I'Am

I'AM

I am somebody
Iam that 
light colored caramel
over spirit
the voice of
ancestors past
i am that voice
within your head
the one that says
are you just gonna watch
or do something 
the right thing
Iam your eyes
seing things that
you overlooked
visions that you
have mistook
yes Iam that
voice in your ear
that wont stop 
telling you
WAKE UP WAKE UP
for the dormant brain
is good as sheep
although i perceive
mental pictures
silent films 
play out in my head
silent because
the tongues of
our ancestors
have been cut out
we have been
consumed 
with so much
everyday ****
that many of us 
no longer listen
for the words 
of those before us
meditate sit alone
focus and perceive
the images the sounds
the voices
yes Iam the one
at the river
watching as the voice
of yemaya 
rolls upon the shore
swish swish
have you heard it
yes Iam the one 
who took you
out of bondage 
from yourself
love hidden within
the walls of your skin
yes I am the one 
who released you 
from your pain
and negative thoughts
yet you still deny me
but i will 
never give up
for it is not I
BUT THE ANCESTORS
who are telling you
you can do this
you can be free 
open your mind
open your eyes
open your heart
yes Iam that voice
giving voice to those 
that dont have one
adding harmony 
to your life
and a perspective 
to your soul
i am the destiny 
you will come to love
with every waking breath
i reach into the fires
waiting to be burned 
yet un-scorched
as rains fall 
i stay dry
believing 
only you can calm
my thirst
or the fire within
but yet Iam
unseen by you
for i will be 
forever spirit
forever I 
YES I AM YES I AM


DAVID SANDERS 24.MAY .2014

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