A legend has fallen...

A poem for every day

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‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

And in memory of a fallen angel that walked the grounds of this earth. Her tongue spoke power and truth,she was  phenomenal redefined i mean such greatness embodied in one soul....I get chills just speaking about her. I love how she spoke her mind and was unapologetic about it !Wow!!

I believe we can all leave a good legacy,be better and do better. Maybe not for the world but for ourselves and our loved ones.

I was having a rough day and then i read this... :) I hope it brings light to your world .

#Note that i've highlighted my favorite stanzas and lines

Love and light to you and yours...XOXO

Bus Chronicles {public transport}

Dear bus commuter sitting next to me.

You greeted and i smiled when you set next to me.
You complained to me about your day and i even laughed at your lame jokes about your annoying boss.
See the thing is you and i are alike,hustling and chasing our dreams.
I understand you,i really do.
But what i don't get is why you think its okay to rest your head on my shoulder,i mean i get that you're tired but we don't know each other that well.

Sure we've just met and i know half your problems but does that really make us friends?
Mhmm i don't think so i mean i'm quite picky when choosing friends,besides the fact that i'd like to get to know them for more than 5 minutes,i prefer my age group and well clearly you are the generation "BM" (Before mxit) and i'm generation BBM.

So while you're in dreamland how do you suppose i tell you to wake you up in a respectful manner, coz your gonna mess up my favorite jacket with your drool and who knows how i'll react ??

Hey lady,are you even aware that you're sleeping?
You've got me here thinking WWCND? What Would Chuck Norris Do? Lol probably punch you in the face but no even if i woke u up twice and you keep dozing off , i could never do that(well in my mind i have).

Lucky me its time to get off the bus,i never know how to react in such awkward situations. End up feeling embarrassed on behalf of the next person.

So dear fellow passenger....Quit sleeping like a baby,its a bus not a bedroom. As i get off ,a sigh of relief.

I think about it now and i literally laugh out loud. Public transport sucks.

Love and Light to you and yours. XoXo

A bag of full of hugs and kisses.

I carry your heart with me everywhere i go like my favorite handbag.
Always protect it like the fragile treasure it is.
Oh how i wish it was possible to store all the hugs and kisses you send my way; to keep in my handbag along with my lipstick and carry around with pride.

I find myself wanting  and needing,in my days of distress. What a joy it would be to receive those pieces of happiness that comes in kisses and hugs,any time of any day..

So all i'm saying is..we are ladies and in our handbags we like to keep things that are important ,convenient and dear to us. I'd trade my lipstick for sweet kisses and hugs. Imagine the possibility of A BAG FULL OF HUGS AND KISSES.

If only life was that simple. But i'm allowed to dream right...lol...in this case daydream.

Love and Light to you and your loved ones. xoxo

Seize the day

Each day brings a hope for new joy. It promises a new beginning, a chance to make a new start.
The forgiveness of yesterday and the possibility  that lies in the future.
Each day we are given a chance to dream new dreams and be better than who we were yesterday.

Wake up and smell the coffee or maybe roses instead ,for each day the Lord has made and for as long as we live,we shall rejoice in it.

This is a reminder to myself and to you(reader) to appreciate the simple things in life.
To appreciate the Gift of life and all that comes with it,the smiles and the frowns.
Take this day and own it. Start something, go somewhere and do something with someone. Never let it go to waste.

My day is almost ending but somewhere in the world its Morning , I still find that fascinating, Don't you??
Like how the world is round but i'm walking around on flat ground,absolutely crazy i tell you(laughs) and the most unbelievable..The world is spinning as i type this right now,did u feel that??Nah never mind (laughs again). This is a topic for another day.

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As i was saying,before my imagination got carried away with me,the day might be ending on my side of the world but its not too late to seize it and make the most of it.

Dear God,i'm grateful for this day and  for this life.

Love and light to you and your love ones. xoxo