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I Am Greater Than I Was

Joy and smiles characterized the atmosphere to meet my arrival.
Given an identity and welcomed with a bitter and a soft taste.
Deaf to the excitement around me, crying was all i did
never realizing those were the two sides of the journey i have just began.

A time of plenty and a time of sucess is what should be feared.
As far as i can cast my mind back we struggled but finally fortune hit us.
There came the arrival of a new son who i will cherish as a brother forever.
We had it all and wallowed with happiness and suppressed all worries.
Then the dark days came and winter met us with cold feet,
we struggled, we fought, we prayed and we prevailed.
Yet seems winter laid it cold and icy fingers on the King before its defeat.

A mind full of frustration and a heart racing with beats
was all i felt when daddy died.
"do you think i will be here forever"
kept rigging in my ears for those were his words
anytime i screwed up.
i took a deep breath full of pain and anxiety,
And cried out uncontrollably "strenght is all i ask for,Lord".

Mummy couldnt handle it and brother crumbled for a while,
A house full of happines has lost its lights and now foresees darkness.
But time heals,
As if his departure was a blessing i became stronger than before.
Steady and firm were my steps and silence became my ally.
As infectious as it was, my new light shone and touched my family.

Things went right from that day onwards.
Mummy became like a super human and cared for us, encouraged us and prepped us never to fall in the rest of the journey that laid ahead.
She is the still the angel and most beautiful woman on earth with no doubt.

Live life, laugh and live with no regrets were the lessons i picked up on the road.
And though i am not certain of whats about to happen next,i still ask for strenght to continue to do whats right and neccessary in the rest of this unpredictable journey.
For even if i stumble and fall i will rise for i have become so numb to deafeat.

So today as i complete another orbit around my sun,
I have come far on a rough road yet never crumbled.
With each day passing knowing its just a matter of time,
to be the man i have always wanted to be.

For tonight i am greater than i was.

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A Lonely Heart

A Lonely Heart
Deaths sweet cousin has become my companion
And the silent sounds and erect walls have felt my sorrow
Loneliness has rusticated my companionship because of boredom
The once cheerful cheek that beamed with smile is now a host to constant tears
And now even the devil has no work for me in my ideal

I have loved and have lived
I once smiled relentlessly with joy all round
The once crowned Prince of luxury and amusement
The friend of all and the icon of the masses 
I lived and with no shadow of a doubt I saw myself on top of the world

Then fortune turned it back on me
And daylight turned into an awesome darkness
Ironically there was one clear light in this darkness
No one is a friend of rags but riches
Recognition and care only exist in the world of luxury
And there is no friendship in the timed of plenty
But parasites and holocaust ready to enjoy.
Agonizing lessons taped from my dead memories 

For have screamed so loud and yet it seems the world is empty
My comrades have all fled and am alone facing this war of silence
There’s no more love left in this world and love is just a meaningless word
Everything one owns as accolades emanates not from his worth but wealth

Have been left dumbfounded in mine grieve
And no where to turn to but just for these silent sounds and erect walls
I will hold them tight for that’s all I have left.

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Crush

If i ever said i'm over you i lied.
If i ever said i didn't care i lied.
For what shines today does forever.
And you shine brighter each day relentlessly.

We met in an unconvincing way,
And for the first time my words were trapped 
And my face beamed with an unsual smile.
You were and still are the spark to my intuition.

I might not be the guy with words,
I might not be as gentlemanly as them,
Or have all you might need in a man,
Nor with a better game than my fellow admirers. 
I don't know the right words to make you see that every image of you runs my imagination wild
And your face deciphers all secrets to my stonecold heart.

It might be difficult to express all the love i have and want to give,
For your walls are so high to be climbed by my crippled words.
Even if they did, it might be too late
For the race for your heart is not only mine to run.

I am a little bit unsteady 
But my constant personality shift has nothing on you.
I can't promise a constant love even if we are together someday.
For my untamed feelings keep going rogue.
Though i fall in love a bit with someone new everyday.
The Love i have for you cannot be encapsulated in these words .

I love you and no matter how long it takes
I won't let you go!
Though i have always tried to blind myself from you
I'm always falling with my eyes closed.

Hope we be together someday

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Superhero I

We had dreams of being who we wanted to be
I still remember we playing around the backyard and riding bikes 
Imitating our various superheroes and everything seemed possible
Strong and happy we were and we fought through every day fiercely 
In the back of our minds nothing could stop us
Now I am drenched heavily by this daily reminiscing 

All these faded on the day the harmattan before Christmas showed up
When Aunt Martha and Sir Mark rushed you out of class to the hospital
And that begun the end of our episodes as kids
I sat there wondering if you were going to be fine
My mind plagued on the worst but I only hoped for the best

Aunt Martha explained you had an illness and said you will be fine 
I remember how I asked mum if you were going to be alright
She kept saying your condition was special but you were going to return normal
She kept on saying you might not be the Mike I use to play a lot with
I just hoped and prayed you never changed.

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Superhero Ii

You returned sooner than we expected and you were never sluggish
Same Mike we knew but these episodes kept happening
I remember one day you told us strongly that you were going to be fine
You said you had superpowers, your cells were mutated and the bad weather was your weakness
Just as kryptonite was to superman and yellow was to Green Lantern
At that moment we all wished super heroes never had weaknesses.

I sit here on your birthday eighteen years later thinking about where you could be now
At least now I understand what you were going through 
After all you beat all the superheroes by inheriting mutant cells and your superpowers
You never had them by accident and you fought your way through your weakness
We all never realized that Aunt Martha’s boring math class was the last we sat next to each other
I never accepted that I wasn’t going to see you again 
I believed you went to fight a war to save humanity and in that you sacrificed yourself
I know you perished as a hero Mike.

Now I know you fought a war against yourself
You fought against those tiny sickle shaped enemies who combine to inflict pain
Yet you fought hard through the pain, temperature change and every bad weather 
You were strong because you fought against many of them in your veins
How I wish I could have fought alongside you.

You were the big dreamer Mike and though you struggled.
You gave us hope to move on and to be superheroes in our own right
To draw strength from our weakness and pray to God our sidekick
With all I am now, I draw my inspiration from you for how strong you were
And how proud I am of you now that I fully understand your condition
Now that I have the power to save lives you are nowhere to be found
As the word of our favorite vacation song sang 
“When you miss my smile just look at the stars in the sky and know I’m thinking about you too”
And that’s exactly what I will do till I see you again.

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Nemesis

Entangled in the world of mixed feelings and insecurities .
Here i am, caught in a vicious cycle of myself.
Falling too quick and taking French leaves.
The summary of my love life.

Is it real, is it fake, will it last?
The routine assessment of my feelings,
It flips the switch and love sets in as a visitor.
Then gradually darkness dims our smile.
Just like a flash my feelings run its usual mile.
In search of a new haven to employ it's wile.

I made people mad and nothing seems right.
Don't get me wrong.
You might think i feel no pain,
You might think i feel no love,
But what greater punishment is better than not having a place to call home.

I wish i could escape these short episodes.
And erase all the scenes with the wrong scripts.
I want to begin a new season devoid of spoilers,
Saying; look into my eyes and tell me what you see?
For am willing to be whatever you want me to be.

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The Epiphany

My heart gladdens 
Seeing bright lights at midnight 
I survived another concept of time.

My spirit resonates with the strings of life 
Brooding on our sheer existence 
How we live?
What we live for?
And what’s after this life?

It always seems meaningless
Dying to live when you are living to die 
Our reality a sweet oxymoron 

What if we didn’t know evil
What if we didn’t know pain
What if we didn’t have to face fears
What if we were immortal 

No one has forever I reckon,
I sometimes envy the dying 
Inclined with their numbered days 
No more odds to beat in this cruel world 

I believe the universe has forces
Controlling our spirits steadily 
I believe this is not the end 
May the spirits hear us solemnly

Like the magi let us see our stars
Order our steps even through darkness 
Let us fall prostrate in praise at the solemn shores of this roaring ocean
And never let us back on the road of evil

Who do I believe in?
Something much greater than our existence 
So mysterious only death can explain 
So I tell the lost and wanderer
If you hear His voice , harden not your heart

The Northern Shakespeare.

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Dusk

The gathered clouds of my life and the heavy drops of my memories have drenched me with reminiscing
The battle between my past and present collide at a cross road.
And my gone years seem so close but far
And not knowing what tomorrow holds no more
I sighed knowing the ancestors are close.

Give me time to reflect on my moments and my days
Give me time to say sorry to my past for my mistakes
And my present for my present state
Give me time to say goodbye to the good memories I made with my good friends have lost
And condemn my myopic future of its bleakness

Give me time to say cheers to my successes
And say to good times, I enjoyed all the pleasures
Give me time to reflect on the good friends I made
And how sweet and unforgettable our days lasted
Give me time to re-live the sweet moments of love
And how overwhelming it was to be loved

Today the last gun has been shot and my era is almost obsolete
I survived among the rest but yet still sad to be the last
We had come so far and for a moment we felt immortal
Save my undone years for my next life
And my pain and shame for never

People have passed on but not everyone lived
And am grateful and glad I lived
Before I breathe my last breath
And the ‘gong-gong’ of my passing fill the atmosphere
And the cry of my sons and daughters heard high
And the songs and stories of my life celebrated
On my knees I shout with every ounce of strength left 
Give me time!

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Tangled

As the last leaf falls from the winter tree,
The last drop of my blood flows into my heart .
So numb to my surrounding i feel worthless.
Wondering who i am, what i was, where i am 
Clanking whispers in my upper room.
I can't find myself no more
My work here is done. 

Lost in the slumber of death and destruction,
Feeling excruciating pain i only understand .
Tears fled my eyes and darkness is all i know.
I am gradually losing myself and nobody knows.

Before i fell, the whispers struck me
And i concurred that pain is the lack of understanding.
And embracing who i really am is my anchor 
For i live for no one but myself. 
Who i really was,what i am and where i am
Is shaped by my thoughts.

Now i feel liberated.
I found myself and my purpose .
I will keep moving forward,
For my work here just begun.

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Kyrie Eleison

In the alley of darkness 
There, my morality lurks with uncertainty 
My heart gilded in a wrapper of sin
Like an offering to the lord of darkness

Battered and shaken by sin
I am weighed down by the cross of my sins
My body is weak to unchain itself 
I am tired and lost

My heart and mind are far away from pure
The moment I turn to the light I am shoved back to darkness for my will is weak
So weak the devil plays with me 

My spirit is empty and unoccupied 
Darkness is over the face of my soul’s abyss
Let your Spirit hover over my soul
And bring light into this abyss.

In the upper room with my faith and prayer
Singing songs and saying words out of my depth
I want to be lost in your aura 
For in you is tranquility and grace.
Just like the risen Lord 
Let me defeat death 
And my soul shall rise!