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Premium Member Conversation with the Lord

Dear child, breathe in; breathe out again.
Hear my heartbeat, without complaint.
With my perfection, you are a saint.
   Dear Lord, I hold your hand; its pierce.

Weak child, you’re strong; your tears I dry.
Hear my promises, abide by;
With tongues adulation and sigh.
See, with Judah’s lion, you’re fierce.

   Dear lamb, your red wool, white as snow.
   Your eyes of fire and Spirit’s glow.
   I’ll follow, wherever you go.
See me child, seated on High.

   Led through the shadows, not afraid.
   Your every word, I’ve obeyed.
   Not perfectly, but covered, prayed.
Your soul is mine, you will not faint.

There Is A Place


There is a place I have never been yet, 
That no fear knows but boldness owns for love. 
There is a place I wish fish caught my net, 
To rest the tempest of sea, silence shove... 

There is a place I might have been for you, 
Where loneliness reside within heart's box. 
There is a place you wish to be for two, 
That togetherness abide by all clocks... 

There is a place you will never be, though;
Dreams hope to direct you back to such time... 
There is a place you could have been to know-
How hard it is trying young when at prime. 

There is a place for season beyond past, 
When heart's joy hardly feels moment's nice blast.

EXILE

Gone into exile 
To be out of sight 
Not because of crime 
But base on devine 
The plan is to win 
Not to be seen always.

Gone into exile 
Just to revive 
Fighting to survive 
Energy is contagious 
Some people are draining 
They leave when it's raining 
Comes around when it becomes sunny.

Gone to exile 
Not to hide
But to abide by the light 
Delighted for self awareness 
To be  yourself 
You have to master yourself
Self mastery is a power to endowed.


YOU ARE TO ME, WHAT I AM TO YOU

You are to me, what I am to you
I don't want to criticize your actions 
Tell me your weaknesses 
I won't use it against you
Because it's not a mixtape 
From the Dj for people to listen to 
I just want to confide in you 
So we can abide by each other's ways.

You are to me, what I am to you
You're my reflection and I'm yours 
You don't need to be perfect 
That's why everyday we mature 
From  every mistake we make 
Matured in experience not in size to be precise.

You are to me, what I am to you 
If I'm your brother, you're my brother 
If I'm your lover, you're my lover
You fill me,  and I fill you 
Let's grow older together 
Fighting our rivals, sticking to our  vals
Never to neglect each other, sticking together 
No matter the season, for the same reasons.

Premium Member we imprison ourselves

we imprison ourselves for years
staying in jobs we no longer care to do
worse yet, some of us stay in jobs we never liked

we abide by rules we do not believe in
wanting to keep the peace
or keep these banal jobs

the most stringent prison guard we will ever have
is our self

Premium Member Heavenly Companions

Our heavenly companions 										
with endless love										
nestling, nurturing 											
loyalty from above.

Their adoring stares 											
amass each day 											
blue eyes looking 											
beyond our humanity.											
As gazing into 												
the moonlight sky,											
these beautiful creatures 										
bring peace 												
we all should abide by.
								
Soothing solace 											
these peaceful spirits											
carried with four legs,											
wet kisses and whiskers.										
Every reunion treated 											
as if we had been lost at sea. 										
The loyalty and unending devotion								 	
a wonderful unique quality. 
											
We hold, cradle and hug 										
these occasions above and beyond, 									
with everlasting epilogues.										
There will never be anything										
as loving and loyal as our dogs.


OVER THE INFLUENCE

My lungs fill as I inhale the smoky haze of the September breeze.
Overcast skies stare down on me until the guilt drenches my bones.
A puppet to the pressures of most I cannot control, gnawing at my ears until the only thing I hear is the deafening sound of my own thoughts.
I no longer wish to be another pawn in this unjust game.
I will grow my wings and wander far beyond.
I shall not be influenced to abide by social acceptance, for I am simply over it.

I am over the influence.

Premium Member Love Of Dreams

The love I possess for you runs deep
It’s depths are unknown of this abyss
They begin to grow the moment when
You gave me our first passionate kiss

The softness of your lips tantalizing me
With the tingling they shot down my spine 
Inside my heart affection was growing fast 
Looking in your eyes I knew you were mine 

I never imagined in all of my life’s days 
I’d possess a love only known in a dream 
To this day many years from that time 
Our has shown itself to be quite supreme 

Something about you is to special to me 
I hold your heart close as you do to mine 
Our love formed  this gravitational pull
Leaving us between reality the devine 

Your love I will possess throughout life
Holding it close and cherishing it until I die
Each day I love you with even more passion 
The only rule to lose and one to abide by

Jesus Is Present

Jesus is present with the angels today
All souls abide by His great love
And now we bow our heads in prayer
Asking the good Lord from above
To speak to us, Almighty King
Show us the path of righteousness
Love and patience that You bring
We love You more, never the less

Education In Life

Change takes courage
To get you through
Life's surprises.

If life is tough
Change direction
Or back to shore.

If lack success
Learn from the sage
Work out by heart.

Learn from failures
Abide by the rule
Done it no more.

Premium Member Farts

   A final say,
   From my Momma today.
   Lest we forget,
   What not to do yet.
   Letting lose a fart,
   That cleans out a room.
   Not to be done by anyone!
  
   If it comes upon you,
   Momma says, "Just look around,
                         Pretend someone else has blown out the ground."

   I try to abide by those words she said.
   But clever as I might be,
   Farts always escape me.
   Blows out my drawers,
   Shakes the knees!

Premium Member Traffic Safety

      Drivers ! Abide by traffic rules.
      That’s proper primary schedule.
      Your speed limit never to cross,
      You will not gain but may bring loss.
      Do  never try to overtake.
      Better late than to be at stake.
 
      Drivers ! Keep keen eyes on pedestrian 
      While driving, pay your full attention.
      On the ‘BREAK’ you must have control :
      to minimise accident -toll.

      Drivers : Never to act callous.
      On your journey, be serious.

The cage

Trapped in a cage,
With dreams shattered
Meant to be forgotten
Dreams of being free
From the tormenting cage

The bird tries to free itself,
Trying to ignore the hurtful judgements,
Trying to be itself,
And not a picture-perfect bird,
That they want it to be

They want it to be something else,
Something, it does not want,
But what can it do,
If trapped inside a cage,
It cannot get out of

'One day I'll be free,' says the bird,
Out of the cage, it will be 
Pursuing the dreams of its own
Proving to them,
That its dreams are better

All it has to do
Is to abide by them
So as to be free one day
From the bondage
Inside the cage

Premium Member Love and light

Comes a time when we choose to pause
the cause of both fear and desire,
choosing to abide by God’s laws,
whence His touch is all we aspire.

This consciousness shift comes about
on reaching point of exhaustion,
when our soul, to be free from doubt,
abandons prudence of caution.

Where love blossoms, ego recedes,
paving way for grace to inpour,
wherein we are still and God leads,
magnetising each body pore.

God yearns for our touch very much
but we too must cooperate,
by letting go of thought flow crutch,
whence nodes within, in joy gyrate.

To know for sure, we must become
the light that all scriptures acclaim,
which when we’re synced to the bliss hum,
transmutes us as a living flame.

Kessi Awendo, Certain Affairs Fay, Charms street Affair

A breeze of super heated love the ancients called it
At the forth angle trumped up charges bemoan you
Twas a case of of an eagle eating a chic..... cry folly
Cry folly for Roy was as is his usual MO a by passer
How can you let her use you're premises yet no pay..
Are you Roi for real threatened the pistol service Bro
Yes you are our Bro Intelligence son is you're not..
Not uttered as Kaayan and by it a pointed index mark
Where did the fingerlings who abide by fingering... Eh
Leave a Mark that Roi now you have to be roasted..
The wheels of justice grind and groan in the mean time
Co-Optation has never been sur-judged as a justice means
In Esoteric font Roi Fold you're wings.. Let chics Be..
Who said you have to stay in the form of the Eagle
A Leopard you are an African Black Panthre' On My Mark.

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