Rock Steady

That’s it, I think I got it!
I’ll just pack up and move away from here
Walk in confidence to attempt something new
And stop living in fear

Today, I’m beginning to end
It has been written! Plan A followed by plan B
Now, I’m stepping out on faith
How great it feels to be free!

I’ve stayed in my comfort zone for far too long
Willingly submitting unto your stronghold
But it’s a new season, a new day
And I’ve regained control

No longer will I be manipulated and bamboozled
Your spell has been lifted
Finally, I see the greatness in me
I am truly gifted!

I perceived myself to be blind
Because I had lost sight of my dreams
Choosing to believe that the only way to win
Was to surrender to my enemies

Foolishly, I thought
That maybe, the devil isn’t a liar
Oh, but thanks be unto God for confirmation
And for filling me with the Holy Ghost fire

Now I’m stronger, wiser, better
And finally ready
Still facing the storms of life
But in all, I’m rocking steady!

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Eve's Reign

In one night, I lost myself in your masked deception
And my emotions became so firm and so intense
I literally, propelled them inside of your protective walls
Trusting you to incarcerate my heart and hold it as your prisoner

Your loving made me feel so desired and so free
Holding you in my arms and caressing your soft body
While kissing your sweet lips as our bodies began to warm from touching
Made me cheat on myself, breaking the laws of love

I was so intoxicated from an evening of intense bliss
I allowed my mind to be lured into a night of eccentric infatuation
I fell asleep with a the perfect dream come true
And I woke up to reality caressing the coldness of a cotton filled air bag

After I released my pillow from my grasp
I laid back on my bed and rested my head
Feeling as if I was dead
Because my heart and my body felt cold

And at that moment, I knew exactly how Adam had gotten into his situation
Just like me, he couldn’t resist the twist in Eve’s hips
The zest in her seducing gestures
And the mesmerizing appeal from her lips

Feeling isolated and confused
Unknowing of what was to come
All I could do was sit in silence
Praying to God to have mercy

But I knew my disobedience would yield punishment
Just as Adams did
Although I didn’t feel any pain
I knew that I had been bitten by a serpent in disguise

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The Talk

All of my life I’ve been waiting
Waiting to hear a word for you
Waiting for you to sit me down
And teach me about life
Talk to me about girls
And how I’m supposed to treat them
Teach me how to be a man
And show me how to stand on my own

For twenty Four years I’ve been on this earth
And still, I wait – to have that talk
I know I’m supposed to have Faith
The size of a mustard seed
But all my Faith in you, have gone
I blazed on you for a while
But my last puff has been blown

And your little bit of smoke that is left
Isn’t worth my fire
Because I’d only be inhaling lies and toxic chemicals
That will get in my head and corrupt me
So rather puff on what’s left of you
I think I’ll pass
I guess the saying is true
Any guy can be a dad
But it takes a real man to be a father

If I was to mold my life
According to the example you have set before me
I’d be floating up shi! creek and on my way towards destruction
Thankfully, I have had that talk

Only, I didn’t have it with you
I had to get all of my wisdom from another man
It’s sad because you’re still here, but it’s true
See He stepped in when I needed a dad the most
And He embraced me

He picked me up when I fell on my face
And helped me patch up my wounds
He taught me how to be a man
And how to treat woman
He promised to never leave me or forsake me
In spite of my shortcomings
And He told me that when things get hard
He will keep me in perfect peace

And He said that the battles I’ll have, He’ll fight
But most Importantly
He told me that I am His son
And that He loves me
And that alone makes me proud to call Him my Father

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UNTITLED

If you release your mind

And allow your brain to get to know me

It will learn that underneath all the rugged layers of my flesh

Lives a heart that hankers love

I admit, I’m a hard shell to crack

But once I’m open, I’m open and ready, willing, and able

To accept everything that love has to offer

That is until it gives me reason to seal

The beauty about life is the fact that it takes us on a journey

An unplanned adventure created for us to experience

Without any notice of where we will end

Or what/who we will end with

This mystery keeps things interesting

And all-the-more exciting

Thus makes it all worth living

It creates an expectance of the unexpected

With God has the author of life

My story has truly become my favorite book

Because it’s full of mystery, excitement, drama, and love

And its plot thickens daily

My anticipation to see what will happen next

Creates in me a strive to better myself

Because I wouldn’t want my story to end with a tragedy

Rather a personal and endearing memoir of an extraordinary man

When my daddy planted my seed inside my mommy

And she developed me for 9 months

Before releasing me to the world

God truly gave me a special gift…..LIFE

And when I look back over the years

Thinking about how far I’ve come since my birth

I finally realize that the thing I desired most (LOVE)

God had already given it to me before I was even born!

And for that, all I can say is thanks!

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Still Fighting

Every single day of my life
I am faced with obstacles
Things that step into my path with a purpose to limit my progression
And although these obstacles sometimes are a bit challenging
Still I proceed with confidence
Knowing that I can overcome all strongholds
And since God made a promise to never put more upon me than I can bare
I stand boldly in the face of my enemies
Ready for the mighty battle that produces a matchless victory

See, I realize that life is not going to be a calm journey
That’s not the way things work
I am convinced to believe that as I become closer and closer to my destiny
God will allow the devil to try and make me stray from my mission
But don’t get it twisted
Just because God will use the enemy doesn’t mean that He is the enemy
See He teaches us through His word to be faithful and to have faith
But often times we forgot that

We act as though God isn’t Lord of all
That’s when we find ourselves purposelessly fighting
Fighting battles that’s not meant for us
Fighting sins that He has already forgiven us for
After having asked for forgiveness so many times
Fighting for freedom not realized that we encage ourselves for we were born free
Fighting the doctors assumptions for our final rest time when God has the final say
Fighting tears that has been cried over and over again for the same things
Fighting insults and ridicules from people
All the while knowing that their words can not harm you
Unless you believe it to be so

Fighting, Fighting, Fighting
Till the body gets weak
Till the mind gets tired
Till the heart becomes loveless
Till the soul becomes wounded
That’s when we fall and we cry out to God
Asking Him for strength
Strength to get up and fight through another day
And we ask for love
Love to restore the pain in our hearts
And we ask for knowledge
Knowledge to feed a week mind
And we ask lastly for forgiveness
Forgiveness to restore our souls for cleansing
And after God blesses us once again with His gifts of Grace
What do we do?

We get up the very next day and we find ourselves still fighting
And in most cases, we are fighting the same battles
We deal with the same obstacles
Only this time, we fight differently
See this time
We fight with the strength of God

This time
We fight with the love of God

This time
We fight with the wisdom of God
The time
We fight with the knowledge of God

And because there is nothing that can defeat the body of Christ
We find ourselves in the midst of a might battle
However, we’re progressing our way through

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So Real

I can hear you
I can feel you
And when I close my eyes I can even see you
But I’ve never actually met you

Sometimes I hear you calling out my name
And when I sleep at night my dreams drive me insane
Because they are always of you
Then when I wake, reality reminds me that you are not true

But how can someone I often dream about seem so real
Why does the voice of this stranger in my head cause my body to chill
I just don’t understand
Why to me, you are the perfect woman
And I don’t even know who you are

It’s like I’ve been wishing upon a star
Waiting for you to shoot from a far
And land right next to me
And look into my eyes and say, “I am she”

The women of your dreams
Your soul mate your queen
Your future wife
And mother of your children

But you don’t really exist
You’re just my imaginary face of bliss
And definition of my life’s happiness
And every time I open my eye’s from my dreams of you, that’s when reality hits
And I realize that you are just a myth
Yet you seem so real

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Changing Lanes

Every day when I get into my car
I soon find myself on the road again
Traveling to what I’d hope would be the unknown
Yet what I see is so familiar

Sometimes I wish I could just turn left
Travel across a bridge
And take a tour
Around a place that I’ve never seen before

Over and beyond the hills
On the other side of the rainbow
And through the forest
New adventures I seek to explore

I would like to greet my fellow brothers and sisters with a hug
And shake hands with someone I’ve never met
All the while introduction myself to the world
Before dying in regret

I want to write my name in the present
So that people will remember it in history
And share my story with those
Who have yet to arrive

I want to wake up to a world
That’s full of smiles
Happy people who actually appreciates the gift of life
And humbles themselves to Christ

I want to walk down the road
And get blown away by all the love that propels in the air
Capture a little for myself
So that I may share in the essence of its purpose

I want to sing praises to our king
And spread all the joy that it brings
Making the world fire up with the Holy Ghost who is Lord
To try and change the pathway to hell that we’re headed toward

For what may seems hopeless
Is still possible if we only have faith
And remember that God didn’t die for us to live our lives this way

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