever
Whatever it is you can't reach legitimately,
Let it go and let it come organically

Do all you can while you can
Because time and season changes
When the season is favourable for you,
Do not step on toes and
Do not burn bridges, it could transport some help at a later time!