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?

No gold nor silver nor any precious stone
is beautiful enough to build a house to
house His Spirit
He's found the quarters of my being His domicile
His Spirit intermingled with mine
An inseparable union established by His own will
His love showered on me generously
Chosen and sustained by His grace!

Hi Hope,
I need you please
Get me up this *****
Can barely cope
I need some ease.
Again, I say please!

How about, we love one another genuinely
How about, we show understanding to one another
How about, we show some compassion
How about, we give listening ears
How about, we show some empathy
How about, we live life with contentment
How about, we eliminate greed in our endeavours
How about, we let go of backbiting
How about, we are more forgiving
How about, we give support to one another
How about, we show more loyalty
How about, we uphold integrity
How about, we let go of regretting and embrace forging ahead
How about, we protect our planet!

Isn't it weird that the good you do
are written by them with a pencil
But when you commit an error,
they are quick to write that with a
permanent marker

I made her a home
Not only in my heart but also in my arms
A place she can leap into when she's happy
A place for comfort when she's down

When it's cold out,
room temperature is guaranteed in here
When she's stressed out,
relaxation is promised in here

Make these arms your comfort zone!

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!

It's easier for me to say
"I love you"
Than
"I like you"
But
"I really do like you"

My black is beautiful
And there is nothing in me that is evil
My black is not synonymous to darkness
Look into my blackness and behold brightness

I have an unwavering consciousness of who I am
Self-aware of my innate abilities
I belong in a line of dynasties
Regardless of my height, I stand tall

No matter what they see through their lenses
I am a description of what excellence is
I don't crack
I lead the way, I create the tracks

I'm not from a dark world
I'm illumination in this shady world
Solution I am, dissolving any problem
I'm unstoppable... Greatness is my emblem

Opinions don't move me
I cruise my own boat
I love good clothings but
Melanin is my favorite coat

I'm a seed of greatness
And that's what I'm going to sow
My heart is clean and pure like the snow
Yes I'm black, if I come to this life again, it shall be so

Copying or imitating another person's life
Is like following the car in front of you
on the road everywhere it turns
Without considering the car's destination
And disregarding yours too!

It's established that, to err is human
to ask for forgiveness is humility
to forgive is divinity in humanity.

When you err and you say sorry
You ought to mean it, because
the true value of what you say, is
your intention
Saying what you don't mean can
also be called deception
To say it and to mean it, is to try
to not want to repeat it (the error).

What is community without unity
What is money without peace
What is wealth without health
What is a home without love
What is love without respect
What is communication without a message
What is life without a purpose
What is promotion without growth
What is relationship without trust
What is a river without a sourc
Who am I without God

The plan is not to change the world
as an individual
But if I can change the world
of an individual
Then that individual can reach out
to another individual
I can gladly watch positive impact spread
One life touched can touch a family
One family touched can touch a community
One community touched can touch a city
Who knows maybe we can then collectively impact the world positively.

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!

In God, I put all my trust
He moves me forward like a propelling force
He causes me to lay up gold as dust
When I go to Him in remorse
He forgives my fleshly lust
He is my Lord, my Father, my Boss
For me, praising Him is a must
He paid the price on the cross
Because He loves me so very much
I will obey His laws
Which are summed up in one
And that is... to love
As He Himself is LOVE!

I just want to stay in my bubble
To cleanse from the worldly pollution
To dig deep within my soul
To discover the man that I am meant to be

I just want to stay in my bubble
To love me, not by spending on myself
Not by acquiring material things
But by appreciating my pristine spirit

I just want to stay in my bubble
To process my thoughts
To exhale my fears, doubts and worries
To infuse myself with strength, courage and zeal

Have you ever met people,
Who are so insensitive when giving their opinion
Such people care less whether their words
Give you the same feeling as cutting an onion

They find it so easy to pass a judgment
Without considering the detriments
Relying on their words is like,
Using a banana peel as shoe grip on an icy road!

When we focus only on the action
(what was done) and ignore the intention (unrevealed goal), we lose a lot of information.

There's more going on in the heart
than what is played out
The heart is deep, it's hard to fully know
what's going on inside it.

Good intentions sometimes lead to
destructive outputs
And evil plans sometimes end up blessing
the targeted.

Looking in your eyes is like
looking at the blue waters in The Bahamas
Natural beauty,
Beyond my reasoning

The view is calming
Definition of tranquility
Seeing your face is my every second wish
Anywhere around you is my niche!