Shared Prayer

Boy in the Waiting Room (italics)

Mys.Tery (regular)

This is our shared reflection,

 a synchronizing of words across the waters,

yet expressing sentiments not bound by space and time

 I share me with you,

and you with me,

from the beginning of time to eternity

 Eternity- the vast concept depicting a time that has no end,

depicting the truth that we too have no end,

just a brief moment where we transition and our sharing continues in a next world,

Timeless is the only thing to describe what we share,

real are the only words we speak,

love is the truth we embrace each moment our eternity refreshes itself because all we have is everlasting 

Like a mother's embrace, her love - It knows no beginning, no end, and no middle.

To naked eyes it lasts the mortal life, but when you see as naked as I see,

the gentle breezes of  love will touch your very core,

and like the babe's nascent desire for milk, you find you will yearn for more

A love so strong so forceful, to a commoner it seems slightly overbearing,

yet from whence we've come and are yet to be - a love so protective it almost sets me free,

 it guides like that conscience we tend to fight so hard at times,

 its direction and resulting actions unexplainable.

As a love that fulfills an insatiable desire, so is his love

His love, your love, our love.

They all are the ONE love that binds us.

The ONE love that keeps us.

The ONE love that loves us.  

Her love, your love, our love.

They all are the One love that others die for.

The ONE love that we have survived for.

The ONE love that we live for .

Let's love for life and live for love.

Over Thanksgiving a little collaboration with a dear friend happened and this was the result. No he's not my boo though I love him with all my heart and Yes, the friend will remain anonymous because I'm keeping my word. It's not that serious, if you don't know who it is.. you are supposed to enjoy the piece!

ps What if all this is to create suspense and I wrote it all myself !?! yup that's why I go by the name Mys.Tery MUAHHAHAHAHA. ok enough already.lol
Hope you enjoy it!

This should hold you all till finals are over..

A Lessening of Self

'People all people 

belong to each other. 

And he who shuts himself away, diminishes himself,

and he who shuts others away, destroys himself.' 

- Dr. Howard Thurman

In this day and age
Where everything we do individually
Affects someone, something elsewhere
Knowingly or unknown to you,
There needs to be a lot less of I's and Me's used in statements
Unless it is a proclamation of a belief in a cause worth fighting for
Unless it is a pledge to do what is right
Unless it is a declaration to fight for the betterment of others
Unless it is for standing up for those who have no voice
Unless it is to get in the way of what is wrong and evil against another
Unless it is to draw attention to issues that affect humanity and our sustenance
Unless it is to remind all from whence we've come, what is and is yet to come for the posterity
That it is not about self but what self can contribute to a WHOLE

I cannot make it on my own and neither can you
One cannot be defined by oneself because we need one another to be
Therefore we all need a lessening of self,
Not only to be selfless but to be humble
And To come to that realization that one cannot achieve by oneself.

We did not wish ourselves into being,
Nor can we claim self sufficiency and independence in our global village
Advanced by inequality in economies and development, outsourcing and cheap labor
'I' has never achieved anything but self-satisfaction
Nothing universally commemorable has ever been done solely for me
The great legacies we have met, discuss and forever will be
Have never been done for the benefit of self but for community
Gandhi, Mandela, Mother Teresa, King to name a few
Not forgetting the less mentioned, unknown soldiers with similar views
Thought Less of Self for us - me and you
Thus to make the change, the right kind of change
That make situations better for all including oneself
Lessen yourself to raise the world higher
To heights once thought unattainable
Lessen oneself to serve and lift the dreams of the world to the point of reality
'May we ever be mindful of all who belong to our community'
And lessen ourselves to successfully rise together above all.


SO..yes it's been a while - senior year is crazy and I hadn't been inspired till some day last week - November 10th to be exact.

This piece was inspired by the annual MLK Jr. Leadership Lecture Series organized by the HGARC at BU. The lecturers were GA Congressman John Robert Lewis and Diane Nash both fighters in the Civil Rights Movement. I was moved by how sacrificial they were - the stories of many young folk back in the days having wills written because they didn't know if they would make it back, and their courage for getting in the way of something that was wrong. Yeah we have heard all abt MLK and stuff but hearing from others who fought just as hard and aren't always the names mentioned brought it back to reality that everyone can do something about the evils that plague our society.
Think about it, what do we sacrifice for today - things to make us fit in the cool crowd, our morals and beliefs to be popular - all for what? Those aren't sacrifices.. that type of lessening of self is a lowering of standards and not of selfless nature.
Oh God help me lessen my self to lift others up and wait for you to raise me up!

I encourage you to all fight for what you are passionate about, don't sit and complain - Get in the way of something that is wrong and try to right it.  If we all stay put and don't take a stand no one else will, cause we will all be waiting for that other person to do something and nothing will get done.              
PS Don't do it to be in the limelight - just do it because it's right!

Enjoy this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMPo4Ptq5sI&feature=related
If you can find the movie 'Soundtrack For A Revolution' to watch you should, it's amazing!

It Just Doesn't Add Up

Right now, one plus one just doesn't make two,
'How,' I ask, 'are we supposed to make it through?'
Her life - so precious, so dear, so cherished,
'Why?' we ask, 'Why has she perished?'

I, right now, as well as you,
Am filled with disbelief - beyond proof.
One moment with us, the next one she's not;
Truly, death be not proud as you think you ought.

Tall,full of poise, adorned with grace,
Her smile, her gap, that beautiful face,
Disciplined and determined at nothing would she stop;
Bright future, bound, for nowhere but the top,

Though days have passed and physically you're gone
Adjovu, Akler, Yvonne - your memory lives on.

 It's been 4 years since God took you back to be with Him.  To think that, that earlier on that afternoon you served me lunch at the Prefect's Table.
I wrote this the next evening after it was announced at assembly. We cried so much, our sorrow then knew no end, till we acknowledged the fact that God knows best and in all things we were to give thanks. Thus we celebrated and still celebrate you and all you have achieved.

Even though you were here for only a while, you made a great impact in the lives of people you met and encountered.
I will never forget you! You are loved and remembered by us all! Till we meet again...

Be Real

Take a good look at me
Honestly,
Tell me what you see
Ever so clearly...
Do you see what I see in the mirror
Brown Skin, Brown Eyes,
Natural Black Hair, Pretty Smile
The model for the Coke bottle
Yet, unlike God, they didn't get it quite right
But I ask you again,
Take a good look at me
Not at what I see in the mirror
Look into my soul with yours
Now, tell me what you see
Be a true friend
Tell me lucidly
I may be lying to myself
At times I need help
When you see me going astray
And you know I've lost my way
Be a true friend and say
Can I help? Ask God to lead the way.
I can't make it my own
You were placed in my life for a reason
Till death, some years or a season
As I would if you were me
All I ask for you to be
To others and to me
is True - Be Real.


To make it in life, we need each other, or else God would have created a planet for each separate being he created. Sometimes we get too caught up on how we look to others and keeping up appearances, whilst honestly it's the inside that counts. Not that you shouldn't look sharp, but if you look one way, whilst your insides look a hot mess - neither MAC and Sephora nor Forever 21 and H&M can save you.
Yes, sometimes the truth is hard to tell, too painful and we don't want to face the music but remember 'The Truth Shall Set You Free! Be REAL!'
1st John 3: 17&18 - But whosoever has this world's goods and sees his brother in need and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

UNEXPECTED

A few hours spent together
Led to more texts, more calls
And more hours
It's amazing what a little bit of
Attention and affection can do
I think it over through and through
I'm slowly falling
... so into you

I can't help it anymore
I think of all that's happened
Who knew
In days numbered as few
I'd end up
Thinking of you

I'd like to take a trip back in time
And another to find myself on your mind
I listen out for your voice, it guides me
As you follow the beat in my dance step to find me
I still hear your heartbeat
Feel your gaze upon my forehead
The rise and fall of my arm strapped across your chest
A harmless jolt in the small of my back, which you caress

I wish it would go on and on, last forever
Alas, the unexpected does not always become reality however.




No more, No less.
Another one from my vault (as a few others on the blog now - my purple notebook). Since I have posted it, I now have the courage to do this one as a spoken word piece for our Voices of Africa event. ( If I get someone to record it I just may put it up..hahaha!)

A Piece of ME via 'Stoetry'

When everything seems to be going wrong

Don't give up

Everything happens for a reason

Bad things too have their season

When the world is against me

Me and MY ALL go right back against it

God leads me through the arid deserts of Dripokets

and rescues me from the Fangs of the BOA

When I meet those forks in the road

Or major intersections and spaghetti loops

With highway signs that can't be cracked

Traffic lights that do not work

And all police on a donut run or coffee break

He leads me along the path He destined for me

And puts me on his preprogrammed cruise control

With the necessary shock absorbers and brakes

For when I tend to make my own turns

When I'm troubled by thoughts-

Oh there are so many

His still small voice helps me move on

Forgive and Forget, He tells me to let go

So I do, but forget - how to, I don't know

(I'm still trying though)

As my daddy always says, Life is not fair

Yet I think of all I have been blessed with

I should not complain

I am ever grateful for family and real friends

The known and unknown guardian angels

Those who support, advise, encourage, motivate and inspire

Me to be ME, and not to please another

Me to be ME, and respect and love me the way I am

and  the values for which I stand

Me to be ME, to make a positive impact in the world

no matter how small

Me to be ME, and to be the best that I can be.

So this was quite an interesting piece in its formation, kind of a story I tried to tell as a poem but did not really fit in verse form (as I was trying to). I like to call this ... Stoetry, one of my many forms of expression since I don't have to be limited to set paragraphs or iambic pentameter. boundaries unlimited - that's the way I do me best!

This is to God without whom I would not be where I am today and to all those who have contributed to my life and being, positively and negatively (we've got to learn from mistakes right?)

BE YOU! So Help us all God. Amen!

Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone...

I've given you my all
At least all that I can give you 
Yet it seems

It's too much to return mine or actually call
I'm not trying to hold a therapy session
Though due to gradual loss of your attention
I may sign up anonymously for my depression

Or too tedious to write on my wall
Yet my news feed is filled with your posts
On others' walls - Is mine not pretty enough?
Do I ever cross your mind or am I now a joke?

I guess you also don't receive my texts
Yes my texts, e-mails, voicemails - what next?

Well - here, I sit, all of me
Wishing you would think of me
My big heart has taken enough
And some people have been cut off

Yet to those who once were so real
I ask one last time, Appreciate Me
Ingrates and Opportunists, our time is done
You truly never know what you've got till it's gone



So I was bored on the train to Worcester yesterday- no book (what was wrong with me?), I was lucky I had a sheet of paper and a pencil and this is what was on my mind then so this is what came out.
I do hate being disappointed and hurt and try so hard to be a REAL true friend yet... ah well. it's all a learning process I guess.

As my friend advised me in a skype chat, 'You need to balance your books and get the toxic assets off before you go bankrupt. Some "friends" are drive-thru friends - identify them and tell them to place their order quickly - and tell them not to run you over in the process'

Soundtrack for this piece: I love this song and this version it was almost always on the Atlantis FM Morning show back home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdLEdkiXm9c&feature=related  ( I don't know what movie it was in - sorry I'm not a movie guru) 

If you don't know what we've got (some sort of relationship with me or that you have with someone/some people) and all that comes with it, One day I may hop up into a big yellow taxi out of our relationship just to make sure I don't get run over and note it will be a one way trip too. Don't trade our paradise for a parking lot. the end.lol

CONTACT

Sometimes...
You make me so MAD
Not hearing from you hurts so bad
But the anger cannot last
...not for long...

Because...
Though you're far away
I feel your warmth in the sunshine
I hear your voice as I walk down the street
thinking...reminiscing..daydreaming perhaps
The gentle breeze wraps itself around me
Delivering your hugs from afar
Each rain drop brings your kiss
to my cheeks, forehead and nose
Subtly, I hear your heartbeat so strong
In rhythm with music of every kind

- As nightfalls
Though your warmth fades with the sunset
I feel your gaze as I look up
To the twinkle of your eyes in the stars
Seeing people race home to the ones they love
makes me want to run so far and so fast to you
Over hills, along highways, through fords
Or await your arrival daily
Till you eventually do
As I expect of you
But in the mean time, these will suffice
whilst I await your body,mind and soul to CONTACT

Why is it so difficult for the people you really care about to keep in touch? Then the ones you don't want to hear from know how to call, text, fcbk msg,wall post or poke you. mtchew.
Communication is a two way thing just like respect. People need to stop being opportunists and look for me only when they need something or else they will be put in 'my bad book' You don't want to be there..just saying.lol

signed The Ambassador

Love Conquers All

I cannot help but love you
Every day and every night
Because when to you I cater to
Inside and out it feels so right

The number of times you've let me down
And caused me not to trust
How you and I come back 'round
I conclude our love is a must

Your smile it's sight I love a lot
Your company cherished so very much
To forgive your wrongs I have been taught
Appreciate your presence and miss your touch

Many waters cannot quench love
Neither can flood waters drown it
You must have been sent from heaven above
With gifts making you my number one hit

The thought of you drives me up the wall
You not being there every time I call
The good, the bad we've been through it all
Life's not always a ball, but Love conquers All

Young Love!Crushes! Obsessions! HA. Boy have I grown up from the days when I wrote this and thought some sort of rhyming scheme was necessary as well.
However the truth still remains that Love Conquers All. True Love that is.
ADVISORY WARNING: Only True Love should have you in this state.lol

Intro - 6 Word Love Poem

So...
As I find my way round this canvas upon which I'll graph me - all I am, all I feel, and all I care to share in limitless ways including verse and images let me leave you with this little piece which speaks volumes and gives you a little intro to me.
ps This was 'provoked' by BU's Dean Elmore at Coffee and Conversation as he asked us to each write a 6 word love poem.

LOVE is...
UNCONDITIONAL
FORGIVING
TRUE
CORRECTING
FORCEFUL (can change things like a Force, I'm not an Engineer for no reason)
FOREVER