When you start your day, don’t forget to pray for grace and favor.Sometimes, no matter how much effort you pour in,hard work alone isn’t enough to move the mountains ahead of you.There’s a mystery in life that reminds us we can’t do it all on our own,a divine touch that opens doors effort cannot unlock.Pray… Continue reading Grace
Friendship
We make friends as we journey through life. Then, somewhere along the way, we lose them. Some take different paths, and that’s okay. Others choose to stay where they feel comfortable, building a home and settling. We move on with a few. As we tread thorny paths, climb hills, or traverse rivers, we meet friends… Continue reading Friendship
Fruit of My Womb
Before you were a heartbeat hidden beneath my ribs,you were a whisper in my dreams—a promise I didn’t know I madebut one I vowed to keep forever.The day I felt you stir within me,it was as though the universe paused,holding its breath for you.You were my secret,tucked away inside me,and though I wasn’t ready to… Continue reading Fruit of My Womb
Here’s To 2025
2022, 2023 had been hectic on me. When the curtains closed, I sighed. A big sigh of relief, though it's burdens and pain still lingered through 2024. As the curtains closed on 2024, I can't help but be grateful. Man! Was I grateful. 2024 surprised me. It came, not as a storm, but a gentle… Continue reading Here’s To 2025
What Makes me a Man?
They say I'm too loud,That my voice is like thunder in the quiet night,That I'm too bold for the softness I should carry.That my hands should rest, folded, waiting,As if strength isn't something I should have.They say my spirit is unruly,Too fierce for the quiet they expect.They call it disrespect,That I'm stepping out of line,Forgetting… Continue reading What Makes me a Man?
This Heart, This Brain
There comes a time when even the bravest warriors must take a step back. My heart, my proud soldier, has led the charge through my toughest of emotions. Loving, hoping and grieving. It has fought my battles with passion, bleeding in the name of love. Though I appreciate its years of service, I see the… Continue reading This Heart, This Brain
You Didn’t See Me
I’m finally coming to terms with the fact that I’m not the woman you want. For so long, I’ve been trying—clinging to a denial so deep that I didn’t notice how much of myself I was losing. I groomed myself to fit into something that, in the end, didn’t matter. I spent my time trying… Continue reading You Didn’t See Me
The Lonely Writer
I’m a writer, suffocating in my own words,Yearning for them to burst out,To find a world that listens, that reads.I’m a writer, bleeding through ink,Desperate for these words to break free,For someone—anyone—to take even a piece.I’m a writer, my heart pounding in rhythm,Beating ceaselessly until these words come out,Until the world can appreciate my masterpiece.I’m… Continue reading The Lonely Writer
Don’t Take Me Now
Don't take me now, Lord,I have a lot that's pending.I'm still trying to figure myself out,Still wrestling with the person I amAnd the person I hope to be.I have so many apologies left unanswered,So many wrongs I still need to right,And so many apologies owed to me,Whispering in regret.Don't take me now, Lord,I'm still grappling… Continue reading Don’t Take Me Now
Overcoming
Never underestimate someone who has stood alone in a crowd, feeling unseen, yet they never stopped believing in their own worth. These people are quiet forces, capable of moving mountains with their firm beliefs.Never underestimate someone who has tasted loneliness. Someone who has spent a better part of their days in the quiet, learning to… Continue reading Overcoming
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