Notes About The Poem
Some people doubt love when they don't trust themselves to be lovable enough for people to really love them.It is very sad.
What I Want For You
DEDICATED TO ALL
MY CHILDREN NEAR AND FAR.
What is in my heart for you -
Is what has been in my heart- period dot, dot, dot.
My heart is filled.
Brimming with love for you
And love for all of
My universal children:
I live to heal myself, through healing my
Children who have been casted into
roles that do not fit their character-!
My lovely children are starring
In roles that debase.
Yet keeps them involved in…
The thrill of the chase.
Roles they were never prepared for;
My heart over- flows
With love for the children berated.
Being reared with blueprints, long outdated
Being raised by clueless parents.
What is in my heart
For you is what
I have in mind for you.
Hope you see my scars
And ask how I got them-
I would love to lessen your woes;
Replacing the wrong input
That has been taught.
To protect you from those
Who would step on your toes
What I have in mind for you is that --
You become the one to overcome.
I want you to
Be the ones addressing
This yoke of oppression.!
That you be the one who refuses to
Follow the path of the wicked.
That you write your own ticket.
To become what you please
Go where you are needed.
That you be the one who
Will smile and be counted
As an asset to the creator
Your country and your people.
What I want for you-
Is, what I want for myself-
Is, what I want for
For my own seeds-
That is to be able
To protect our loved ones.
From harm.
The " y " is but a placeholder
Yours becomes ours ...
No need to ask why;
The fact that we are still alive.
Is enough for you to know.
The proof being in your living.
I want you to be the wise one
To be charitable in your giving
Also, thankful when receiving
Not aloof to the proof.
Have the dignity of composure,
When faced with those
Who thumb their noses-
Despite all the dung
We've walked through
Still, we smell like roses.
Wanting, for you to be
The one who lives on to dispel
The myth, armed with proof;
And not aloof to the truth.
What is in my heart for you,
Is that you be seen clearly
As a glorified light-
That you are able--
To bring haughtily
Noses out of the air-
Naughty enough
To be understood
Deified enough to do
The best, the most good.
Yet, not afraid of --
But, not having to...
Dance in the dark.
Or walk in alleyways,
Or weave between gunshots;
Yellow tapes and crime scenes.
What’s in my heart for you is
That you may dance
Amongst the flowers;
And roll down hills in green grasses.
And that you never
Be subject to all the jaded faces;
That want to make you
A part of their wicked world.
If you are born as a girl
I want you to have a husband
That always stands up
To your adversaries.
And evokes extreme
Giggles and laughter from your being.
And for my sons -
I want a wife that will be discerning.
As I pray that she will be--
All you will ever need
In this life.
Period... Dot, dot, dot.
Copyright © Vicki Acquah | Year Posted 2013
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