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The dream
Was right there
Waiting
On me
To choose
To enrobe myself
In a faith
Grand enough
To wear its design
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I want to hear your voice
Whatever words
You want to say
I want to hear
Don’t care if
You talk
About the weather
Or yourself
And if you wish
To not speak
Then be here
Beside me
Happy to
Listen to
Your silence
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Gray
The land of nowhere
Found tiptoeing
Between
Great heavy shadows
Holding hostage
Fearful what if’s
And the light
Bare naked brightness
Secrets once
Owned in terror
No more
Have power
Release
Peace
Freedom
Life
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Reflecting
From a view
Of self-peace
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Very little
Of myself
Have I shared
With you
In fact
I’ve even kept
Myself from myself
Some days I’ve
Felt so betrayed
So overlooked
But,
My thought’s
Have been terribly misinformed
Thinking I should be seen
When I’ve barely shone
What light
Did I give
You to follow?
You can’t behold
A woman
Who’s dimmed
Her spirit
To obscure dusk
Naturally,
She’s nowhere
To be found
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There’s layers to my depths
And depths to my layers
Arrangements of silence, sounds, letters, words
Building, stacking, mounting
One pause, one syllable, one moment at a time
Spinning out from
My soul’s innermost core
Bursting into life
The moment they touch air
Traveling through galaxies
Beyond the universe
Beyond time
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You will tell everyone
How you prayed
And how I answered
Love,
God
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Look!
You see?
When you serve me
I will put you in places
You could not otherwise go
I will place you
In palaces you can’t afford
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I thought
About contemplating
Then decided
Thinking too much
Is overrated…
Seize the day!
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My flame burns bright
Illuminating the darkness
It stays steady & fierce
Even though life’s gales
Divinely lit & furnished
My spirit shines
Guiding my journey
God’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
My soul
Is dead without you
You alone
Give it nourishment
Give it strength
To rise from my bed
Each new dawn
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One day it became
Crystal clear
In the split
Of a split second
My heart spoke
My purpose
God’s destiny
For what I am to be
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Encased
Within my beauty
A silent grain of pain
But my God
Layered
Love, upon love, upon love
Smoothing hurt into
Iridescent sheen
La Vie en Rose
You’re my favorite
My very, very favorite
Person in the whole wide galaxy
Because with you
I feel safe being me
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Good morning sunshine
Up & out & at ’em
And feeling very fine
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Des yeux qui font baisser les miens, Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche, Voila le portrait sans retouche, De l’homme auquel j’appartiens.
Quand il me prend dans ses bras, Il me parle tous bas, Je vois la vie en rose.
Il me dit des mots d’amour, Des mots de tous les jours, Et ca me fait quelque chose.
Il est entre dans mon coeur, Une part de bonheur, Dont je connais la couse.
-Edith Piaf
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My little girl dreams
Are still cherished
By my woman’s heart
One day
Very soon
I know
They will be
My reality
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And then the day came
When I stopped
I stopped
Dancing for a song
That never paid me dignity
And on that day
I said
I am significant
Then I reached out
And I took it
I took my worth
I took my grace
I took my respectability
I wrote my own song
This song
I can dance to
Proud
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I am stepping
Into
The petticoats of my dreams
Sailing away
On winds of the fate
Towards
The lands
Where I truly belong
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“Who will buy this wonderful morning? Such a sky you never did see!… Who will buy my sweet red roses?… Who will tie it up with a ribbon, and put it in a box for me?” – Oliver
Behind the Scenes
Standing firm
In who I am
A whole
Amazing
Beautifully & perfectly
Created woman
Moving
Purposefully forward
One ordained
Step at a time
La Vie En Rose
Her
The One
Whom his heart holds
That would be
Me!
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Every story
I’ve ever lived
Recorded by my
Beating heart
Speaks no language
Man can decode
Unless he looks
Into my eyes
Those windows
To the pages
Of my soul
It would take
His lifetime
And then some
To read
Carefully
Through them all
La Vie En Rose
You had my heart
From jump
‘Cause that’s what it did
When we met
It went jump
Love at first sight
Always sounded
Like a fairyfable
Then you arrived
I learned
It wasn’t make-believe
You were real
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If I could bottle timeI’d bottleThe smoothness
Of my young beauty
Fresh on my facade
And only wear
Timely wisdom earned
That comes with
Fine lines
Gray hairs
Sagging breast & butt
Tucked away in my soul
Then again
Hidden inside
There’s be no testimony
Showcase God to the world
Of battles fought
Victories won
Knowledge learned
So instead
I’ll bottle time
Inside my soul & mind
Won’t matter
What the years tell
On my skin
Heart forever young
Then
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They say love is a war
Fair or not
I say my heart’s stuck on you
Until my last breath
Beyond eternity
I’ll fight & pray for you
La Vie En Rose
You!
You are who I love
All of you
Unconditional
There’s no one else
No where else
I prefer
So happy
Making you happy
I absolutely love you
YOU!
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Got a smile on my face
A twinkle in my soul
A little swag in my stride
Faith in new beginnings
Working out
In favor
Of my destiny
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I rolled up
On my goals
Like what’s up?
That’s what’s up
Making my life happen
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Art
Is my language
Running
Through my veins
Dripping
Off my fingertips
Born
To create
By my creator
Beauty
So many forms
Beholden
I am the beholder
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Limits?
No never.
I’m just getting started!
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Baby you
You amaze me so
Don’t know how I did
Did life before you
Yes you
You please me so
Make my smile glow
Love hear me purr
Lover let me
Whisper in your ear
You’re the one
I want to give my very best
Don’t you let it go
Don’t ever let me go
Behind the Scenes
Truth or dare
Would you rather
Say I do
Sell me your soul
Live to see another day
Or die in this battle
To the hounds of Hell
I’ll release on you
Ha! Sucker!
Either way I own
Your destiny
So do you dare
Life or death with me
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I’m gonna love you
Love you like never before
Straight outta my heart
Throw back my head
Kick up my heels
Laugh from the bottom of my soul
Fully love living this life
Free
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Because I love you
I go 10.000 extra miles & beyond
Only for you
Pray for you morning & night
Before I even think to pray for myself
My kindness is patience
I forgive you when I get angry
Be a fool or be wise to give you my best
Either way giving is my pleasure
All because I love you
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I was born
With the stars
In my eyes
A million dollar baby
Even if
No one realized it
I knew it
The stars knew it
My future knows it
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And the beat goes on
Pulsating through my soul
Pushing me
Driving me
Forward into
Places I never imagined
I would be able to go
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Out for a Walk
Come
I will walk
Beside you
All the way
Through
Don’t give up
Don’t give in
Discomfort is deceit
We will take
One step
Of progress
At a time
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On my A game
Switching things up
Making moves
Smooth & sharp
Success is the groove
I’m feeling
Back to the Country
Take Me With You
Don’t go
I’m too cute to leave
Take me with you
Pleaseee
Wanna be
Always next to you
God’s God the Whole World in His Hands
Power to the people
The glory go to God
Who wipes the sweat
Lifts burdens off
Breaking backs
So we all will
Rise & stand
Through every
Daily struggle
Behind the Scenes
Early in the morning
Imma pick-up my bags & go
Early in the morning
Gonna pick-up my bags & go
Walk out that front door
Never see you no more
No use stayin’
You were the lyin’ cheatin’ kind
No use stayin’
You were lyin’ cheatin’ all the time
And I’m all wore out
Some other chick can take my place
Headed out
Just my suitcase & I
Headed out
Just my suitcase & I
Gonna find me a man
Who understands what he’s got
Don’t bother to call
Your number, it’s been blocked
Don’t bother callin’
‘Cause your number’s been blocked
Cleared you from my head
Deleted you outta my life
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“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freeedom.” – Malcolm X
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Piece by piece
Assembling my dream
Riveting fragments together
Creating an original
Life to live
NYC Streets
Nobody thinks to ask
These old walls
What they have seen
Or what they know
Of storms weathered
And survived
Proud memories
Only history can tell
Maybe someday too soon
These bricks
Once so carefully laid
Will carelessly
Be torn down
Modern progress
Wiping away
All these walls
Have sheltered
Love & violence
Tears & laughter
Stories –
Way too many to tell
But these walls
Can’t talk anyway
And if they could
Nobody would think to ask
God’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Aye Dios Mio! Laundry. Everywhere there’s laundry. Overflowing. Running wild. Spilling out my ears! Bright red. Canary yellow. Turquoise. Parquet green. Tower of downy soft towels. Never ending. Mucho trabajo. “Washer number seven.” “Dryer number eleven.” Trills the boss lady. Tee-shirts. Jeans. Baby blankets. Long socks. Sports socks. A strangers “cute” lacy panties. Not so cute when the need – Wash. Dry. Fold. And bag. Aching back. Feet hurt. Arms like windmills. As they wind up king size sheets. God, can you hear ME up there? I need you to help me endure. This endless task. So bread will be on my table.
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