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As quickly as comes
Your last steady
Breath
When love becomes
Lost,
It feels like a
Death
Unrequited;
I'm pining,
My patience
Declining
Heartbeat
Like a time bomb
Counting down
My denying..
My
Spirit
Bereft;
There's
Not much time
Left
How long
Will I
Wander?
How much
Time
Will I
Squander?
I’ve drifted
Miles yonder
From the
Alpha;
The Omega
Grows
Evermore
Distant..
Perhaps
Love is
Delusion
Wrapped up in
Confusion
And
This is the
Conclusion..
My dreams
Non-existent.
A Letter to My Homewrecker
You thought
Your damage
Silenced me
It only made me
More blunt
My prayers;
Letters to Yah..
Placed your offenses
At His forefront
You helped
Tear apart
My family
You thought
You wrecked
My destiny
On the contrary
Your shady ways
Shed light upon
The best in me
Your conspiracy;
Your cruelty
Once filled
My life
With dread..
But my
Love for you;
My kindness
Heaps
Hot coals
Upon your head
Our Creator
Watched
From day one
Your plot started
Years ago..
His did, too
His plan
Involves
Me up high
And you
Below
You may think
That you have won
This round..
But this is just
A season..
Your fate
Is sealed
As long as you
Destroy me
For no
Reason.
As long as there’s another will
On earth
That causes sin,
No one here
Can be immune
Evil has its way in.
That’s why it’s so
Important to
Show love to
Fellow man,
Sin is contagious..
So is joy
Elevation
Is the plan.
Opportunity
Presents itself
Sometimes
To share a gift,
Don’t waste your
Time
Bringing spirits
Down..
Use it wisely..
Uplift.
Sometimes
It hurts
To watch
The fallacies
Of all
Humanity
Sometimes
It’s truly
Difficult
To hold
Onto my
Sanity
They tell
Themselves
Convincing tales
So authentically
Designed
Believing
That the
Lies they tell
Will make you
Change your
Mind..
They
Injure you
With words
And actions
Play with your
Emotion
Make you feel
Like trusting them
Was
Arbitrary
Devotion
Forgiveness
Seems
So hard
Most days
But certainly
Required
Yah counts
Your tears
He’s watching
Them
And He knows
You are tired
Just love your
Foes
Stay on your
Toes
Because
Yah’s eyes
See all;
His promises
Will vindicate..
Your enemies
Will
Fall.
For The Black Man
The heavy load
Upon your back
Was placed there
By the world
Some days,
You find
Yourself
In corners;
Your
Position;
Curled..
That’s why
You need to
Find your joy
In smaller
Quantities
When
Focused on
Adversity,
You miss
Commodities
This life is hard
For you;
No doubt..
And people
Do you
Dirty..
But don’t you
Wonder why
You suffer
Heart disease
By thirty?
Blessings exist,
They rain on you
When you
Choose
Altruism;
Tone down
Your rage..
It’s
Justified;
But so is
Optimism.
A warning
In advance..
I won’t initiate
A colloquy
Unless your
Sensitivity
Can handle
All this
Honesty
No time left
In this world
Of ours
For candy coated
Lies..
Reality
Will still be there
When you open
Your eyes
For those of you
Who fabricate
A version
Of yourselves;
To cover up
Your nudity
Because its sight
Repels;
I offer you
Encouragement..
Reveal your
Natural state
Clothing your
Insecurities
Won’t cover
All that
Weight
Your innocence
Was beautiful
In former days
Of youth..
You’re still
Lovely
But only when
Your show
Your
Naked
Truth.
My Healer
Can make miracles
From unexpected
Tragedy
Didn’t always trust His ways
But I learned to
Gradually
My faith and I
Remain here
Inevitably
Though
I’m treated by humans
Malevolently
Been hurt
Repeatedly
Couldn’t figure out
Why
Their plan
So seemingly
Was for me to
Die
Depressed and alone
I adopted their sentiment
Til hope became faint
And death became imminent
I lay there in torment
With intention
To expire
But Yah's main objective
Had a different desire
His healing hands
Revived me
He saw past my pain
My focus, on the present time;
His vision glimpsed my gain
Now
A new me emerges
The old me has died
The former; lain to rest
In my attempted
Suicide
Pride and revenge
And destructive retribution
Were once my
Predilection
But not a very wise
Solution
Yah saved me with reason
To become His reflection
He still saw potential
Through obvious imperfection
My life now
A paradigm
Whispers from
The Holy Spirit
When He offers
Suggestion
I definitely
Hear it
My steps redirected
Never planned to survive
Now
All I can say is..
Thank Yah I’m alive.
Love
Took me on a
Joyride
A journey I thought was
Sure
But I got
Dropped off
In the wilderness
No guide to lead
My tour
And as I gaze
Around myself
No clearing
For a path
I’m in a
Mess
Of weeds and grass..
Sum of my
Aftermath
Where do you go
When your GPS
Deletes
Your destination?
How do you
Survive
When your plans are robbed
Of precise delineation?
Your compass breaks
Direction; gone
Contingency
All that remains
Hanging on
By a straining thread
To strength
Just to maintain
All I know
Is that I’m
Here
I just wish I
Knew why
My heart was
Formed
With
So much
Warmth
Just to watch it
Die
The
Warmth of skin
Goosebumps
Raising
With the
Tingling
Of you
Touching
My soul
With your
Presence
Your
Fingertips
Along my
Hairline
The nape of my
Neck
Electric
As your
Touch tells me
What I need to
Hear
That
Everything
Will be
Okay
As long as I’m
Reminded
Of your
Essence
My tears
Caught
Like raindrops
By the
Dewey leaves
Sliding
Across your
Palms
As you
Reassure me
With your
Touch
These things
I miss
So
Much
The cozy
Heat
Of residing
In your
Clutch
The
Encouragement
Of your
Voice
A whisper
Of
Breath
Along my
Neckline
Sends shivers
Through me
But was I
Never left
A
Choice
Deserted
Is my
Atmosphere
Floating in space
Gravity
Escapes
My realm
No
Body
To hold
Me
Down
No
Sound
A
Ghost town
You
Never should have
Told me
You would
Always be
Around
I am His daughter
I'm made whole
His Living Water
Quenched my soul
My thirst;
Relieved
My peace;
Received
His Son made me
Alive again
His sacrifice
Has paid the price
To make my spirit
Thrive within
He taught me wisdom
Showed me hope
His optimism
Helped me cope
He crowned me with
His promises
With Love; His name
Synonymous.
Seduced
Persuaded
By their
Senses
Counting these as
Recompenses
Oblivious
To
Consequences
To reach
The grass
Beyond those
Fences
When will they
Learn
What the
Expense is
Finding joy by
False
Pretenses
They see,
They touch..
Then truth
Commences
Life has
More
Than seen from
Lenses
May never
Know
What true
Intent is
The value of
What a
True friend is
They follow
What the
Latest
Trend is
To
Depthless
Perception
They’re defenseless
Their solace in
Empty
Incentives
Fraudulent
Phony
Ostensive
Not love;
But only
Flesh
Convinces..
I pray
They’ll find
What light
Within is
Your aura
Had me
So distraught
Your love
Was lessons,
Growth;
It taught..
For years
You jabbed
At my
Weak spot
You crowd me
Like an
Afterthought..
Does your
Mind wander
Near to me?
I wonder; though,
It's clear to see..
All yours
I am not
Here to be..
Our
Love
Exists
In
Theory.
For My Children
He said to me,
"I have a gift,
When you feel
Frail
They will
Uplift,
They'll guide you
When
You lose your way,
When all have
Left you,
They will pray.."
I nod, to show I
Understand,
He asked me to
Outstretch my
Hand,
And in it, He placed
Seven jewels.
He said, "Don't fret
I'll give you
Tools
To keep these
Precious stones
Maintained;
There'll be times
When
You feel drained,
They'll give you
Purpose,
Such delight;
Their radiance
Will be your light."
And those jewels
Did
Just what He'd said,
When times were
Dark
Their light was
Shed
They gave me
Reasons
Every day
To keep
Momentum
In my sway..
Such blessings are
These jewels to me
At times, I feel so
Unworthy
But yet, so glad
Such joy they
Bring
Those precious stones
Are my offspring.
I cheated Death..
We played a game
He cheated first..
Used my disdain
As a cheat code
For the win..
He hadn't met
The Christ within..
He said, "You're weak,
Just follow me,
You can be my
Casualty.."
My spirit; crushed
My patience
Hushed..
My power boost
Was missing;
Trust..
Until
Death led me
To the
Ledge..
He pushed me;
I
Leapt off the
Edge
But
There beneath me
Two big hands..
I landed safely
In His
Plans..
He'd
Never left me
All that time
What I thought was
The finish line
Was just
The next board
"Round 2..
Fight!"
I'm
Winning
In this
Game called
Life.
Unrequited
Your heart
Transparent
Theirs;
Concealing
All they claimed
That they were
Feeling
And like a
Wallflower
You kept
Dealing
With a love so
Unrevealing
Your spirit;
Somber
As you're
Kneeling
Seemingly
Your prayers
Hit the
Ceiling..
As time goes by;
Begins
Unreeling,
This love
Appears now
Unappealing..
You gave your
Soul;
But now, it's
Stealing
Your joy..
It's now time
For your
Healing.
Despair
It cradled me
A paralyzing
Embrace
A dilemma
Looking up to
Yah
With a straight face..
"Where are you?"
I wondered..
"I need you now;
So unfair..
I say 'now,'
You say 'here,'
But that equals
Nowhere
My insides are
Wrenching
With weakened jaws
Clenching..
Like paint
With no easel..
A splash
In midair;
Were the
Prayers
That I
Sent Him up,
Wielding an
Empty cup
Bewilderment
Shadowing;
My spirit
Threadbare..
Then one day
Months later
After patience
Galore..
A smile
Broke the
Anguish
I knew what
It was for..
In hindsight;
Humiliation
Transformed to
Humility
I quietly
Endured
Even when it was
Killing me..
While I was
So fixated
On my
Miniscule
Vision..
Yah was
Fine-tuning my
Strength
With precision..
Laid out a
Red carpet
Of blessings
Before me..
I thought He
Ignored me
Truth is..
He adored me.
Bible says, "beauty is fleeting.."
Yes.. Sadly, it will fade..
But; by far, inner beauty
Has exterior
Outweighed..
When that which is
Internal
Is genuinely displayed;
Its radiance is lambent..
Untouchable
By shade.
Imagine that you're
In a maze
With darkness all around..
Your eyes are useless
So you're forced
To find your way
With sound..
The things you hear
Can fool you..
You walk into a wall
Oh, love..
Why did you push me?
I was trying not to
F
A
L
L...
What if I
Had died that day?
So many
Would be hurt
If, instead
Of in my bed
I lay to sleep
In dirt..
What if I
Weren't here
To see
The Diamond
I've become?
What if I
Never
Knew my
Strength
To strive
And overcome?
The days got
Rough..
But I was
Tough
Not weak..
As it may seem;
What if an
Angel
Lives as
Me
And life
Is but
A dream?
For Amaris
Put everyone
Before you..
You were always
Last
In line..
Through layers
Of
Obligation;
You found it
Difficult
To shine..
But now
You're
Unassisted;
Self-reliant
On your
Own;
With grief,
You co-existed
But now,
Look how much you've
Grown..
We got through this
Together
We're bonded through
Our trials;
I'll stick with you
Forever..
In your shoes
I've walked
For miles.
I closed my eyes
A moment's blink
Before I had
A chance to think..
Beheld the image
Of a dove
Flying freely
Filled with love.
And as I smiled;
Immediately
I knew that dove
Was really me
And though
It was
The dark of night;
My feathers
Shimmered
Glowing bright.
Forgiveness
Triumphs
Over spite
The dark cannot
Reside with light
When you
Allow your pain
To cease
Your heart
Unfolds
And you find
Peace.
"All I need
Is just your soul..
And in exchange
I'll give you gold
Houses, cars
You name your
Wishes.."
"Don't buy that spiel!
It's all fictitious!
Just a ploy;
Manipulation
To deter your
Destination..
The road is narrow
This is true;
That's why it's only
Walked by few."
"Just hold on,
There, I wasn't
Through..
She's got her
Own mind
Let her choose!
Bro, I got
Diamonds
Fame galore,
What u listening to
This loser for?"
"Nah, bruh,
You lost..
Your home is hell..
Banished to
A fiery cell
How dare you
Try
To take her with you
After all the hell
She's been through?
My Father
Up there
Knows your pain.
He just wants you
To call His name
When things become
Unbearable..
Your other option?
Terrible..
I see your suffering
And I cry
Cuz you don't know
That
Way up high,
You have friends
You can't even see..
We're rooting for
Your destiny.
So, please don't fret
Your place is set
Beside your best friend
You've not met..
He loves you so;
He died for you.
The choice is yours..
What you gon do?"
Spent so much time
Resisting you..
It's all my fault..
I'm twisting you
Into something
You can't be..
Hurtful
Shady
Fatal
To me..
Spent all my
Lifetime
Giving you;
It's time to start
Forgiving you..
For being falsely
Misrepresented
Your true form is
Unprecedented
So, I pray now
That you'll find me
My sordid past is
Behind me
All I ask is
Please be kind..
I need you how
Yahweh
Designed.
I get lost
For awhile..
From the
Chaos..
Exile
Big crowds
Ain't my style..
That environment
Hostile..
Seclusion;
Worthwhile
I daydream..
Then smile