Promise yourself
To never let anyone
take advantage of you
of your kindness
of your situation
of your seemingly desperation
Promise yourself
to stay true to who you are
Your authentic self!
who you are suppose to be
who you are destined to grow into
Promise yourself
to not be afraid to say “Nah I’m good!”
or “I have to go!”
Promise yourself
to arrive for “you”
You are on a beach, alone
The wind with all of its warmth caresses your face
Your feet is soothing in the sand
Every particle has a purpose just for you
You glare out into the waters watching the sunset
The waves afar are dark, robust, and mysterious
But once they reach your feet they reserve a calmness
You can see your reflection
Hanging over your reflection are massive trees with beautifully shaped leaves
You turn around for a more satisfying view
The trees are so tall they excite your interest
You began to walk close to one of the trees which happens to be your favorite color
Something motivates you to begin climbing that tree
Only you know what that something is
The farther up you climb the more still the wind becomes
You get halfway up and look down
The waves have reached the bottom of the tree
You don’t fear, you keep climbing
Something is waiting for you at the top of the tree
Only you know what that something is
By time you reach the top, the sky has darkened
And it seems as if the stars were waiting for your arrival
Along with that something you also knew would be there
The day changed into night
The wind is standing still
The waves have followed your footsteps
Fear has left your being
And that something was well worth the climb
What was it?
The sweetest words
He conveyed to her heart
Surety
He placed in her soul
Hope
He gave to her future
Ease
perpetuated her mind
Convinced
he was it
The dream
a walking breeze
calming all mental
soothing all physical
a feed for the emotional
High display of spiritual
Touching levels of physicality
unpenetrated
Yes!
My brother
You da best!
Well he “was”
the best
sugared illusion
with a cause
thick fog
hiding all flaws
masking his lack of faith
like a protection from SARS
using the good
to fill his horribles
greed
spite
intentions implorable
But damn
the sister said
he was adorable
S.M.H.
brother was the definition
of fake
There she fell
into the deepest
blue lake
to cleanse the pain
her soul could not longer take
But just before
the darkness consumed her conscious
she remembered her purpose
and pleaded for solace
Lailah unveiled 