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Sunday morning, time for church
Walk to the living room and sit on the couch
Turn on the TV and tune into service
Wave the personal prayer cloth as you worship
Get out the signed copy of "Purpose Driven Life"
Maybe one of the many other religious books you have
Listen to sermons on CD in the car
Anything that does not require church attendence
Because that would occupy too much time
This enables you to sample various things
Can I get that blessing super-sized?
Spending your money on religious souveniers
Riding around with your BLESSED personalized tag
What is more important?
Your perceived righteousness to others
Or your personal relationship with God
People can believe in God and not be in the body of Christ
Be a servant to God, not a consumer of God
Pull to the next window.....
Searching for self
Everyone has a point in life
Which a decision was made
A fork in the road
That changed your direction
Made you second guess yourself
Making you feel different than you were
Not knowing if you could be that person again
Believing in this false you
Your heart knows the difference but the mind cannot remember
Fooling you into believing that this is how things have to be
If you stop and look back
You are still there at the fork in the road
Awaiting to be joined with you again
There is no need to look for yourself
Just realize that you never left
Which a decision was made
A fork in the road
That changed your direction
Made you second guess yourself
Making you feel different than you were
Not knowing if you could be that person again
Believing in this false you
Your heart knows the difference but the mind cannot remember
Fooling you into believing that this is how things have to be
If you stop and look back
You are still there at the fork in the road
Awaiting to be joined with you again
There is no need to look for yourself
Just realize that you never left
January 20, 2009
I know that I'm a day late posting but I have to comment on the implications of this moment. THIS IS IT. All the days that we have complain when are things going to change. Now that day is here. Are you happy now??? You should be because I am. To think that everyone enjoyed the moment as much as some is wishful thinking. There will always be detractors to anything that is good. However, whether they want to admit it or not our country will be better because of this day. This day means that I can no longer settle for being average or just blending in with the rest. This day encourages me to do more and dream bigger than I have before. I was glad that my grandparents were able to witness this event. It means more to them than I could ever imagine. The day is not just historic for black people but for all of us. Yes all of us. We are supposed to "love thy neighbor", but we tend to believe that attempting to love everyone will just suffice. We can only be as great as our reflection and we I look at America's reflection I see someone who looks just like me......
The pursuit of hope
I had no heroes
No standard to live up to
No one to show the way
An alternative path to my journey
Although I had a light, darkness consumed it
Wandering lost with no direction
I discounted the future because I could not see it
Chance was my destiny
All the leaders looked different than me
Until now....
I now have an example
New options I see
So when people ask me, what I want to be
I say president
"Yes I Can", "Yes I Can"
No standard to live up to
No one to show the way
An alternative path to my journey
Although I had a light, darkness consumed it
Wandering lost with no direction
I discounted the future because I could not see it
Chance was my destiny
All the leaders looked different than me
Until now....
I now have an example
New options I see
So when people ask me, what I want to be
I say president
"Yes I Can", "Yes I Can"
This Moment
A flash, a scene frozen in time
Captured on film, encapsuled in an image
Periods of time in which changes history
Which ushers in a new era
The sight of King at the podium
Declaring his vision for the future
Entitled "I Have A Dream"
Proclaiming to a nation
A day foreseen, what we will be
He could not join us today
To see his dream fulfilled
Giving us hope for this day
When dreams become real
Even though many of us did not witness that day
It is because of it we are free today
Another man will take the podium today
Not speaking about a dream but a new reality
Changing a nation's perspective and view
Dr. King spoke for us to those who sought to control us
Obama speaks to us encouraging us to be better
"Yes We Can" is not just a slogan
More like a mantra
An ideal to live by
This moment is about our choice
Our declaration, a new plan
To not just be citizens, but agents of our own change
A renewed spirit for one common purpose
As our president raises his right hand and receives his oath
Our mind takes a mental snapshot
To cherish this moment in time
So when our children view this picture
It will not just be a monumental image
But one that gets better with time
Captured on film, encapsuled in an image
Periods of time in which changes history
Which ushers in a new era
The sight of King at the podium
Declaring his vision for the future
Entitled "I Have A Dream"
Proclaiming to a nation
A day foreseen, what we will be
He could not join us today
To see his dream fulfilled
Giving us hope for this day
When dreams become real
Even though many of us did not witness that day
It is because of it we are free today
Another man will take the podium today
Not speaking about a dream but a new reality
Changing a nation's perspective and view
Dr. King spoke for us to those who sought to control us
Obama speaks to us encouraging us to be better
"Yes We Can" is not just a slogan
More like a mantra
An ideal to live by
This moment is about our choice
Our declaration, a new plan
To not just be citizens, but agents of our own change
A renewed spirit for one common purpose
As our president raises his right hand and receives his oath
Our mind takes a mental snapshot
To cherish this moment in time
So when our children view this picture
It will not just be a monumental image
But one that gets better with time
My Prayer
As I kneel to begin my fervent prayer
Closing my eyes knowing You will be there
My prayer is first for those around me
Friends, family, and my significant other
Many focus their prayers on themselves
Not realizing those around them could be their blessing
That new job, new option, or new insight in their lives
I acknowledge my faults and ask for forgiveness
Pleading for grace because without you I am nothing
I can only be thankful for each day
No matter how far I try to stray
You always seem to fix my situations
All I have to do is pray
So I hope that when I kneel
Others kneel as well
That others find time for you
This is my prayer
Amen.
Closing my eyes knowing You will be there
My prayer is first for those around me
Friends, family, and my significant other
Many focus their prayers on themselves
Not realizing those around them could be their blessing
That new job, new option, or new insight in their lives
I acknowledge my faults and ask for forgiveness
Pleading for grace because without you I am nothing
I can only be thankful for each day
No matter how far I try to stray
You always seem to fix my situations
All I have to do is pray
So I hope that when I kneel
Others kneel as well
That others find time for you
This is my prayer
Amen.
Assisted Vision
Closed sight sees unfulfilled dreams
Insightful eyes see limitless possibilities
Casual effort transforms dreams into nightmares
Haunting reminders of dreams deferred
Mirages in the desert of life
Fading into clouds of dust
Gone in an instant
Aprehensive eyes stare into adversity with defeat
Never seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
Although foreseeing the future
The present diminishes drive
Self doubt changes 20/20 into legal blindness
Legal because its self inflicted
Insightful eyes see limitless possibilities
Casual effort transforms dreams into nightmares
Haunting reminders of dreams deferred
Mirages in the desert of life
Fading into clouds of dust
Gone in an instant
Aprehensive eyes stare into adversity with defeat
Never seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
Although foreseeing the future
The present diminishes drive
Self doubt changes 20/20 into legal blindness
Legal because its self inflicted
This is a canvas that I did using paint pens. It has a lot of detail work.
This is a close up of the design work.
This is a drawing using Pigma Micron drawing pens. See if you can figure out the picture.
I will be posting more artwork soon.
Immersed
Falling
Aimlessly
Underneath I go
Deeper I explore
In equilibrium up and down blur
Completely submerged into you
Blistful surrender
No need to ascend for air
You become my oxygen
I breathe you
Every breath a new high
Totally consumed by love
Aimlessly
Underneath I go
Deeper I explore
In equilibrium up and down blur
Completely submerged into you
Blistful surrender
No need to ascend for air
You become my oxygen
I breathe you
Every breath a new high
Totally consumed by love
Family Tree
Roots that grip the ground like hands
This foundation gives us support
The breadth of your trunk exposes your wisdom
From this source many branches reaching to the sky
Knowing that our possibilities are limitless
Although our leaves may fall, your nutrients never cease
To continue our growth
Branches extend in various directions
Still sharing common roots
It is sometimes difficult to look to the past
To learn the origins of this natural lineage
Without knowledge is drought
Without understanding branches fall
Without guidance we die
So as your branches we promise never to forget our roots
To discount or taint your legacy
Continuing to grow our family tree
This foundation gives us support
The breadth of your trunk exposes your wisdom
From this source many branches reaching to the sky
Knowing that our possibilities are limitless
Although our leaves may fall, your nutrients never cease
To continue our growth
Branches extend in various directions
Still sharing common roots
It is sometimes difficult to look to the past
To learn the origins of this natural lineage
Without knowledge is drought
Without understanding branches fall
Without guidance we die
So as your branches we promise never to forget our roots
To discount or taint your legacy
Continuing to grow our family tree
Star Gazing
A gaze into the vast nothingness of space
The uninspired randomness of black and white
The daily repetition of sights
Searching for my special star
While surveying the nightly monotony
A peculiar light illuminates the otherwise uneventful void
An unusual hue of warmth penetrates my eyes and psyche
This feeling is one-of-a-kind
My eyes may witness this impending supernova
But my heart feels completeness
The energy emitted from its core obliterates its surroundings
A panoramic view of a truly once in a lifetime event
Even black holes are powerless against its will
Suddenly the sky is dominated by streaks of brilliant white light
Stretching as far as the eye can see
Only an event as grandiose as this
Could illustrate the love that we share
For years I wondered through worthless relationships
Waiting for the day my star would come
All others dim in the presence of your illumintation
It was as if I was directed to you
You were predestined to be my destiny
But loving only the external was not enough
I must love your total being, and not half heartedly
The only way that this was possible
Was to totally deconstruct you, to learn every aspect and detail of your being
Only through destruction can complete understanding occur
The uninspired randomness of black and white
The daily repetition of sights
Searching for my special star
While surveying the nightly monotony
A peculiar light illuminates the otherwise uneventful void
An unusual hue of warmth penetrates my eyes and psyche
This feeling is one-of-a-kind
My eyes may witness this impending supernova
But my heart feels completeness
The energy emitted from its core obliterates its surroundings
A panoramic view of a truly once in a lifetime event
Even black holes are powerless against its will
Suddenly the sky is dominated by streaks of brilliant white light
Stretching as far as the eye can see
Only an event as grandiose as this
Could illustrate the love that we share
For years I wondered through worthless relationships
Waiting for the day my star would come
All others dim in the presence of your illumintation
It was as if I was directed to you
You were predestined to be my destiny
But loving only the external was not enough
I must love your total being, and not half heartedly
The only way that this was possible
Was to totally deconstruct you, to learn every aspect and detail of your being
Only through destruction can complete understanding occur
The Seasons of Love
The frozen calm of winter fossilizes our seed
The adolescent stages of our love
The passion rich soil giving us the sustenance we need
Oblivious to the events happening above
Soon we attempt to anchor our relationship
Through trust our roots embrace the earth
Into permanent freeze we may slip
If we fail to nurture our love's birth
The sun emerges from the cloudless sky
Awaking us from our winter slumber
We view the world through a bird's eye
Witnessing other flowers too countless to number
The melodies of spring appear to sing our song
Encapsulating our unbreakable bond
Time is our guide, progressing us along
The depth of our love growing fond
The relentless summer heat brings the potential of drought
Without preparations our love dies
There can be no wavering or doubt
Hidden in our roots is where our strength lies
Through the many obstacles we have faced
None was too great to deter us
Firmly in the ground our roots have been placed
Stronger than the sign of plus
Although the seasons will change and storms may arise
A flower will always survive if given the conditions to bloom
The adolescent stages of our love
The passion rich soil giving us the sustenance we need
Oblivious to the events happening above
Soon we attempt to anchor our relationship
Through trust our roots embrace the earth
Into permanent freeze we may slip
If we fail to nurture our love's birth
The sun emerges from the cloudless sky
Awaking us from our winter slumber
We view the world through a bird's eye
Witnessing other flowers too countless to number
The melodies of spring appear to sing our song
Encapsulating our unbreakable bond
Time is our guide, progressing us along
The depth of our love growing fond
The relentless summer heat brings the potential of drought
Without preparations our love dies
There can be no wavering or doubt
Hidden in our roots is where our strength lies
Through the many obstacles we have faced
None was too great to deter us
Firmly in the ground our roots have been placed
Stronger than the sign of plus
Although the seasons will change and storms may arise
A flower will always survive if given the conditions to bloom
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