There Was That Time.

There was a time prior that your heart yearned

It yearned for another heart to comfort and call a home

A place with no dryness - where water is not thirsty

And a home where bread loaves are not stones

There was a time you needed comfort from others

Even an unfamiliar shoulder to lean on during trying times and struggles

There was that time you felt love was a distant dream for you

There were happy and sad moments sometimes too

Many times you faced rejection and all you saw were heartbreaks unending

Maybe you spoke to your heart to lock up and love no more

For some, they are now off this stage and some others are still in it

There was that time you had sleepless nights

Worrying over what you now eventually got

There was a time you just get to know people and a time to drift off

The time emotions changes and the time it stays the same

There was a time, and now there is still you who is constant in everything

There was a time you wish for the things you have now

Maybe for some, they haven't gotten it but wait it out

Your "There was a time" would surely come if you tarry still...

We've all had that moment before now. When we were little, we had wishes, when we were growing up, we had so many. The thing is, we have had that moment before now and it's a reminder for us to know that certain moments won't always stay forever so we have to keep fighting to get what we want and then fight to hold on to what we've got. That's how life works. It's not for pity party but for those who are willing to understand the dynamics of how life works and then show intentionality to make dreams come true.

There was a time... but there would always be "you" - instant in and out of emotions and seasons... updated...bigger and better for it. The "you" that walked into a storm won't be the same that comes out. You become better for it.

That's Just The Way It Is...

Life is full of the good and the bad

Often times you smile and at other times, you feel sad

Life will throw your way some sour lemons

It's easy to take it all in and force out our demons

You can be thrown to the hardest of places or even the wolves

How you respond matters, so you can choose to come back leading the pack in droves

We build our strength by what we go through amidst life's trouble

Even when you hit the stone, you can still dance with your wobble

Wielding it in style you can turn around and land on your back

If you can look up, you can get up in style on the pack

Life always want to dictate you how you should feel - the mood

Others would want to bring you down too with words from the hood

Our value is what we choose for others to see in this life

You can be many things...a mother, a lover, a builder and a wife

As you can be a father, a lover, a teacher and a shield

It's all about showing what you are all about on a level field

Like a seed, you can spring up and thrive

The more they tried to bury you, the more you can come alive

Even if it means you have to water it with a few tears

That's just the way life is - sometimes without a manual

Mostly without a guide as we learn also from our mistakes

You can't eat it and have it at the same time as the saying goes with the cake

Life won't always be pleasant but we control our narrative to life with how we respond

Human Ways...

We sometimes want to force our values on others

We want them to accept the things we accept as a sign that we are doing right

We want most people to see things with clarity as we feel we have been seeing

We lose ourselves sometimes focused on what we want and maybe our views too

We don't even mind others ignoring their views just to adopt ours - to feel superior

There is that ego with humans and we always want to be right

We want to be right and not wrong, we don't want to adopt new ways - we resist change

In our desire to hold on to our ego, irrational sometimes we behave

We don't mind getting everything in the world and turn everyone else into slave

It's the human thing...we just want to control narratives, even things beyond controlling

Let others be working while we are reaping then off while chilling and strolling

We are all different and this is what most people struggle to understand

How can we be on the same page when we don't hold the same opinion?

How can we meet at the middle ground when we are determined to go apart?

How can people understand what they haven't experienced yet won't be explained to them?

No on has the power to change anyone except that person changes his or her view willingly

We can point others in the direction to go but they still have to walk it on their own

We are responsible for our choices and how we choose to see things

Our experiences shapes us and the things we are exposed to as well

There is wisdom in accepting the things we cannot control

And having an open mind to learn new ways of doing things

Thank you for your time.

My pen doesn't bleed, it speaks. I am love's chemical content in human form and that's why I advise people to take a dose of "Olawalium" daily. 🙈

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