Altho' his feelings
he chose to suppress,
human and Vulcan,
yet, so as to process,
when overwhelmed,
in need of time apart,
and not upset
the apple cart,
to get things off his chest,
emotions, thoughts
and personal challenges,
of all kinds and several sorts,
on board the starship Enterprise,
the First Officer they'd have to replace,
when Spock told Captain Kirk,
'I need my space!'
OVERCOMING
Troubles are always;
Grief often tries to be so:
Both, milestones to growth:-
P=People live their life one day,
A=After the other.
T=Tests come in different shapes and sizes.
T=Today will be gone soon,
E=Emerging a new day of challenges.
R=Ready to run the race to the end,
N=Never giving up, Amen.
It is much like pulling teeth
Getting a grip on technology
I feel like a wooden relic in time
Learning new ways with old mind
You saw yourself fade
Stuck in the midst of it all
Yet you still continued
Got stabbed with a blade
Got played like a ball
On your knees you fell
You knew it was hell
Yet you still continued
You failed to say your weakest Goodbye
Because you were promised Dubai
Placed your bet on illusions
Instead of performing ablutions
And bidding farewell to all the pain, insults and being taken for granted
Life as a game—
to fight,
to stay,
to choose not to play.
To learn,
or just run away.
To get ahead,
maybe carve my own way.
How will I reinvent myself today?
Should I keep going this way?
Days filled with challenges,
hard to know which way to sway.
Some worth it.
Some nearly broke me.
Still, I stay in the game.
Allow me a moment
to process these emotions
till death comes knocking—
no other choice
but to play.
Everyday at work
you give me challenges
that you know I can overcome
I am strong
and I can endure
many things
You had your challenges
Glad you're on your way out
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This life is full of challenges and tests ~
It's mere preparation for what's to follow
when our souls transcend into the butterflies
that they are meant to become in afterlife.
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Challenges make the game interesting.
Challenges make the movie interesting.
Challenges make the story interesting.
Challenges make the poetry interesting.
Challenges make the book Interesting.
Challenges make the song interesting.
Challenges make the day interesting.
Challenges make the people interesting.
Challenges are interesting...
Noises in the room keep whispering —
we are addicted.
Addicted to the self.
To traveling for the self.
The ego always knows, I guess —
when it needs solitude,
when it needs to be alone,
when it decides to be happy.
We are just traveling.
Between addictions,
between passions,
between investments,
between what exists
for the ego.
We travel even in our sleep.
Everything is traveling.
So just travel.
Travel,
because we are all
just traveling.
Bernice Zoleka Mannie
@LYAIOZ MANNIE
IN WAITING AWARENESS
Things you can’t run from,
Quickly walk away from them,
Before they arrive:-
Thus, is natured awareness:
Ready for what things may come:-
Knack for keeping kisses and kindnesses kindled while
Yoking yearnings to stars without yielding to fear yarns and
Leaping over list of limits doctors labelled as his life so he may
Eagerly enjoy evidence of all his joyous emotions empower
There’s a spark in our hearts that
urges us to try,
Through storms and challenges, it
accompanies us on the ride,
Infusing our senses that there’ll be
light at dawn,
This flame never dies; it’s the flame
of Hope.
Shining bright through dark clouds
is Hope,
A force of strength in times of
despair, is Hope,
When we embrace it, we feel relief, comfort and peace,
It’s an endless whisper of joy that
will never cease.
It blooms like a flower in our hearts,
And a balm for the wounds in our
souls,
So look deep into the depths of
both heart and soul for the Spirit
of Hope,
With its endless scope, anything is
possible.
Hold firmly unto it, and never let it
go,
As it will lead you safely through
the uncertainties of the unknown.
By Zyrool
DOUBT NOT
Like Jesus, doubt not;
You too, are a child of God:
Believe in yourself:-
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