such love

such love

could you imagine such love
that sacrificed its divinity
that shed its glory and immunity
and embraced weak humanity
just to usher me into an eternity
filled with unimaginable serenity

could you imagine that this man
who really was God and not less
knew what misery he'd face and said yes
was in every way dehumanised and helpless
whipped, hung, bled and was breathless
asked His Father His castigators to bless

could you imagine such faith
He has that I will come to be
pure, refined and holy as He
so much that He still pleads for me
asking the Father my sins not to see
but His blood which is the fee

could you imagine such love
that defies rejections pain
and calls to all with words so plain
love that longs eagerly to come again
for what He calls His true gain
a people made free of every stain


***picture courtesy Kingdavid Wordpress ***

my love

my love's flower withered
my love's root deepened
my love's riches remains not weathered
my love's love remains after all that's happened
my love has been in the sun
my love has been drenched by the rain
my love through it remains not worn
my love's love remains after all the strain
my love lost its feeling
my love held to its will
my love has experienced healing
my love's love remains forged like steel


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come forth

wandering, wondering,
pondering,
feeling crushed,
continuously being hushed,
bearing a great burden
a pain ever broadening,
knocked down bout after bout
living in doubt
wanting to scream and shout
till all the sorrow is let out

be assured of this
you will have peace
for you there is a deep comfort
as He calls you to come forth
comfort...comfort.... come forth


***picture courtesy Akvis Chameleon ***

What A Recession!

Recession?
money addiction
value rejection
lack of caution
needless aggression
unbridled consumption
undue celebration
blind corruption
deception, deception
expenses alteration
policies on auction
leadership eviction
lack of gumption
questionable missions
Carbon emission
lies on telivision
wrong projection
financial liposuction
economical indigestion
crumbling corporations
cash injections
strike actions
job terminations
increasing population
increasing starvation
unending destruction
what a recession!

rhythm and poetry

this is not just rap, its poetry

its no trashy pastry wrap, its poetry

spoken words, guitar chords

palm-wine gourds amidst word-lords

its sultry, yes its poetry

conceived, laid and hatched in an African poultry

expressed by Erykah, Alicia and Floetry

rhythm and poetry, food for my soul

inspiring me to eternally seek to be whole

i'm not an MC, i don't do mics

i'm just a pupil comparing like with like

i sit listening to teachers, to street preachers

so my heart is richer, yes, i am a knowledge seeker

who was driven to books as a child cos i was thought weaker

but now i emerge from the dark glowing like Micah
with a revelation, expressing inspiration
embalmed in beats in quick and slow pulsations

From across d nile with love

Why do u think there will be a better life in Babylon
walking back to Egypt for onions, for how long
why do u leave Zion, giving up her promises
to go dwell in the slave master's premises
Here I am by the rivers of Babylon longing
for home, the heat, the green at my heart are tugging
the hills and trees under a great burden of ills
perpetrated by her kids and now their kids
Brethren do u not know d view is obscured from a distance
once u cross d Nile u will rouse from ur trance
awaken to the harsh reality of d vanity
to this poverty of a different kind to which u were blind,
then these words of mine will be urs, yes, every line
as you feed on food meant for the swine
and an emptiness unfillable with wine,
as u strive daily from nine to nine
working ur job, completing ur every task
striving only to pay ur bills and ofcourse ur tax
u will shop for the flashy labels on credit
ur financial plans u will ever have to edit
u will pose by every grand car u do not own
for those silly pictures for friends and family back home
u will get back to ur flat, shut ur door and feel all alone
turn on ur TV to watch the same movie in 7 days six times shown
and then you will sing this song
as ur heart for Zion will long
cos Brother back home is where we truly belong!

i dare

I will take this step, just this one step,
take it though i am afraid...
i'll just take it.... worry less about the mile
take that stride with as little as a smile
and in a while, in a little while
i will see i have actually walked a mile
i know its okay to be scared...
scared but i dare...
dare to face fear and fight fair
i know my spirit can take more
more than my body say i can bear...
For all that is good...
for all that lies ahead...
i dare!
for dreams that can not be fully expressed...
i dare!
for the unimaginable God can do with (a) man...
i dare!
yes! indeed i fear...
yet, i dare... to reach
There is a glow in my mind,
a warmth in my heart...
there is a fire that can not be put out
softly burning for a while
but in due time a consuming inferno
not destroying... only giving life...
giving peace... ending all strife...