satisfaction in work is our only reward in this fleeting life Picture: unsplash.com Inspiration: Ecclesiastes 3:22 NLT (this is my favorite book of the Bible)
poem
Going with the flow
cross my heart, i have no idea where the heck i'm going like what do i really want? is writing truly my destiny or am i just making it up as i go along? when my fluid perspectives take me every which way, i try to use all you've given me God knows i try. … Continue reading Going with the flow
Dark clouds
A broad smile is plastered across my ebony face, but I know deep down I’m not okay. Lately I feel like I’m struggling to see the light, like my bags are packed and I’m waiting for a train whose arrival is uncertain. I know that life is a constant roller coaster and the good times … Continue reading Dark clouds
will you let me save you?
There’s a sadness in your eyes, a gravity pulling me in like a black hole, it's calling out to me, compelling every fiber of my soul to save you from yourself. will you let me? Picture: Geou on DeviantArt Inspiration: There's a cure for depression, It's LOVE!
In the clouds…
Head in the clouds day dreaming, watching our memories come to life like a play. Maybe one day we’ll be together and even if the sky falls down, the neon lights will save us Picture: Taken by me in Abu Dhabi Inspiration: what is love?
Bigger
Life is a dime a second a sorbet delight Picture; Taken by me in Ras Al Khaimah
Go!
He wants me to go he says my destiny is waiting for me on the other side of the mountain Picture; Taken by me at Jebel Jais mountain in Ras Al Khaimah UAE Inspiration; Divine direction devotional by Craig Groeschel on You-version Bible
MIA
I'm just a black flower, a loving young doe grazing on hyacinth meadows revealing layers of me. I'm fighting to be free and I need you to trust me, to remember that these words live forever in my soul. I'm just MIA Picture; you can buy the color on fabric land Inspiration; times are … Continue reading MIA
thinking by the lake
I’m tallying the months, long days that I miss your musky scent brushing against my soft skin Picture; Basilia Eyowel
conflicted
i'm conflicted, like how can we truly know the right path? Picture; creativeindiamag.com
the walls
Maybe one day these words I breathe will be the wrecking ball that breaks down the walls I've molded like sand castles around my heart Picture; British Council music
Cheers!
To the dreamers; ordinary people paying the price, making no excuses To the fighters who find a balance taming their minds, taking risks To these broken souls that have no where else to go but up Cheers! Picture; popsci.com Inspiration; To the Dreamers - for King and Country
Her smile
Each one of us is a Thread of fine spider silk As rare as it gets. She needs to see that she’s worth More than a million galaxies, that Her smile is what Keeps the earth spinning On its rosewood wheel Picture; nydailynews.com
Just chill
I realize that you can’t just run away when shit gets hard. like it’s all day, everyday until the roads end. it's the phases and somehow, we wind up okay. Picture; havegrowlerwilltravel.com Inspiration; Run Away - The Afters
piece of me
So I'm talking with my friends and mid conversation, it hit me like BOOM!!! "You'll turn 25 this year, half way down the road to becoming a 30 year old woman." Like yoooo Well, this is just a post to say thank you for your support. Life is what we make of it!!! PS; my … Continue reading piece of me
His joy
it’s hard. i’m tired sick of pretending like i’m strong enough to ride this wave. some nights i cry more than once; doubts rocking me to sleep like the sound of troubled waters. to hang on to a gleam of hope is not for the weak... i won’t give up…his joy will be my strength … Continue reading His joy
The cast aways
Saddled by a life that’s tick tocking away I let him rest his heavy head on my shoulders frail. We’re the cast aways, the bitter scums of an existence riddled with fantasies of suffering and gold. His name is John and mine Meredith, and with hands folded like hooks, we hang on to the noose, … Continue reading The cast aways
reminder
Don’t get caught up in the things that don’t matter Picture; graceuniversity.com Inspiration; This Life - The Afters
careful what you wish for
hell is relative like time and her perpetual beauty our mind is our god our higher power resuscitating pondered thoughts to life good or bad be careful what you wish for Picture; Jonathoncomfortreed on DeviantArt
Right Here
I know you have no one to hold your hand, to Keep you warm and tell you everything will be okay. I Know you find it hard to breathe, and the rain won't stop falling from your eyes. In times like this, when you feel all alone in this crazy world, I’ll be right here... … Continue reading Right Here
This distance
Have you ever loved a man? Opened up like the morning tulips your vulnerable soul, risking it all for affection pure? Have you dreamed hot metallic dreams, that left you dripping fluids of delight? Well I have. I’m in love with a man, a true peridot with healing as his gift. A flawed jasper cut … Continue reading This distance
A melancholic backdrop
As I neared the end of my journey through the lord of the flies, I felt a panic, an intensity, a fear for a life, tortured by fate, hunted by once innocent children just like himself. As his life flashed before his eyes, suddenly there was a calm as hope shone overhead as rescue, his … Continue reading A melancholic backdrop
speak life…not death
The tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches, but A tiny spark can set a whole forest on fire. People can tame all kinds of animals but no one can tame the tongue, for It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison, it Is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting the entire … Continue reading speak life…not death
Poetry can save the world
I want to be a history maker, to set your soul ablaze with the words that I breathe. I want the world to dance to the rhythm of my rhymes, celebrating the life, given from my pen. I want the words pouring out as fireflies from my beautiful mind, to shine a light on your … Continue reading Poetry can save the world
Go tell the others
There’s no magic word No shortcut to your dreams There’s no one leg in, one leg out You either give it your all or you don’t It’s up to you to fight or just Lay there, snoring your life away We only get one shot at this Just one and Then it’s over. Go tell … Continue reading Go tell the others
lonely nile
when the sadness holds me captive, and there's no one to comfort my soul, i'll paddle my canoe on that lonely nile drifting...slowly...towards the horizon, trusting the amber flames of the glistening sunset to set fire to my island heart Picture; caladventures.com Inspiration; Set me on fire - Flyleaf
YWF
You can blame it on my pride or the spell that I’m under You can blame it on my youth or the vices I indulge You can blame it on my ignorance or the depravity I hold so dear You can blame it on my melodramatic lifestyle or the wild assumptions I conjure But after … Continue reading YWF
the distraction
For my sanity I had to let go of my pride and make the harder choice It’s never easy to be humble but you must pay the price for growth I’ve learnt that in anger decisions are impaired And miracles only happen when we forgive As you fight for what you really want Beware the … Continue reading the distraction
Life
It’s a joke A fallacy of all sorts A misguided journey for control. It’s an endless wheel A tragedy coalesced with beautiful moments A grey area of madness It’s all meaningless A chase of the wind A reality mirage What is? Life Picture; kb4images.com
beautiful in time
On days like this, the uncertainty weighs down on my feeble shoulders. Suddenly I see all the reasons why things will never turn out great. Am I alone in this? Every day is different and somedays laced with fear, but I’m trusting the Universe, to make our lives beautiful in time. Picture; bermudasun.bm