I read between the seams
Of your microphone dreams
And I see you as a
Complete individual
Walking amongst halflings
Like you had no idea.

A mystical man
Cloaked in purple robes,
I throw lavender at
Your feet and place a
Lilac crown atop your head,
Truly divine.

The universe kissed me
With clairvoyance; she
Promised me a gift: I saw
True color of all life.
One look at you and I
Realized you’re Heaven’s gift.

Last night I cried myself to sleep and I
A man with many winter seasons under my belt;
When I thought of losses and gains of my life
Am thankful for the peace in me my soul felt

I have worn beautiful cloth, in style and color
but none fit my muscles/swine perfectly than my skin;
and I have worn some pretty amazing and cool
shoes yet the soles of my feet feel more comforting

I have not a luxury of a cushion at all times
but my buttock always provide the comfort I need;
and in this life, I know what it means to
suckle a breast either for pleasure or feed

So am grateful for everything that I have
and for every year that I am alive.

Every moment is a gift,
So accept this moment.

Fear comes from the past,
And is projected into the future.
If you choose to live now,
The world will look so much brighter.

Accept this gift,
And live in the moment.

Overthinking again.
An insanity of my own making.
Separate from the universe’s song,
All these moments will soon be gone.

This will not happen again.

These thoughts do not serve me,
Why do I keep doing this to me?

I need to let go,
And sway to the music.

The universe is singing to me.
Listen to that old sweet melody.
Move to the rhythm of the music.
Let it pass through body, mind and spirit.

Unify this separate spirit.
Sway to the music.

I hear the hum of Saturn,
Resonating inside of me.
The stars they sing out,
Verses from a healing remedy.

I am,
An instrument,
In sync,
With the moment.

Sway to the music.
Witness the in-between scenes behind every moment.

Accept this holy gift.

I am an instrument in the universe’s hands,
Guide me through all the sacred cords.
Surrendering to the will of something bigger than me,
Joining in as the planets sing that ancient melody.
Feeling the unification of body, mind and spirit,
Swaying to the rhythm and the echo of the music.

Sway to the music.
Choose to live in this moment.

Accept this holy gift,
Receive enlightenment.

I give you my words
treasure them
I give you my mind
always be kind

I give you my heart
but it will surely die
So instead hold on to my soul
it's the most precious gift of all

God
I appreciate
everything
you have given me.

Stuck in the past you look aghast at what already passed
Your brain relentlessly reminds you
Blinded by what’s behind you
You cannot look ahead
Trapped in needless tread
Stuck inside your head

Freedom’s found not from the future
But from finally finding the present
The now that shows you how to turn your head around
To leave what’s done as done
Shut off the nagging re-run
Open your eyes to the sun
Now you have beautifully begun

The moment surrounds
Clears away clouds
Fog fades away
Dismissed by the day
And freed from your chains
Only options remain
A blissful release
What I would call peace

Last night while teaching my niece
I told her "She is not paying
Attention", she said "she is",

and that she just paid it fifteen
Naira. By jove! the serious look on her
cute face while saying this had me laughing.

children given birth to these days are
as smart as a beautiful smartphone
and she only 3, last December

My favorite gift
is tied tightly around my wrist.
A simple word etched that reminds me
of how my daughter perceives me to be.
This word will forever be my battle-cry.
My 'strength' I can't deny.